linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] initramfs: Add size validation to prevent tmpfs exhaustion

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Message-ID: <ebba0044-053c-4d72-8ea1-e8c1f2bf0a96@kernel.org>
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2025 20:01:24 +0100
From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
To: Stephen Eta Zhou <stephen.eta.zhou@...look.com>,
 David Disseldorp <ddiss@...e.de>
Cc: "jsperbeck@...gle.com" <jsperbeck@...gle.com>,
 "akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
 "gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
 "lukas@...ner.de" <lukas@...ner.de>,
 "wufan@...ux.microsoft.com" <wufan@...ux.microsoft.com>,
 "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
 "linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] initramfs: Add size validation to prevent tmpfs
 exhaustion

On 18/03/2025 13:46, Stephen Eta Zhou wrote:
> Hi Krzysztof
> 
>> Just in case before anyone tries to actually apply it: the entire patch
>> has both corrupted header and actual patch is corrupted - all
>> indentation messed.
> 
> Sorry, this is my oversight.....
> I checked it locally using checkpatch.pl and it was fine, but I just used it to import and found that there is a problem. Sorry for wasting your time. I will regenerate this patch and resend it in the correct format.
> 
> Krzysztof, thanks for pointing this out.
> 
> Thanks,
> Stephen
> ________________________________________
> From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2025 19:55
> To: David Disseldorp <ddiss@...e.de>; Stephen Eta Zhou <stephen.eta.zhou@...look.com>
> Cc: jsperbeck@...gle.com <jsperbeck@...gle.com>; akpm@...ux-foundation.org <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>; gregkh@...uxfoundation.org <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>; lukas@...ner.de <lukas@...ner.de>; wufan@...ux.microsoft.com <wufan@...ux.microsoft.com>; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>; linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>
> Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] initramfs: Add size validation to prevent tmpfs exhaustion
>  
What is this header doing this? Use standard mailing list response
style, not some copy-paste and then quote entire irrelevant context.

Best regards,
Krzysztof