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Message-ID: <20161214191137.GA6974@kroah.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2016 11:11:37 -0800
From: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To: kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] Make static usermode helper
binaries constant
On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 10:50:52AM -0800, Greg KH wrote:
>
> There are a number of usermode helper binaries that are "hard coded" in
> the kernel today, so mark them as "const" to make it harder for someone
> to change where the variables point to.
>
> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> ---
> drivers/macintosh/windfarm_core.c | 2 +-
> drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_epp.c | 2 +-
> drivers/pnp/pnpbios/core.c | 5 +++--
> drivers/staging/greybus/svc_watchdog.c | 4 ++--
> drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/rtl_dm.c | 6 +++---
> fs/nfsd/nfs4layouts.c | 6 ++++--
> security/keys/request_key.c | 7 ++++---
> 7 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/macintosh/windfarm_core.c b/drivers/macintosh/windfarm_core.c
> index 465d770ab0bb..1b317cbb73cf 100644
> --- a/drivers/macintosh/windfarm_core.c
> +++ b/drivers/macintosh/windfarm_core.c
> @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static inline void wf_notify(int event, void *param)
>
> static int wf_critical_overtemp(void)
> {
> - static char * critical_overtemp_path = "/sbin/critical_overtemp";
> + static const char * critical_overtemp_path = "/sbin/critical_overtemp";
> char *argv[] = { critical_overtemp_path, NULL };
> static char *envp[] = { "HOME=/",
> "TERM=linux",
Doh, minor compiler warnings for this one, and others in this patch,
I'll fix them up...
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