From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 18:54:23 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix buffer overflow in ce_flush().
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.58.0509111153490.3242@g5.osdl.org>
In-Reply-To: <7vpsrfsavy.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>



On Sun, 11 Sep 2005, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> 
> Hmph.  I thought ce_flush is not in the fast path so the extra
> check would not hurt...

Not a performance issue. A code simplicity issue. 

			Linus