[patch 59/67] fbdev: correct buffer size limit in fbmem_read_proc()

-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let us know.

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From: Geert Uytterhoeven <[email protected]>

Address http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7189

It should check `clen', not `len'.

Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Cc: "Antonino A. Daplas" <[email protected]>
Cc: Willy Tarreau <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <[email protected]>


---
 drivers/video/fbmem.c |    3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- linux-2.6.18.orig/drivers/video/fbmem.c
+++ linux-2.6.18/drivers/video/fbmem.c
@@ -554,7 +554,8 @@ static int fbmem_read_proc(char *buf, ch
 	int clen;
 
 	clen = 0;
-	for (fi = registered_fb; fi < &registered_fb[FB_MAX] && len < 4000; fi++)
+	for (fi = registered_fb; fi < &registered_fb[FB_MAX] && clen < 4000;
+	     fi++)
 		if (*fi)
 			clen += sprintf(buf + clen, "%d %s\n",
 				        (*fi)->node,

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