Re: [PATCH] binfmt_misc.c, kernel-2.4.12

From: Alexander Viro (viro@math.psu.edu)
Date: Fri Oct 19 2001 - 07:54:44 EST


On Fri, 19 Oct 2001, Albert Bartoszko wrote:

> Hello
>
> I find bug in binfmt_misc.c from kernel 2.4.12 source. The read() syscal

        only one?

> return bad value, causes some application SIGSEGV.

Hardly a surprise. Not everything that passes compiler is valid C.
Stuff in fs/binfmt_misc.c from Linus' tree isn't. Pick one from -ac
+ corresponding change in fs/proc/root.c (again, see -ac). Variant
in Linus' tree is complete crap.

<goes back to sleep>

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