Re: [PATCH 1/1] include/linux/byteorder/generic.h: fix index variables
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman
Date: Fri Nov 26 2021 - 10:34:37 EST
On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 08:27:42PM +0200, Heinrich Schuchardt wrote:
> On 5/23/21 22:49, Heinrich Schuchardt wrote:
> > In cpu_to_be32_array() and be32_to_cpu_array() the length of the array is
> > given by variable len of type size_t. An index variable of type int is used
> > to iterate over the array. This is bound to fail for len > INT_MAX and
> > lets GCC add instructions for sign extension.
> >
> > Correct the type of the index variable.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@xxxxxx>
> > ---
> > include/linux/byteorder/generic.h | 4 ++--
>
> Dear Greg,
>
> This file is not assigned to any maintainer. Could you handle the patch?
Sure, I'll pick it up, thanks.
greg k-h