linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC] brcmfmac: sanitize DMI strings v2

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Date:   Mon, 06 May 2019 11:44:02 +0300
From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
To:     Victor Bravo <1905@...blk.com>
Cc:     Arend Van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@...adcom.com>,
        Franky Lin <franky.lin@...adcom.com>,
        Hante Meuleman <hante.meuleman@...adcom.com>,
        Chi-Hsien Lin <chi-hsien.lin@...ress.com>,
        Wright Feng <wright.feng@...ress.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
        brcm80211-dev-list.pdl@...adcom.com,
        brcm80211-dev-list@...ress.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] brcmfmac: sanitize DMI strings v2

Victor Bravo <1905@...blk.com> writes:

> Sanitize DMI strings in brcmfmac driver to make resulting filenames
> contain only safe characters. This version replaces all non-printable
> characters incl. delete (0-31, 127-255), spaces and slashes with
> underscores.
>
> This change breaks backward compatibility, but adds control over strings
> passed to firmware loader and compatibility with CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE
> which doesn't support spaces in filenames.
>
> Changes from v1: don't revert fresh commit by someone else
>
> Signed-off-by: Victor Bravo <1905@...blk.com>

The version should be in brackets "[PATCH RFC v2]" and the change log
after "---" line:

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches

-- 
Kalle Valo