From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
To: nikai@nikai.net
Cc: error27@gmail.com, isdn@linux-pingi.de, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
kernel-janitors@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] isdn: return -EFAULT if copy_from_user() fails
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:52:59 -0800 (PST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20101210.165259.22054320.davem@davemloft.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20101210.165003.267942493.davem@davemloft.net>
From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:50:03 -0800 (PST)
> From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
> Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:47:21 -0800 (PST)
>
>> From: Nicolas Kaiser <nikai@nikai.net>
>> Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2010 01:41:54 +0100
>>
>>> Ahem, we're printing this return value:
>>>
>>> * Dan Carpenter <error27@gmail.com>:
>>>> - if ((ret = copy_from_user(&size, p, sizeof(int)))) {
>>> ^^^
>>>> + if (copy_from_user(&size, p, sizeof(int))) {
>>>> printk(KERN_ERR"isar_load_firmware copy_from_user ret %d\n", ret);
>>> ^^^
>>>> - return ret;
>>>> + return -EFAULT;
>>
>> I'll fix this, thanks.
>
> As follows:
Ugh, that was buggy, let's try this :-)
--------------------
isdn: Fix printed out copy_from_user() return value after previous change.
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
---
drivers/isdn/hisax/isar.c | 7 ++++---
1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hisax/isar.c b/drivers/isdn/hisax/isar.c
index c9cd4d2..d4cce33 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hisax/isar.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hisax/isar.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ ISARVersion(struct IsdnCardState *cs, char *s)
static int
isar_load_firmware(struct IsdnCardState *cs, u_char __user *buf)
{
- int ret, size, cnt, debug;
+ int cfu_ret, ret, size, cnt, debug;
u_char len, nom, noc;
u_short sadr, left, *sp;
u_char __user *p = buf;
@@ -212,8 +212,9 @@ isar_load_firmware(struct IsdnCardState *cs, u_char __user *buf)
cs->debug &= ~(L1_DEB_HSCX | L1_DEB_HSCX_FIFO);
#endif
- if (copy_from_user(&size, p, sizeof(int))) {
- printk(KERN_ERR"isar_load_firmware copy_from_user ret %d\n", ret);
+ cfu_ret = copy_from_user(&size, p, sizeof(int));
+ if (cfu_ret) {
+ printk(KERN_ERR"isar_load_firmware copy_from_user ret %d\n", cfu_ret);
return -EFAULT;
}
p += sizeof(int);
--
1.7.3.2
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-12-11 0:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-12-10 12:40 [patch] isdn: return -EFAULT if copy_from_user() fails Dan Carpenter
2010-12-11 0:16 ` David Miller
2010-12-11 0:41 ` Nicolas Kaiser
2010-12-11 0:47 ` David Miller
2010-12-11 0:50 ` David Miller
2010-12-11 0:52 ` David Miller [this message]
2010-12-11 5:07 ` Dan Carpenter
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