linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fix double fetch in wmi

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Message-ID: <CAHp75VeZgWxEvrVGajiosPCZNMwobYV9OjC4sVyW_pajK5B3Zw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 8 May 2019 11:40:30 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     JingYi Hou <houjingyi647@...il.com>
Cc:     Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andy@...radead.org>,
        Platform Driver <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fix double fetch in wmi_ioctl.

On Wed, May 8, 2019 at 11:23 AM JingYi Hou <houjingyi647@...il.com> wrote:
> There is a double fetch problem in function wmi_ioctl.
> After second fetch overwrite the length to avoid this.
> buf->length is not used now,but it may in the future.
> It is good to get it fixed up.

So, there is no issue right now.
Patch is not needed then.

Thanks!

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko