[linux-yocto] [PATCH v2] ti81xx: Fix buffer overflow error in sysfs pin-mux interface.

[Bruce Ashfield]

On 13-07-18 2:14 AM, Graeme Smecher wrote:
> Hi Bruce,
>
> On 17/07/13 10:22 PM, Bruce Ashfield wrote:
>> On 13-07-17 11:08 AM, Graeme Smecher wrote:
>>> This bug was introduced in commit
>>> d00bf72d119d98b2a19b48b2eebdc8b5b657284d.
>>> The declaration of the "mode" variable didn't reserve enough space
>>> for ti816x
>>> or ti814x strings. The result was corruption when displaying files in
>>> /sys/kernel/debug/omap_mux.
>>
>> This looks to be broken in all the mainline kernels that I checked from
>> 3.4 -> 3.11-rc.
>>
>> Which kernel version in particular did you test it with ? That'll guide
>> where I apply it.
>>
>> Are there plans to upstream the change, or is it already staged in a TI
>> tree, or arm repo ?
>
> Sorry -- this applies to the arago-project linux-omap3 tree:

Aha!

>
> git://arago-project.org/git/projects/linux-omap3.git
> http://arago-project.org/git/projects/linux-omap3.git
>
> The arago-project site doesn't appear to host its own mailing lists
> (though it does contain links to yocto lists.) I'm having a hard time
> tracking down the right mailing list for this patch, and others like it.

In that case, I've added Denys Dmytriyenko who can likely advise on the
right list to use.

I obviously don't mind taking the patch (or patches) and carrying them
as well, but without the rest of the board support .. it would be less
than effective :)

Bruce

>
> best,
> Graeme