Re: Linux 2.6.17.4

From: Greg KH
Date: Thu Jul 06 2006 - 18:48:33 EST


On Thu, Jul 06, 2006 at 05:43:53PM -0500, Scott J. Harmon wrote:
> Greg KH wrote:
> > diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
> > index 8c72521..abcf2d7 100644
> > --- a/Makefile
> > +++ b/Makefile
> > @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
> > VERSION = 2
> > PATCHLEVEL = 6
> > SUBLEVEL = 17
> > -EXTRAVERSION = .3
> > +EXTRAVERSION = .4
> > NAME=Crazed Snow-Weasel
> >
> > # *DOCUMENTATION*
> > diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
> > index 0b6ec0e..59273f7 100644
> > --- a/kernel/sys.c
> > +++ b/kernel/sys.c
> > @@ -1991,7 +1991,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_prctl(int option, un
> > error = current->mm->dumpable;
> > break;
> > case PR_SET_DUMPABLE:
> > - if (arg2 < 0 || arg2 > 2) {
> > + if (arg2 < 0 || arg2 > 1) {
> > error = -EINVAL;
> > break;
> > }
> Just curious as to why this isn't just
> ...
> if (arg2 != 1) {
> ...

Because that would be incorrect :)

thanks,

greg k-h
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