Re: [PATCH] Fix compat regression in process_vm_rw()

damian
2020-10-27T19:19:32Z

On Mo, 26. Okt 18:03, Jens Axboe wrote:
> The removal of compat_process_vm_{readv,writev} didn't change
> process_vm_rw(), which always assumes it's not doing a compat syscall.
> Instead of passing in 'false' unconditionally for 'compat', make it
> conditional on in_compat_syscall().
>
> Fixes: c3973b401ef2 ("mm: remove compat_process_vm_{readv,writev}")
> Reported-by: Kyle Huey <me@kylehuey.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
>
> ---
>
> diff --git a/mm/process_vm_access.c b/mm/process_vm_access.c
> index fd12da80b6f2..05676722d9cd 100644
> --- a/mm/process_vm_access.c
> +++ b/mm/process_vm_access.c
> @@ -273,7 +273,8 @@ static ssize_t process_vm_rw(pid_t pid,
> return rc;
> if (!iov_iter_count(&iter))
> goto free_iov_l;
> - iov_r = iovec_from_user(rvec, riovcnt, UIO_FASTIOV, iovstack_r, false);
> + iov_r = iovec_from_user(rvec, riovcnt, UIO_FASTIOV, iovstack_r,
> + in_compat_syscall());
> if (IS_ERR(iov_r)) {
> rc = PTR_ERR(iov_r);
> goto free_iov_l;
>
> --
> Jens Axboe
>
Hello Jens,

i got the following error when i try to build.

m/process_vm_access.c: In Funktion »process_vm_rw«:
mm/process_vm_access.c:277:5: Fehler: Implizite Deklaration der Funktion »in_compat_syscall«; meinten Sie »in_ia32_syscall«? [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
277 | in_compat_syscall());
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| in_ia32_syscall

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VG
Damian Tometzki