linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] tty: vt: keyboard: do not copy an extra-byte in copy_to

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Message-ID: <CAHP4M8X_D4WdK9TwQoeV=WTEGUyLCs1VV5qWbYbfWJyZ9+C_5w@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 8 Nov 2021 14:29:56 +0530
From:   Ajay Garg <ajaygargnsit@...il.com>
To:     Pavel Skripkin <paskripkin@...il.com>
Cc:     Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>,
        Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, jirislaby@...nel.org,
        kernel@...il.dk, David Laight <David.Laight@...lab.com>,
        "linux-serial@...r.kernel.org" <linux-serial@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tty: vt: keyboard: do not copy an extra-byte in copy_to_user

Dropping all further discussions on this thread, as a RFC for a new
string-copy method has been posted at :
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-hardening/CAHP4M8U=0aTHgfREGJpSboV6J4X+E3Y6+H_kb-PvXxDKtV=n-g@mail.gmail.com/T/#t

which, if accepted, will make the clients' lives a lot easier.