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From: David Brownell <david-b@pacbell.net>
To: Jakemuksen spammiosote <jhroska@byterapers.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] usbnet.c, buf.overrun crash-bugfix, Kernel 2.6.12-rc1
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 10:23:26 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200503241023.26308.david-b@pacbell.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.61.0503242006160.767@byterapers.com>

On Thursday 24 March 2005 10:13 am, Jakemuksen spammiosote wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Mar 2005, David Brownell wrote:
> > On Thursday 24 March 2005 8:05 am, Jakemuksen spammiosote wrote:
> 
> >> +       if (unlikely((skb->tail + urb->actual_length) > skb->end)) {
> > 
> > This logic looks wrong.  If that ever happens, surely the problem is 
> > that the rx_submit() code submitted an urb with transfer_size that
> > mismatched the SKB.  The host controller isn't allowed to overrun the
> 
> Sounds reasonable. So, I'll go thru the HCD code

Better yet, start with the code supporting that device you're
under NDA for.


> instead if the  
> responsibility is there. Am i the first one to run into such crash 
> situation? If so, perhaps it's not ever worthy to fix in mainstream 
> kernel, as the device causes the crash under very specific - 
> 'abusing' one might say, situation only.

You're the first one to report such a problem.

- Dave

      reply	other threads:[~2005-03-24 18:23 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-03-24 16:05 [PATCH] usbnet.c, buf.overrun crash-bugfix, Kernel 2.6.12-rc1 Jakemuksen spammiosote
2005-03-24 16:57 ` David Brownell
2005-03-24 18:13   ` Jakemuksen spammiosote
2005-03-24 18:23     ` David Brownell [this message]

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