Re: [PATCH] kernel/capability.c get_task_comm compile error (MMOTM)

From: Andrew Morton
Date: Sun Nov 11 2007 - 14:33:21 EST


On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 15:15:10 +0100 Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> * Erez Zadok <ezk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Small patch below fixes compile error.
>
> > + char name[sizeof(current->comm)];
> > warned++;
> > printk(KERN_INFO
> > "warning: process `%s' sets w/ old libcap\n",
> > - get_task_comm(current));
> > + get_task_comm(name, current));
>
> that's buggy - get_task_comm() returns void.
>
> the proper fix would be to first do a get_task_comm() then pass in
> 'name' as an argument to printk.

yup, it is all dependent upon http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/11/8/231
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