netdev - Re: [PATCH] NET: catch signed nla_len() retval in tcf_simp

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Date:	Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:20:21 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	kaber@...sh.net
Cc:	12o3l@...cali.nl, hadi@...erus.ca, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] NET: catch signed nla_len() retval in tcf_simp_init()

From: Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:55:35 +0200

> The change is also unnecessary because the attribute was
> already validated and the length can not be less than zero.
> 
> This patch changes it to only check for zero length.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>

Even though there have been discussions to do other things,
this patch moves things in the forward direction so I have
applied it.

Thanks.

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