netdev - Re: [PATCH net] tcp: switch snprintf to scnprintf

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Date:   Tue, 19 Nov 2019 21:40:51 +0800
From:   Hangbin Liu <liuhangbin@...il.com>
To:     Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Cc:     Jiri Benc <jbenc@...hat.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] tcp: switch snprintf to scnprintf

On Mon, Nov 18, 2019 at 07:48:32PM -0800, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> 
> 
> On 11/18/19 5:53 PM, Hangbin Liu wrote:
> > On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 10:54:55AM +0100, Jiri Benc wrote:
> >> On Fri, 15 Nov 2019 10:41:06 +0800, Hangbin Liu wrote:
> >>>> We need to properly size the output buffers before using them,
> >>>> we can not afford truncating silently the output.
> >>>
> >>> Yes, I agree. Just as I said, the buffer is still enough, while scnprintf
> >>> is just a safer usage compired with snprintf.
> >>
> >> So maybe keep snprintf but add WARN_ON and bail out of the loop if the
> >> buffer size was reached?
> >>
> >> 	if (WARN_ON(offs >= maxlen))
> >> 		break;
> >>
> > 
> > Hi Eric,
> > 
> > What do you think?
> > 
> 
> WARN_ON_ONCE() please...
> 
OK, I will post a v2 update. Should it target to net or net-next?

Thanks
Hangbin