Re: [patch 04/13] param_sysfs_builtin memchr argument fix

On Thu, Nov 15, 2007 at 11:11:59AM -0500, Chuck Ebbert wrote:
> On 11/15/2007 01:09 AM, Greg KH wrote:
> > -stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let us know.
> > 
> > ------------------
> > From: Dave Young <[email protected]>
> > 
> > patch faf8c714f4508207a9c81cc94dafc76ed6680b44 in mainline.
> > 
> > If memchr argument is longer than strlen(kp->name), there will be some
> > weird result.
> > 
> > It will casuse duplicate filenames in sysfs for the "nousb".  kernel
> > warning messages are as bellow:
> > 
> 
> Needs an additional fix:
> 
> Commit:     22800a2830ec07e7cc5c837999890ac47cc7f5de
> fix param_sysfs_builtin name length check

That just went in yesterday, right?  If so, it will have to wait until
the next -stable review cycle, unless it's totally broken without that
change.

Is it?

thanks,

greg k-h
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