From: "Randy.Dunlap" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2006 09:16:08 -0800

> From: Randy Dunlap <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> A recent change to compat. dev_ifconf() in fs/compat_ioctl.c
> causes ifconf data to be truncated 1 entry too early when copying it
> to userspace.  The correct amount of data (length) is returned,
> but the final entry is empty (zero, not filled in).
> The for-loop 'i' check should use <= to allow the final struct
> ifreq32 to be copied.  I also used the ifconf-corruption program
> in kernel bugzilla #4746 to make sure that this change does not
> re-introduce the corruption.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Good catch, applied.  Thanks Randy.

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