+ powerpc-ptrace-user_regset_copyin_ignore-always-returns-0.patch added to mm-nonmm-unstable branch

+ powerpc-ptrace-user_regset_copyin_ignore-always-returns-0.patch added to mm-nonmm-unstable branch

[Andrew Morton]

The patch titled
     Subject: powerpc: ptrace: user_regset_copyin_ignore() always returns 0
has been added to the -mm mm-nonmm-unstable branch.  Its filename is
     powerpc-ptrace-user_regset_copyin_ignore-always-returns-0.patch

This patch will shortly appear at
     https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/25-new.git/tree/patches/powerpc-ptrace-user_regset_copyin_ignore-always-returns-0.patch

This patch will later appear in the mm-nonmm-unstable branch at
    git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm

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From: Sergey Shtylyov <s.shtylyov@omp.ru>
Subject: powerpc: ptrace: user_regset_copyin_ignore() always returns 0
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2022 00:22:32 +0300

user_regset_copyin_ignore() always returns 0, so checking its result seems
pointless -- don't do this anymore...

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20221014212235.10770-11-s.shtylyov@omp.ru
Signed-off-by: Sergey Shtylyov <s.shtylyov@omp.ru>
Cc: Brian Cain <bcain@quicinc.com>
Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>
Cc: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu>
Cc: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Cc: Dinh Nguyen <dinguyen@kernel.org>
Cc: Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>
Cc: James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@HansenPartnership.com>
Cc: Jonas Bonn <jonas@southpole.se>
Cc: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
Cc: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com>
Cc: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>
Cc: Rich Felker <dalias@libc.org>
Cc: Russell King <linux@armlinux.org.uk>
Cc: Stafford Horne <shorne@gmail.com>
Cc: Stefan Kristiansson <stefan.kristiansson@saunalahti.fi>
Cc: Thomas Bogendoerfer <tsbogend@alpha.franken.de>
Cc: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>
Cc: Yoshinori Sato <ysato@users.osdn.me>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
---

 arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace/ptrace-tm.c   |   10 +++++-----
 arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace/ptrace-view.c |   10 +++++-----
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace/ptrace-tm.c~powerpc-ptrace-user_regset_copyin_ignore-always-returns-0
+++ a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace/ptrace-tm.c
@@ -170,9 +170,9 @@ int tm_cgpr_set(struct task_struct *targ
 					 (PT_MAX_PUT_REG + 1) * sizeof(reg));
 
 	if (PT_MAX_PUT_REG + 1 < PT_TRAP && !ret)
-		ret = user_regset_copyin_ignore(&pos, &count, &kbuf, &ubuf,
-						(PT_MAX_PUT_REG + 1) * sizeof(reg),
-						PT_TRAP * sizeof(reg));
+		user_regset_copyin_ignore(&pos, &count, &kbuf, &ubuf,
+					  (PT_MAX_PUT_REG + 1) * sizeof(reg),
+					  PT_TRAP * sizeof(reg));
 
 	if (!ret && count > 0) {
 		ret = user_regset_copyin(&pos, &count, &kbuf, &ubuf, &reg,
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ int tm_cgpr_set(struct task_struct *targ
 	}
 
 	if (!ret)
-		ret = user_regset_copyin_ignore(&pos, &count, &kbuf, &ubuf,
-						(PT_TRAP + 1) * sizeof(reg), -1);
+		user_regset_copyin_ignore(&pos, &count, &kbuf, &ubuf,
+					  (PT_TRAP + 1) * sizeof(reg), -1);
 
 	return ret;
 }
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace/ptrace-view.c~powerpc-ptrace-user_regset_copyin_ignore-always-returns-0
+++ a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace/ptrace-view.c
@@ -267,9 +267,9 @@ static int gpr_set(struct task_struct *t
 					 (PT_MAX_PUT_REG + 1) * sizeof(reg));
 
 	if (PT_MAX_PUT_REG + 1 < PT_TRAP && !ret)
-		ret = user_regset_copyin_ignore(&pos, &count, &kbuf, &ubuf,
-						(PT_MAX_PUT_REG + 1) * sizeof(reg),
-						PT_TRAP * sizeof(reg));
+		user_regset_copyin_ignore(&pos, &count, &kbuf, &ubuf,
+					  (PT_MAX_PUT_REG + 1) * sizeof(reg),
+					  PT_TRAP * sizeof(reg));
 
 	if (!ret && count > 0) {
 		ret = user_regset_copyin(&pos, &count, &kbuf, &ubuf, &reg,
@@ -280,8 +280,8 @@ static int gpr_set(struct task_struct *t
 	}
 
 	if (!ret)
-		ret = user_regset_copyin_ignore(&pos, &count, &kbuf, &ubuf,
-						(PT_TRAP + 1) * sizeof(reg), -1);
+		user_regset_copyin_ignore(&pos, &count, &kbuf, &ubuf,
+					  (PT_TRAP + 1) * sizeof(reg), -1);
 
 	return ret;
 }
_

Patches currently in -mm which might be from s.shtylyov@omp.ru are

arc-ptrace-user_regset_copyin_ignore-always-returns-0.patch
arm-ptrace-user_regset_copyin_ignore-always-returns-0.patch
arm64-ptrace-user_regset_copyin_ignore-always-returns-0.patch
hexagon-ptrace-user_regset_copyin_ignore-always-returns-0.patch
ia64-ptrace-user_regset_copyin_ignore-always-returns-0.patch
mips-ptrace-user_regset_copyin_ignore-always-returns-0.patch
nios2-ptrace-user_regset_copyin_ignore-always-returns-0.patch
openrisc-ptrace-user_regset_copyin_ignore-always-returns-0.patch
parisc-ptrace-user_regset_copyin_ignore-always-returns-0.patch
powerpc-ptrace-user_regset_copyin_ignore-always-returns-0.patch
sh-ptrace-user_regset_copyin_ignore-always-returns-0.patch
sparc-ptrace-user_regset_copyin_ignore-always-returns-0.patch
regset-make-user_regset_copyin_ignore-void.patch