Re: [PATCH 3/7] pstore/ram_core: Proper checking for post_init errors(e.g. improper ECC size)

From: Kees Cook
Date: Tue Jun 19 2012 - 14:41:45 EST


On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 7:15 PM, Anton Vorontsov
<anton.vorontsov@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> We will implement variable-sized ECC buffers soon, so post_init routine
> might fail much more likely, so we'd better check for its errors.
>
> To make error handling simple, modify persistent_ram_free() to it be safe
> at all times.
>
> Signed-off-by: Anton Vorontsov <anton.vorontsov@xxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

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Kees Cook
Chrome OS Security
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