Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:39:03 +0200 (MEST) | From | Jan Engelhardt <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] 2.6.17.9 Incorrect string length checking in param_set_copystring() |
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>> As for 2.6.17.9, linux/include/linux/moduleparam.h suggests the user >> of module_param_string() to set the maxlen parameter to >> strlen(string), ie. '\0' excluded. > > Actually, sizeof(string), not strlen(string). Senseless typo here. > Sorry, my bad. :)
With \0 excluded, you want strlen(string) or sizeof(string)-1.
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