[PATCH V2 1/2] tracing/probes: Fix a warning message to show correct maximum length

From: Masami Hiramatsu
Date: Fri Feb 10 2017 - 08:23:49 EST


Since tracing/*probe_events will accept a probe definition
up to 4096 - 2 ('\n' and '\0') bytes, it must show 4094 instead
of 4096 in warning message.

Note that there is one possible case of exceed 4094. If user
prepare 4096 bytes null-terminated string and syscall write
it with the count == 4095, then it can be accepted. However,
if user puts a '\n' after that, it must rejected.
So IMHO, the warning message should indicate shorter one,
since it is safer.

Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/trace/trace_probe.c | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
index 2a06f1f..847c1e0 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
@@ -678,8 +678,9 @@ ssize_t traceprobe_probes_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer,
if (done + size < count) {
if (buf != kbuf)
break;
+ /* This can accept WRITE_BUFSIZE - 2 ('\n' + '\0') */
pr_warn("Line length is too long: Should be less than %d\n",
- WRITE_BUFSIZE);
+ WRITE_BUFSIZE - 2);
ret = -EINVAL;
goto out;
}