Re: [PATCH] vgacon: fix out of bounds write to the scrollback buffer

From: Daniel Vetter
Date: Mon Aug 03 2020 - 04:45:21 EST


On Mon, Aug 3, 2020 at 10:26 AM Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Aug 03, 2020 at 10:08:43AM +0200, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > On 31. 07. 20, 7:22, åäæ wrote:
> > > Remove whitespace at EOL
> >
> > I am fine with the patch. However it should be sent properly (inline
> > mail, having a PATCH subject etc. -- see
> > Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst). git send-email after git
> > format-patch handles most of it.
> >
> > There is also question who is willing to take it?
> >
> > Bart? Greg? Should we route it via akpm, or will you Linus directly? (I
> > can sign off and resend the patch which was attached to the mail I am
> > replying to too, if need be.)
>
> I can take it, if Bart can't, just let me know.

Yeah vt stuff and console drivers != fbcon go through Greg's tree past
few years ...

Greg, should we maybe add a MAINTAINERS entry that matches on all
things console? With tty/vt you definitely have the other side of that
coin already :-)
-Daniel
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Daniel Vetter
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