Re: [PATCH] ext4: fix OOB read when checking dotdot dir

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On Wed, 19 Mar 2025 at 06:06, Theodore Ts'o <tytso@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I'd change the check to:
>
>         else if (unlikely(next_offset == size && de->name_len == 1 &&
>                           strcmp(".", de->name) == 0))
>
> which is a bit more optimized.

Why would you use 'strcmp()' when you just checked that the length is one?

IOW, if you are talking about "a bit more optimized", please just check

        de->name[0] == '.'

after you've checked that the length is 1.

No?

             Linus




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