Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Tue, 12 Dec 2000 16:16:52 +0000 (GMT) | From | Matthew Kirkwood <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] ide-pci.c: typo |
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On Mon, 11 Dec 2000, Frédéric L . W . Meunier wrote:
> > I disagree with the patch. The bug is in printk > > No problem. So, it's a bug report instead. I have no clues, and just > thought it'd be a fix :) > > Not sure if 2.2.17 reported the double %% from syslog. I usually look > at my dmesg.
If it matters, I have vague recollections that the double %% was added to prevent klogd from segfaulting. Since everyone has fixed their klogd's because that bug was actually (probably) an exploitable security hole, all should be well, right?
Matthew.
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