On Thu, Aug 04, 2022 at 12:01:57PM +0000, chenjun (AM) wrote: > 在 2022/8/4 19:50, Greg KH 写道: > > On Thu, Aug 04, 2022 at 11:15:38AM +0000, Chen Jun wrote: > >> From: Helge Deller <deller@xxxxxx> > >> > >> commit e64242caef18b4a5840b0e7a9bff37abd4f4f933 upstream > >> > >> We need to prevent that users configure a screen size which is smaller than the > >> currently selected font size. Otherwise rendering chars on the screen will > >> access memory outside the graphics memory region. > >> > >> This patch adds a new function fbcon_modechange_possible() which > >> implements this check and which later may be extended with other checks > >> if necessary. The new function is called from the FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO > >> ioctl handler in fbmem.c, which will return -EINVAL if userspace asked > >> for a too small screen size. > >> > >> Signed-off-by: Helge Deller <deller@xxxxxx> > >> Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220706150253.2186-1-deller@xxxxxx/ > >> [sudip: adjust context] > > > > Who is "sudip" here? > > Em..I misunderstood the meaning "sudip". I just mean I made some > contextual adjustments. Then please use your name here when you resend them. > > And the Link: line wasn't in the original commit, where did that come > > from? > > > > The mainline commit appears to be from this link. Should I remove the link? It is odd to see fields that are not in the upstream commit be added without any explaination (i.e. it's not an obvious signed-off-by addition), which is why I asked where it came from. We can add these, but for some reason the upstream maintainer did not when applying it to their trees, so it's up to you if you want to dig up the information like this or not, it's not a trivial task at times. thanks, greg k-h
