Re: x86, x32: Correct invalid use of user timespec in the kernel

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 01/31/2014 09:50 AM, Dave Jones wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 02:54:53AM +0000, Linux Kernel wrote:
> 
>  > Commit:     2def2ef2ae5f3990aabdbe8a755911902707d268
>  > 
>  > ...
>  >  
>  > -	if (get_compat_timespec(&ktspec, timeout))
>  > +	if (compat_get_timespec(&ktspec, timeout))
>  >  		return -EFAULT;
>  >  
>  >  	datagrams = __sys_recvmmsg(fd, (struct mmsghdr __user *)mmsg, vlen,
>  >  				   flags | MSG_CMSG_COMPAT, &ktspec);
>  > -	if (datagrams > 0 && put_compat_timespec(&ktspec, timeout))
>  > +	if (datagrams > 0 && compat_put_timespec(&ktspec, timeout))
>  >  		datagrams = -EFAULT;
>  >  
> 
> Can we rename one of each of those functions ?
> It's not really surprising they got mixed up given they look so alike.
> 
> It looks like an accident just waiting to happen again.
> 

Very much so, I made the same comment.

My feeling is that {get,put}_compat_timespec() should at the very least
have leading underscores to flag it as a low-level function, but better
suggestions would be appreciated.

	-hpa


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