> +static inline void buf_check_size(struct cbuf *buf, int len) 
> +{
> +     if (buf->p+len > buf->ep) { 
> +             if (buf->p < buf->ep) { 
> +                     eprintk(KERN_ERR, "buffer overflow\n"); 
> +                     buf->p = buf->ep + 1; 
> +             } 
> +     } 
> +}

"handling" a buffer overflow with a printk doesn't seem appopinquate.
In what cases can this happen and what problems may it cause?

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