netdev - Re: [PATCH RFC] [5/9] modpost: Fix a buffer overflow in modpost

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Date:	Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:57:28 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	rusty@...tcorp.com.au
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] [5/9] modpost: Fix a buffer overflow in modpost

On Monday 10 December 2007 20:32, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 22, 2007 at 03:43:10AM +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > When passing an file name > 1k the stack could be overflowed.
> > Not really a security issue, but still better plugged.
>
> Looks good. A s-o-b line again please.

Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>

> Although I am not so happy with the ue of gcc extensions.

That's not a gcc extension. It's C99.

-Andi
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