[NOT applied] [SRU quantal saucy lts-raring] [PATCH 0/1] LP#1269053 -- recv_msg send_msg EINVAL regression

[Andy Whitcroft]

On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 10:45:04AM +0000, Luis Henriques wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 09:13:28PM +0000, Andy Whitcroft wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 09:02:07PM +0000, Andy Whitcroft wrote:
> > > When the commit below was applied it caused a regression with msg IPC
> > > specifically with poorly written applications which supplied buffers larger
> > > than that permitted by the kernel.  While these are arguably faulty the
> > > regression can be avoided by clamping the buffer size to that the kernel
> > > will use.  The following patch is a simple cherry-pick of the upstream fix.
> > > 
> > > Proposing for quantal/master saucy/master and precise/lts-raring.
> > 
> > I should note that this has hit trusty via mainline and precise/master
> > via upstream stable.  This patch should probabally also be considered
> > for the various stables which feed our trees.
> 
> Actually, all the stable trees already contain this fix.  They just
> haven't been included in an SRU cycle yet.

Ok, then NOT applying this on the assumption it will hit the next
uploads automatically.  Thanks.

-apw