Re: [PATCH v2] sysctl: simplify the min/max boundary check

[Wen Yang <wen.yang@linux.dev>]

On 2024/7/31 15:19, Joel Granados wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 15, 2024 at 11:02:23PM +0800, Wen Yang wrote:
>> The do_proc_dointvec_minmax_conv_param structure provides the minimum and
>> maximum values for doing range checking for the proc_dointvec_minmax()
>> handler, while the do_proc_douintvec_minmax_conv_param structure also
>> provides the minimum and maximum values for doing range checking for the
>> proc_douintvec_minmax()/proc_dou8vec_minmax() handlers.
>>
>> To avoid duplicate code, a new do_proc_minmax_conv_param structure has been
>> introduced to replace both do_proc_dointvec_minmax_conv_param and
>> do_proc_douintvec_minmax_conv_param mentioned above.
>>
>> This also prepares for the removal of sysctl_vals and sysctl_long_vals.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Wen Yang <wen.yang@linux.dev>
>> Cc: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>
>> Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
>> Cc: Joel Granados <j.granados@samsung.com>
>> Cc: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com>
>> Cc: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
>> Cc: Dave Young <dyoung@redhat.com>
>> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
>> ---
>>   kernel/sysctl.c | 107 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
> This does not cleanly apply to current 6.11-rc1. Please send a v3 that
> applies to current release. Thx

Thanks. I will do the change and send v3 soon.

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Best wishes,
Wen