Re: [stable] Re: [patch 03/26] sysfs: zero terminate sysfs write buffers (CVE-2006-1055)

[Greg KH]

On Wed, Apr 05, 2006 at 11:30:54AM -0400, Jon Smirl wrote:
> 
> The one attribute per file model doesn't work well when the attributes
> need to be changed in a transaction. For example you want to change
> your display to 1024x768 16bit color.  As you set the attributes one
> at a time the display has to change since there is not guarantee that
> you will complete the sequence. The framebuffer sysfs interface breaks
> the one attribute per file rule and uses strings for grouped
> attributes.

I suggest you use configfs instead for this.  It allows this kind of
"grouped attributes".

good luck,

greg k-h
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