Messages in this thread | | | From | "Templin, Fred L" <> | Date | Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:12:48 -0700 | Subject | RE: [patch 37/37] sit: fix off-by-one in ipip6_tunnel_get_prl |
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David,
> -----Original Message----- > From: David Miller [mailto:davem@davemloft.net] > Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 8:43 PM > To: Templin, Fred L > Cc: gregkh@suse.de; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; stable@kernel.org; stable-review@kernel.org; > torvalds@linux-foundation.org; akpm@linux-foundation.org; alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk; > contact@saschahlusiak.de; yoshfuji@linux-ipv6.org > Subject: Re: [patch 37/37] sit: fix off-by-one in ipip6_tunnel_get_prl > > From: "Templin, Fred L" <Fred.L.Templin@boeing.com> > Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 17:34:49 -0700 > > > Wait a moment - I remember now that this code came > > from Yoshifuji, and I believe there was a reason for > > the cmax+1. The application is expected to know this > > and to post a large enough buffer. > > > > Can we put this on hold until I have had a chance to > > check my e-mail archives and my local iproute changes > > (will respond on monday)? > > Sure, we can keep it out of -stable for now. > > But it is in Linus's tree so if you find we shouldn't do this > you'll need to send me a revert for net-2.6 > > Otherwise if it's good, you'll have to remind me to resubmit > it to -stable.
I just got done testing with the patch applied to my kernel, and the patch is good. Please submit to -stable if you have not already done so.
Update - this may be overcome by the message I just rec'd from Greg KH. I will go look at his message now.
Thanks - Fred fred.l.templin@boeing.com
> Thanks!
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