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* [PATCH 5/9] staging: panel: check put_user() return value
@ 2010-07-30 11:08 Kulikov Vasiliy
  2010-07-30 21:15 ` Willy Tarreau
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Kulikov Vasiliy @ 2010-07-30 11:08 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: kernel-janitors
  Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman, Willy Tarreau, Peter Huewe, Andy Shevchenko,
	Julia Lawall, devel, linux-kernel

put_user() may fail, if so return -EFAULT and do not update driver
pointers.

Signed-off-by: Kulikov Vasiliy <segooon@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/staging/panel/panel.c |   17 +++++++++++------
 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/panel/panel.c b/drivers/staging/panel/panel.c
index f58da32..57f4946 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/panel/panel.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/panel/panel.c
@@ -1589,25 +1589,30 @@ void lcd_init(void)
 static ssize_t keypad_read(struct file *file,
 			   char *buf, size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-
+	int buflen = keypad_buflen;
 	unsigned i = *ppos;
 	char *tmp = buf;
+	int start = keypad_start;
 
-	if (keypad_buflen == 0) {
+	if (buflen == 0) {
 		if (file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK)
 			return -EAGAIN;
 
 		interruptible_sleep_on(&keypad_read_wait);
 		if (signal_pending(current))
 			return -EINTR;
+		buflen = keypad_buflen;
 	}
 
-	for (; count-- > 0 && (keypad_buflen > 0);
-	     ++i, ++tmp, --keypad_buflen) {
-		put_user(keypad_buffer[keypad_start], tmp);
-		keypad_start = (keypad_start + 1) % KEYPAD_BUFFER;
+	for (; count-- > 0 && (buflen > 0);
+	     ++i, ++tmp, --buflen) {
+		if (put_user(keypad_buffer[start], tmp))
+			return -EFAULT;
+		start = (start + 1) % KEYPAD_BUFFER;
 	}
 	*ppos = i;
+	keypad_buflen = buflen;
+	keypad_start = start;
 
 	return tmp - buf;
 }
-- 
1.7.0.4


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* Re: [PATCH 5/9] staging: panel: check put_user() return value
  2010-07-30 11:08 [PATCH 5/9] staging: panel: check put_user() return value Kulikov Vasiliy
@ 2010-07-30 21:15 ` Willy Tarreau
  2010-07-31  8:39   ` walter harms
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Willy Tarreau @ 2010-07-30 21:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Kulikov Vasiliy
  Cc: kernel-janitors, Greg Kroah-Hartman, Peter Huewe, Andy Shevchenko,
	Julia Lawall, devel, linux-kernel

On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 03:08:42PM +0400, Kulikov Vasiliy wrote:
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/panel/panel.c b/drivers/staging/panel/panel.c
> index f58da32..57f4946 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/panel/panel.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/panel/panel.c
> @@ -1589,25 +1589,30 @@ void lcd_init(void)
>  static ssize_t keypad_read(struct file *file,
>  			   char *buf, size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
>  {
> -
> +	int buflen = keypad_buflen;
>  	unsigned i = *ppos;
>  	char *tmp = buf;
> +	int start = keypad_start;
>  
> -	if (keypad_buflen == 0) {
> +	if (buflen == 0) {
>  		if (file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK)
>  			return -EAGAIN;
>  
>  		interruptible_sleep_on(&keypad_read_wait);
>  		if (signal_pending(current))
>  			return -EINTR;
> +		buflen = keypad_buflen;
>  	}

Not sure what the intent was here, I think you're re-adjusting
the buffer's length in case something else was read. But then
I don't understand why buflen it not simply assigned after the
if() block.

The rest below looks fine otherwise.

>  
> -	for (; count-- > 0 && (keypad_buflen > 0);
> -	     ++i, ++tmp, --keypad_buflen) {
> -		put_user(keypad_buffer[keypad_start], tmp);
> -		keypad_start = (keypad_start + 1) % KEYPAD_BUFFER;
> +	for (; count-- > 0 && (buflen > 0);
> +	     ++i, ++tmp, --buflen) {
> +		if (put_user(keypad_buffer[start], tmp))
> +			return -EFAULT;
> +		start = (start + 1) % KEYPAD_BUFFER;
>  	}
>  	*ppos = i;
> +	keypad_buflen = buflen;
> +	keypad_start = start;
>  
>  	return tmp - buf;
>  }


Regards,
Willy


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* Re: [PATCH 5/9] staging: panel: check put_user() return value
  2010-07-30 21:15 ` Willy Tarreau
@ 2010-07-31  8:39   ` walter harms
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: walter harms @ 2010-07-31  8:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Willy Tarreau
  Cc: Kulikov Vasiliy, kernel-janitors, Greg Kroah-Hartman, Peter Huewe,
	Andy Shevchenko, Julia Lawall, devel, linux-kernel



Willy Tarreau schrieb:
> On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 03:08:42PM +0400, Kulikov Vasiliy wrote:
>> diff --git a/drivers/staging/panel/panel.c b/drivers/staging/panel/panel.c
>> index f58da32..57f4946 100644
>> --- a/drivers/staging/panel/panel.c
>> +++ b/drivers/staging/panel/panel.c
>> @@ -1589,25 +1589,30 @@ void lcd_init(void)
>>  static ssize_t keypad_read(struct file *file,
>>  			   char *buf, size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
>>  {
>> -
>> +	int buflen = keypad_buflen;
>>  	unsigned i = *ppos;
>>  	char *tmp = buf;
>> +	int start = keypad_start;
>>  
>> -	if (keypad_buflen == 0) {
>> +	if (buflen == 0) {
>>  		if (file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK)
>>  			return -EAGAIN;
>>  
>>  		interruptible_sleep_on(&keypad_read_wait);
>>  		if (signal_pending(current))
>>  			return -EINTR;
>> +		buflen = keypad_buflen;
>>  	}
> 
> Not sure what the intent was here, I think you're re-adjusting
> the buffer's length in case something else was read. But then
> I don't understand why buflen it not simply assigned after the
> if() block.
> 
> The rest below looks fine otherwise.
> 
>>  
>> -	for (; count-- > 0 && (keypad_buflen > 0);
>> -	     ++i, ++tmp, --keypad_buflen) {
>> -		put_user(keypad_buffer[keypad_start], tmp);
>> -		keypad_start = (keypad_start + 1) % KEYPAD_BUFFER;
>> +	for (; count-- > 0 && (buflen > 0);
>> +	     ++i, ++tmp, --buflen) {
>> +		if (put_user(keypad_buffer[start], tmp))
>> +			return -EFAULT;
>> +		start = (start + 1) % KEYPAD_BUFFER;
>>  	}
>>  	*ppos = i;
>> +	keypad_buflen = buflen;
>> +	keypad_start = start;
>>  
>>  	return tmp - buf;
>>  }
> 
> 

IMHO opinion the for() construct breaks the rule of "no surprise please".
perhaps a while() would improve readability.

just my two cents,
re,
 wh





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