Re: [PATCH] protect against buggy drivers

[Alan Cox]

On Gwe, 2004-10-08 at 17:53, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> # fs/char_dev.c
> #   2004/10/08 09:51:52-07:00 shemminger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx +5 -0
> #   Protect against bad driver writers who pass invalid names when
> #   setting up character devices.
> # 

And how many badly mannered people check the return on this ?
Shouldn't it just BUG() ?


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