[PATCH] lib-update-single-char-callers-of-strtobool fix

From: Kees Cook
Date: Thu Feb 04 2016 - 18:08:38 EST


Drop needless buffer usage.

Suggested-by: Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/cifs/cifs_debug.c | 6 ++----
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifs_debug.c b/fs/cifs/cifs_debug.c
index 6ee59abcb69b..bd61c01e652b 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifs_debug.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifs_debug.c
@@ -596,7 +596,6 @@ static ssize_t cifs_security_flags_proc_write(struct file *file,
int rc;
unsigned int flags;
char flags_string[12];
- char c[2] = { '\0' };
bool bv;

if ((count < 1) || (count > 11))
@@ -609,11 +608,10 @@ static ssize_t cifs_security_flags_proc_write(struct file *file,

if (count < 3) {
/* single char or single char followed by null */
- c[0] = flags_string[0];
- if (strtobool(c, &bv) == 0) {
+ if (strtobool(flags_string, &bv) == 0) {
global_secflags = bv ? CIFSSEC_MAX : CIFSSEC_DEF;
return count;
- } else if (!isdigit(c[0])) {
+ } else if (!isdigit(flags_string[0])) {
cifs_dbg(VFS, "Invalid SecurityFlags: %s\n",
flags_string);
return -EINVAL;
--
2.6.3


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Kees Cook
Chrome OS & Brillo Security