Re: [PATCH] drm/drm_ioctl.c: Test client capability value early when setting.

["Ville Syrjälä" <ville.syrjala@linux.intel.com>]

On Wed, Feb 28, 2018 at 03:44:44PM +0000, Liviu Dudau wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 28, 2018 at 05:40:41PM +0200, Ville Syrjälä wrote:
> > On Wed, Feb 28, 2018 at 03:27:41PM +0000, Liviu Dudau wrote:
> > > The drm_setclientcap() function implementing the DRM_IOCTL_SET_CLIENT_CAP
> > > ioctl expects that any capability set by the client will have a value of 1.
> > > Make the check early so that we don't have to test the value for each
> > > capability.
> > 
> > What if we want a a non-boolean capability at some point?
> 
> Well, I'm adding another boolean capability soon, so you will be going
> against the trend :)

Plenty of non-bools in driver specific counterparts I believe.

> I guess you will have 2 options: revert the patch or add a condition to
> the test.
> 
> I don't have strong feelings, just felt like too much copying when
> adding another capability so I thought to do some "cleanup".
> 
> Best regards,
> Liviu
> 
> > 
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Liviu Dudau <liviu.dudau@arm.com>
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/gpu/drm/drm_ioctl.c | 9 +++------
> > >  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_ioctl.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_ioctl.c
> > > index af782911c505..02ffa0e8d77b 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_ioctl.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_ioctl.c
> > > @@ -306,22 +306,19 @@ drm_setclientcap(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *file_priv)
> > >  {
> > >  	struct drm_set_client_cap *req = data;
> > >  
> > > +	if (req->value > 1)
> > > +		return -EINVAL;
> > > +
> > >  	switch (req->capability) {
> > >  	case DRM_CLIENT_CAP_STEREO_3D:
> > > -		if (req->value > 1)
> > > -			return -EINVAL;
> > >  		file_priv->stereo_allowed = req->value;
> > >  		break;
> > >  	case DRM_CLIENT_CAP_UNIVERSAL_PLANES:
> > > -		if (req->value > 1)
> > > -			return -EINVAL;
> > >  		file_priv->universal_planes = req->value;
> > >  		break;
> > >  	case DRM_CLIENT_CAP_ATOMIC:
> > >  		if (!drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_ATOMIC))
> > >  			return -EINVAL;
> > > -		if (req->value > 1)
> > > -			return -EINVAL;
> > >  		file_priv->atomic = req->value;
> > >  		file_priv->universal_planes = req->value;
> > >  		break;
> > > -- 
> > > 2.16.2
> > > 
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> > 
> > -- 
> > Ville Syrjälä
> > Intel OTC
> 
> -- 
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> | fix the world,  |
> | but they're not |
> | giving me the   |
>  \ source code!  /
>   ---------------
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Ville Syrjälä
Intel OTC