From 4e310fda91cb095915395f811d10b2c900c9589e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joe Perches Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:27:40 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] vsprintf: Change struct printf_spec.precision from s8 to s16 Commit ef0658f3de484bf9b173639cd47544584e01efa5 changed precision from int to s8. There is existing kernel code that uses a larger precision. An example from the audit code: vsnprintf(...,..., " msg='%.1024s'", (char *)data); which overflows precision and truncates to nothing. Extending precision size fixes the audit system issue. Other changes: Change the size of the struct printf_spec.type from u16 to u8 so sizeof(struct printf_spec) stays as small as possible. Reorder the struct members so sizeof(struct printf_spec) remains 64 bits without alignment holes. Document the struct members a bit more. Original-patch-by: Eric Paris Signed-off-by: Joe Perches Tested-by: Justin P. Mattock Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds --- lib/vsprintf.c | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/lib/vsprintf.c b/lib/vsprintf.c index 24112e5..7376b7c 100644 --- a/lib/vsprintf.c +++ b/lib/vsprintf.c @@ -408,12 +408,12 @@ enum format_type { }; struct printf_spec { - u16 type; - s16 field_width; /* width of output field */ + u8 type; /* format_type enum */ u8 flags; /* flags to number() */ - u8 base; - s8 precision; /* # of digits/chars */ - u8 qualifier; + u8 base; /* number base, 8, 10 or 16 only */ + u8 qualifier; /* number qualifier, one of 'hHlLtzZ' */ + s16 field_width; /* width of output field */ + s16 precision; /* # of digits/chars */ }; static char *number(char *buf, char *end, unsigned long long num, -- 1.8.2.3