The original code didn't check that the value returned from snprintf() was less than the size of the buffer. Although it didn't cause a runtime bug in this case, it makes the static checkers complain. Andrew Morton suggested a dynamically sized buffer would be cleaner. Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@xxxxxxxxx> --- I don't have an x86_64 system so I haven't been able to compile this code. Sorry for that. V2: The first version was yuk. diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/tlb_uv.c b/arch/x86/kernel/tlb_uv.c index 312ef02..33e77e4 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/tlb_uv.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/tlb_uv.c @@ -1001,10 +1001,10 @@ static int uv_ptc_seq_show(struct seq_file *file, void *data) static ssize_t tunables_read(struct file *file, char __user *userbuf, size_t count, loff_t *ppos) { - char buf[300]; + char *buf; int ret; - ret = snprintf(buf, 300, "%s %s %s\n%d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d\n", + buf = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s %s %s\n%d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d\n", "max_bau_concurrent plugged_delay plugsb4reset", "timeoutsb4reset ipi_reset_limit complete_threshold", "congested_response_us congested_reps congested_period", @@ -1012,7 +1012,12 @@ static ssize_t tunables_read(struct file *file, char __user *userbuf, timeoutsb4reset, ipi_reset_limit, complete_threshold, congested_response_us, congested_reps, congested_period); - return simple_read_from_buffer(userbuf, count, ppos, buf, ret); + if (!buf) + return -ENOMEM; + + ret = simple_read_from_buffer(userbuf, count, ppos, buf, strlen(buf)); + kfree(buf); + return ret; } /* -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-janitors" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html