linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: prevent ->ssid overflow in rtw_wx_set

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Message-ID: <20210826181648.GC1931@kadam>
Date:   Thu, 26 Aug 2021 21:16:48 +0300
From:   Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:     Fabio Aiuto <fabioaiuto83@...il.com>
Cc:     Wenlong Zhang <yixiaonn@...il.com>, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        ross.schm.dev@...il.com, marcocesati@...il.com,
        insafonov@...il.com, cyruscyliu@...il.com, yajin@...kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: prevent ->ssid overflow in
 rtw_wx_set_scan()

On Thu, Aug 26, 2021 at 07:26:19PM +0200, Fabio Aiuto wrote:
> today the patch which removes wext handlers has been accepted
> (commit 174ac41a7aafb31041cba3fe54ccd89b9daeef5d)
> in staging-testing so maybe rtw_wx_set_scan is going to disappear.
> 

>From a process perspective, in staging we don't track things that might
happen in the future.  We look at each patch in the order that they
arrive and either apply them or reject them.

And from a practical perspective this patch might be something that
people want to backport so it would be nice to apply it.

regards,
dan carpenter