Re: [PATCH] ARC: return -EFAULT on failed access_ok for arc_usr_cmpxchg syscall

From: Vineet Gupta
Date: Mon Oct 24 2016 - 11:57:04 EST


On 10/24/2016 03:47 AM, Colin King wrote:
> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> arc_usr_cmpxchg currently returns an uninitialized value in ret
> on a failed access_ok call. Instead, return -EFAULT.
>
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/arc/kernel/process.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/process.c b/arch/arc/kernel/process.c
> index a746008..9ae3e1c 100644
> --- a/arch/arc/kernel/process.c
> +++ b/arch/arc/kernel/process.c
> @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(arc_usr_cmpxchg, int *, uaddr, int, expected, int, new)
> int ret;
>
> if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, uaddr, sizeof(int)))
> - return ret;
> + return -EFAULT;
>
> preempt_disable();

Thx for spotting this. Since this is new code, not yet merged, do you mind if I
squash it with orig patch. I can add a Reviewed-by a SOB as you prefer.

Thx,
-Vineet