netdev - Re: [RFC] [PATCH 2.6.21.5] ppp: fix osize too small errors when decoding mppe

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Date:	Sat, 23 Jun 2007 23:07:02 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	konstantin.sharlaimov@...il.com
Cc:	paulus@...ba.org, vsu@...linux.ru, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] [PATCH 2.6.21.5] ppp: fix osize too small errors when
 decoding mppe

From: Konstantin Sharlaimov <konstantin.sharlaimov@...il.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:37:18 +1100

> The mppe_decompress() function required a buffer that is 1 byte too small when
> receiving a message of mru size. This fixes buffer allocation to prevent this
> from occurring.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Konstantin Sharlaimov <konstantin.sharlaimov@...il.com>

This looks better, I've reverted the original version of the
fix and applied this new one.

> --- linux-2.6.21.3/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c.orig	2007-06-20 09:14:13.000000000
> +1100
> +++ linux-2.6.21.3/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c	2007-06-20 09:18:06.000000000 +1100

Please prevent your email client from corrupting patches like
this by adding new lines.

I've fixed up your patches by hand now twice, I'm not going to do it
any more.

Thanks.
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