Re: [patch] staging: rtl8723au: incorrect use of ether_addr_copy()

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On Wed, Oct 08, 2014 at 05:26:11AM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Wed, 2014-10-08 at 13:40 +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> > The return from myid() isn't aligned correctly for ether_addr_copy().
> 
> Hey Dan.
> 
> Actual evidence showing ether_addr_copy conversions
> may not always be wise.
> 
> How did you find them?

I was just trying to see how common these kinds of bugs are.  It didn't
take long to find, but my impression is that they are rare and I got
lucky.  These kinds of bugs are tricky to find and we don't have any
tools for it.

regards,
dan carpenter

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