char *root_devname;
size_t len;
- len = strlen(hostname) + 3;
+ len = strlen(hostname) + 5;
root_devname = kmalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
if (root_devname == NULL)
return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
- snprintf(root_devname, len, "%s:/", hostname);
+ /* Does hostname needs to be enclosed in brackets? */
+ if (strchr(hostname, ':'))
+ snprintf(root_devname, len, "[%s]:/", hostname);
+ else
+ snprintf(root_devname, len, "%s:/", hostname);
root_mnt = vfs_kern_mount(fs_type, flags, root_devname, data);
kfree(root_devname);
return root_mnt;