Re: [PATCH] ide: fix revision comparison in ide_in_drive_list

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21 Jun 2006 15:44, Alan Cox wrote:
> > id->model="TRANSCEND",
> > id->fw_rev="20050811TRANSCEND"
> > 
> > note the trailing in id->fw_rev,
> 
> These are not null terminated strings in the ident block. So if you
> merely print them or test against them you'll break on 8 char long
> firmware names. They may also be space rather than \0 padded if shorter
This justifies strstr usage.

Thanks again.

-- 
	Kirill

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