The patch titled mmc_test: change simple_strtol() to strict_strtol() has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is mmc_test-change-simple_strtol-to-strict_strtol.patch Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else should be cc'ed b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** See http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/stuff/added-to-mm.txt to find out what to do about this The current -mm tree may be found at http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/mmotm/ ------------------------------------------------------ Subject: mmc_test: change simple_strtol() to strict_strtol() From: Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx> It's better to use strict_strtol() to convert user's input and strictly check it. At least it forbids to interpret wrong input as a 0 and prevents to run all tests. Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <ext-andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: <linux-mmc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/mmc/card/mmc_test.c | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff -puN drivers/mmc/card/mmc_test.c~mmc_test-change-simple_strtol-to-strict_strtol drivers/mmc/card/mmc_test.c --- a/drivers/mmc/card/mmc_test.c~mmc_test-change-simple_strtol-to-strict_strtol +++ a/drivers/mmc/card/mmc_test.c @@ -1937,9 +1937,10 @@ static ssize_t mmc_test_store(struct dev { struct mmc_card *card = mmc_dev_to_card(dev); struct mmc_test_card *test; - int testcase; + long testcase; - testcase = simple_strtol(buf, NULL, 10); + if (strict_strtol(buf, 10, &testcase)) + return -EINVAL; test = kzalloc(sizeof(struct mmc_test_card), GFP_KERNEL); if (!test) _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from andy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx are linux-next.patch lib-bitmapc-use-hex_to_bin.patch mmc-make-dev_to_mmc_card-macro-public.patch mmc-rename-dev_to_mmc_card-to-mmc_dev_to_card.patch mmc_test-use-api-to-check-card-type.patch mmc_test-change-simple_strtol-to-strict_strtol.patch mmc_test-collect-data-and-show-it-via-sysfs-by-demand.patch -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-mmc" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html