From: Gao Feng <fgao@xxxxxxxxxx> The caller function "help" has already make sure the datalen could not be zero before invoke find_pattern as a parameter by the following codes if (dataoff >= skb->len) { pr_debug("ftp: dataoff(%u) >= skblen(%u)\n", dataoff, skb->len); return NF_ACCEPT; } datalen = skb->len - dataoff; And the latter codes "ends_in_nl = (fb_ptr[datalen - 1] == '\n');" use datalen directly without checking if it is zero. So it is unneccessary to check it in find_pattern too. Signed-off-by: Gao Feng <fgao@xxxxxxxxxx> --- v2: Split original patch to two commits; v1: Initial patch net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ftp.c | 2 -- 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ftp.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ftp.c index b6934b5..d49a2d4 100644 --- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ftp.c +++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ftp.c @@ -301,8 +301,6 @@ static int find_pattern(const char *data, size_t dlen, size_t i = plen; pr_debug("find_pattern `%s': dlen = %Zu\n", pattern, dlen); - if (dlen == 0) - return 0; if (dlen <= plen) { /* Short packet: try for partial? */ -- 1.9.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netfilter-devel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html