Re: [PATCH] btrfs: bugfix: handle FS_IOC32_{GETFLAGS,SETFLAGS,GETVERSION} in btrfs_ioctl
From: Thomas Rohwer
Date: Thu Oct 29 2015 - 15:36:43 EST
I suggest to add an anonymous union and add a u64 member that would
force the type width:
struct btrfs_ioctl_send_args {
__s64 send_fd; /* in */
__u64 clone_sources_count; /* in */
union {
__u64 __user *clone_sources; /* in */
u64 __pointer_alignment;
};
__u64 parent_root; /* in */
__u64 flags; /* in */
__u64 reserved[4]; /* in */
};
I am no expert, but would this change alone modify the user space ABI of a 32-bit Linux kernel?
I.e. people in the (presumably currently working) btrfs-send situation (32-bit) user space/32-bit kernel
would have to upgrade user space tools and kernel at the same time. Otherwise, they will encounter a non-working setup.
I think, my suggested patch does not change any working ABI, and no change to the user
space tools are necessary.
Sincerely,
Thomas Rohwer
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