Re: [PATCH] arch/powerpc/kernel: using %12.12s instead of %12s foravoiding memory overflow.

From: Chen Gang
Date: Mon Mar 25 2013 - 00:31:02 EST


Hello Maintainers:

could you help check this patch whether is ok ?

thanks.


On 2013年02月17日 12:00, Chen Gang wrote:
> Hello relative members:
>
> please give a glance to this patch, when you have time.
>
> thanks.
>
> :-)
>
> gchen.
>
>
> 于 2013年01月24日 12:14, Chen Gang 写道:
>>
>> for tmp_part->header.name:
>> it is "Terminating null required only for names < 12 chars".
>> so need to limit the %.12s for it in printk
>>
>> additional info:
>>
>> %12s limit the width, not for the original string output length
>> if name length is more than 12, it still can be fully displayed.
>> if name length is less than 12, the ' ' will be filled before name.
>>
>> %.12s truly limit the original string output length (precision)
>>
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Chen Gang <gang.chen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> arch/powerpc/kernel/nvram_64.c | 2 +-
>> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/nvram_64.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/nvram_64.c
>> index bec1e93..57bf6d2 100644
>> --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/nvram_64.c
>> +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/nvram_64.c
>> @@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static void __init nvram_print_partitions(char * label)
>> printk(KERN_WARNING "--------%s---------\n", label);
>> printk(KERN_WARNING "indx\t\tsig\tchks\tlen\tname\n");
>> list_for_each_entry(tmp_part, &nvram_partitions, partition) {
>> - printk(KERN_WARNING "%4d \t%02x\t%02x\t%d\t%12s\n",
>> + printk(KERN_WARNING "%4d \t%02x\t%02x\t%d\t%12.12s\n",
>> tmp_part->index, tmp_part->header.signature,
>> tmp_part->header.checksum, tmp_part->header.length,
>> tmp_part->header.name);
>>
>
>


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Chen Gang

Asianux Corporation
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