modutils 2.3.23 has a bug with empty MODULE_GENERIC_STRING entries,
depmod loops.
Index: 23.11/depmod/depmod.c
--- 23.11/depmod/depmod.c Sun, 17 Dec 2000 10:18:04 +1100 kaos
(modutils-2.3/b/43_depmod.c 1.39 644)
+++ 23.11(w)/depmod/depmod.c Wed, 20 Dec 2000 08:13:18 +1100 kaos
+(modutils-2.3/b/43_depmod.c 1.39 644)
@@ -388,9 +388,8 @@ static void extract_generic_string(struc
error("unterminated generic string '%*s'", p - s, s);
break;
}
- if (p == s) /* empty string? */
+ if (p++ == s) /* empty string? */
continue;
- p++; /* step over NUL */
mod->generic_string = xrealloc(mod->generic_string,
++(mod->n_generic_string)*sizeof(*(mod->generic_string)));
latest = mod->generic_string + mod->n_generic_string-1;
*latest = xstrdup(s);
-
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