Bug 13576 - (Patch queued) arch/ia64/sn/kernel/io_common.c:438: bad call to sprintf
Summary: (Patch queued) arch/ia64/sn/kernel/io_common.c:438: bad call to sprintf
Status: CLOSED CODE_FIX
Alias: None
Product: Platform Specific/Hardware
Classification: Unclassified
Component: IA-64 (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: P1 normal
Assignee: Alan
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Reported: 2009-06-18 20:52 UTC by David Binderman
Modified: 2009-07-08 14:35 UTC (History)
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Kernel Version: 2.6.30
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Regression: No
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Description David Binderman 2009-06-18 20:52:29 UTC 
The offending line of code is

                        sprintf(address, "%s^%d", address, geo_slot(geoid));

AFAIK, it is a bad idea to have the source and 
destination address the same. Suggest code rework.
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