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SubjectRe: [PATCH 2.6.13-rc2-mm2 5/7] v9fs: 9P protocol implementation (2.0.2)
> +static inline void buf_check_size(struct cbuf *buf, int len) 
> +{
> + if (buf->p+len > buf->ep) {
> + if (buf->p < buf->ep) {
> + eprintk(KERN_ERR, "buffer overflow\n");
> + buf->p = buf->ep + 1;
> + }
> + }
> +}

"handling" a buffer overflow with a printk doesn't seem appopinquate.
In what cases can this happen and what problems may it cause?

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