[email protected] writes: > I'm just reading the kernel source and came across this which doesn't look > quite right to me: > 616 size_t size = strlen(file->private_data); > > strlen is used here when the pointer points to type: > 567 struct array_data { > 568 void *array; > 569 u32 elements; > 570 };
No, it doesn't. file->private_data points to a string buffer allocated in u32_array_open() and filled with a string representation of the struct array_data, using u32_format_array(). So calling strlen() on it is perfectly valid and reasonable. Bjørn _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
