linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] vgacon: fix out of bounds write to the scrollback buffer

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Message-ID: <20200803094753.GC635660@kroah.com>
Date:   Mon, 3 Aug 2020 11:47:53 +0200
From:   Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:     Daniel Vetter <daniel@...ll.ch>
Cc:     Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org>,
        Linux Fbdev development list <linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Kyungtae Kim <kt0755@...il.com>,
        Anthony Liguori <aliguori@...zon.com>,
        Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>,
        Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        DRI devel <dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org>,
        "Srivatsa S. Bhat" <srivatsa@...il.mit.edu>,
        Solar Designer <solar@...nwall.com>,
        Yang Yingliang <yangyingliang@...wei.com>,
        xiao.zhang@...driver.com,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        张云海 <zhangyunhai@...ocus.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] vgacon: fix out of bounds write to the scrollback buffer

On Mon, Aug 03, 2020 at 10:45:07AM +0200, Daniel Vetter wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 3, 2020 at 10:26 AM Greg KH <greg@...ah.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 03, 2020 at 10:08:43AM +0200, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > On 31. 07. 20, 7:22, 张云海 wrote:
> > > > Remove whitespace at EOL
> > >
> > > I am fine with the patch. However it should be sent properly (inline
> > > mail, having a PATCH subject etc. -- see
> > > Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst). git send-email after git
> > > format-patch handles most of it.
> > >
> > > There is also question who is willing to take it?
> > >
> > > Bart? Greg? Should we route it via akpm, or will you Linus directly? (I
> > > can sign off and resend the patch which was attached to the mail I am
> > > replying to too, if need be.)
> >
> > I can take it, if Bart can't, just let me know.
> 
> Yeah vt stuff and console drivers != fbcon go through Greg's tree past
> few years ...
> 
> Greg, should we maybe add a MAINTAINERS entry that matches on all
> things console? With tty/vt you definitely have the other side of that
> coin already :-)

Sure, that would be good as things do fall through the cracks at times.

If you write the patch, I'll merge it :)

greg k-h