Re: SLIP: Is there a maintainer for drivers/net/slip/slip.c ?

From: Geert Uytterhoeven
Date: Mon Jun 24 2013 - 04:50:01 EST


On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 10:27 AM, Dean Jenkins <Dean_Jenkins@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Using the Linux v3.9 tag, I note that
>
> ./scripts/get_maintainer.pl -f drivers/net/slip/slip.c
> netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (open list:NETWORKING DRIVERS)
> linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (open list)
>
> There seems to be no maintainer for drivers/net/slip/slip.c, is that true ?

netdev seems to be the most appropriate mailing list, cfr. what
get_maintainer.pl reported, hence CC netdev added.

> I am asking because sl_encaps() and slip_write_wakeup() do not handle error
> codes from tty->ops->write() and a recursive stack overflow crash can occur
> if the tty->ops->write() fails to write all the characters. I have some
> patches to fix this but would like some feedback on an appropriate solution.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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