Re: [PATCH] IDE-TAPE NULL terminate strings.

From: Boris Petkov
Date: Tue Sep 23 2008 - 09:40:48 EST


On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 11:29 AM, Sergei Shtylyov
<sshtylyov@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello.
>
> Borislav Petkov wrote:
>
>>>> Only not sure whether the static is the best solution, the following
>>>> patch also works, by zeroing the memory as you suggested.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Mark de Wever <koraq@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
>>>> index 1bce84b..c41f5b1 100644
>>>> --- a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
>>>> +++ b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
>>>> @@ -2338,7 +2338,7 @@ static void
>>>> idetape_get_inquiry_results(ide_drive_t *drive)
>>>> {
>>>> idetape_tape_t *tape = drive->driver_data;
>>>> struct ide_atapi_pc pc;
>>>> - char fw_rev[6], vendor_id[10], product_id[18];
>>>> + char fw_rev[6] = {'\0'}, vendor_id[10] = {'\0'}, product_id[18]
>>>> = {'\0'};
>>>>
>>>
>>> Do you realize how much *absolutely unnecessary* code will this bring
>>> in? This is certainly worse than your initial patch (if it was correct).
>>>
>>
>> Yep, Sergei's right. Both of our patches are dumb.
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Ugh, looks like I'll have t submit the patch myself to stop this
>>> ugliness...
>>>
>>
>> Is this what you had in mind?
>>
>
> Sure.

Mark, can you please test?

Thanks.

--
Regards/Gruss,
Boris
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