linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] pinctrl: Relax user input size in pinmux

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Message-ID: <ZIiMTGaUNMKQCkfC@smile.fi.intel.com>
Date:   Tue, 13 Jun 2023 18:33:32 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
Cc:     Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] pinctrl: Relax user input size in pinmux_select()

On Tue, Jun 13, 2023 at 04:38:17PM +0200, Markus Elfring wrote:
> > This is debugfs and there is no much sense to strict the user from
> > sending as much data as they can. The memdup_user_nul() will anyway
> > fail if there is not enough memory.
> >
> > Relax the user input size by removing an artificial limitaion.
> 
> How are the chances to avoid typos also in such a change description?

Almost 0. This is now part of the non-rebased branch. It can be fixed
if and only if
- something really wrong happened before this patch in the tree and has
  to be fixed, and
- maintainer will remember to fix the typo.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko