From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Laight Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2022 17:10:05 +0000 Subject: RE: [PATCH 03/14] nds32: fix access_ok() checks in get/put_user Message-Id: <8a6e309687d647e3aef8a88bdb0922af@AcuMS.aculab.com> List-Id: References: <20220214163452.1568807-1-arnd@kernel.org> <20220214163452.1568807-4-arnd@kernel.org> In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: 'Christoph Hellwig' , Arnd Bergmann Cc: Linus Torvalds , Christoph Hellwig , "linux-arch@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-mm@kvack.org" , "linux-api@vger.kernel.org" , "arnd@arndb.de" , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , "mark.rutland@arm.com" , "dalias@libc.org" , "linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-sh@vger.kernel.org" , "peterz@infradead.org" , "jcmvbkbc@gmail.com" , "guoren@kernel.org" , "sparclinux@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-hexagon@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-riscv@lists.infradead.org" , "will@kernel.org" , "ardb@kernel.org" , "linux-s390@vger.kernel.org" , "bcain@codeaurora.org" , "deller@gmx.de" , "x86@kernel.org" , "linux@armlinux.org.uk" , "linux-csky@vger.kernel.org" , "mingo@redhat.com" , "geert@linux-m68k.org" , "linux-snps-arc@lists.infradead.org" , "linux-xtensa@linux-xtensa.org" , "hca@linux.ibm.com" , "linux-alpha@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-um@lists.infradead.org" , "linux-m68k@lists.linux-m68k.org" , "openrisc@lists.librecores.org" , "green.hu@gmail.com" , "shorne@gmail.com" , "linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org" , "monstr@monstr.eu" , "tsbogend@alpha.franken.de" , "linux-parisc@vger.kernel.org" , "nickhu@andestech.com" , "linux-mips@vger.kernel.org" , "stable@vger.kernel.org" , "dinguyen@kernel.org" , "ebiederm@xmission.com" , "richard@nod.at" , "akpm@linux-foundation.org" , "linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org" , "davem@davemloft.net" From: Christoph Hellwig > Sent: 14 February 2022 17:01 > > On Mon, Feb 14, 2022 at 05:34:41PM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote: > > From: Arnd Bergmann > > > > The get_user()/put_user() functions are meant to check for > > access_ok(), while the __get_user()/__put_user() functions > > don't. > > > > This broke in 4.19 for nds32, when it gained an extraneous > > check in __get_user(), but lost the check it needs in > > __put_user(). > > Can we follow the lead of MIPS (which this was originally copied > from I think) and kill the pointless __get/put_user_check wrapper > that just obsfucate the code? Is it possible to make all these architectures fall back to a common definition somewhere? Maybe they need to define ACCESS_OK_USER_LIMIT - which can be different from TASK_SIZE. There'll be a few special cases, but most architectures have kernel addresses above userspace ones. David - Registered Address Lakeside, Bramley Road, Mount Farm, Milton Keynes, MK1 1PT, UK Registration No: 1397386 (Wales)