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[PATCH v3 08/14] lib/test_printf.c: don't BUG

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BUG is a completely unnecessarily big hammer, and we're more likely to
get the internal bug reported if we just pr_err() and ensure the test
suite fails.

Acked-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Signed-off-by: Rasmus Villemoes <linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk>
---
 lib/test_printf.c | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/test_printf.c b/lib/test_printf.c
index c5a666af9ba5..9232a2add28c 100644
--- a/lib/test_printf.c
+++ b/lib/test_printf.c
@@ -91,7 +91,12 @@ __test(const char *expect, int elen, const char *fmt, ...)
 	int rand;
 	char *p;
 
-	BUG_ON(elen >= BUF_SIZE);
+	if (elen >= BUF_SIZE) {
+		pr_err("error in test suite: expected output length %d too long. Format was '%s'.\n",
+		       elen, fmt);
+		failed_tests++;
+		return;
+	}
 
 	va_start(ap, fmt);
 
-- 
2.6.1

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[PATCH v3 00/14] printf stuff for 4.5 Rasmus Villemoes <linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk> - 2015-12-03 22:00 +0100
  [PATCH v3 01/14] lib/vsprintf.c: pull out padding code from dentry_name() Rasmus Villemoes <linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk> - 2015-12-03 22:00 +0100
  Re: [PATCH v3 04/14] lib/vsprintf.c: expand field_width to 24 bits Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> - 2015-12-03 22:00 +0100
    Re: [PATCH v3 04/14] lib/vsprintf.c: expand field_width to 24 bits Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com> - 2015-12-03 22:40 +0100
      Re: [PATCH v3 04/14] lib/vsprintf.c: expand field_width to 24 bits Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> - 2015-12-04 00:40 +0100
        Re: [PATCH v3 04/14] lib/vsprintf.c: expand field_width to 24 bits Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> - 2015-12-04 01:10 +0100
          Re: [PATCH v3 04/14] lib/vsprintf.c: expand field_width to 24 bits Rasmus Villemoes <linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk> - 2015-12-04 10:10 +0100
        Re: [PATCH v3 04/14] lib/vsprintf.c: expand field_width to 24 bits Rasmus Villemoes <linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk> - 2015-12-04 10:10 +0100
      Re: [PATCH v3 04/14] lib/vsprintf.c: expand field_width to 24 bits Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> - 2015-12-04 00:50 +0100
  [PATCH v3 08/14] lib/test_printf.c: don't BUG Rasmus Villemoes <linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk> - 2015-12-03 22:00 +0100
  [PATCH v3 03/14] lib/vsprintf.c: eliminate potential race in string() Rasmus Villemoes <linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk> - 2015-12-03 22:00 +0100
  [PATCH v3 06/14] lib/vsprintf.c: warn about too large precisions and field widths Rasmus Villemoes <linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk> - 2015-12-03 22:00 +0100
  [PATCH v3 09/14] lib/test_printf.c: check for out-of-bound writes Rasmus Villemoes <linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk> - 2015-12-03 22:00 +0100
  [PATCH v3 02/14] lib/vsprintf.c: move string() below widen_string() Rasmus Villemoes <linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk> - 2015-12-03 22:00 +0100
  [PATCH v3 14/14] lib/test_printf.c: test dentry printing Rasmus Villemoes <linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk> - 2015-12-03 22:00 +0100
    Re: [PATCH v3 14/14] lib/test_printf.c: test dentry printing Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> - 2015-12-04 01:20 +0100
      Re: [PATCH v3 14/14] lib/test_printf.c: test dentry printing Rasmus Villemoes <linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk> - 2015-12-04 09:20 +0100
        Re: [PATCH v3 14/14] lib/test_printf.c: test dentry printing Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> - 2015-12-04 09:50 +0100
  [PATCH v3 04/14] lib/vsprintf.c: expand field_width to 24 bits Rasmus Villemoes <linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk> - 2015-12-03 22:00 +0100

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