linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH] afs: Work around strnlen() oops with CONFIG_FORTIFIED

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Message-ID: <297268.1609794581@warthog.procyon.org.uk>
Date:   Mon, 04 Jan 2021 21:09:41 +0000
From:   David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     dhowells@...hat.com, Daniel Axtens <dja@...ens.net>,
        Marc Dionne <marc.dionne@...istor.com>,
        linux-afs@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH] afs: Work around strnlen() oops with CONFIG_FORTIFIED_SOURCE=y

Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:

> array (or the overflow[] one) is actually used. But I assume you've
> tested this.
> 
> Do you want me to apply the patch as-is, or will I be getting a pull
> request with this (and the number-of-slots calculation thing you
> mention in the commit message)?

I can give you a pull req for them as a pair.  I don't know if Daniel wants to
comment on the first patch.

David