[PATCH] w1: Misuse of get_user()/put_user() reported by sparse

From: Christophe Leroy
Date: Fri Nov 19 2021 - 04:15:52 EST


sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>)
>> drivers/w1/slaves/w1_ds28e04.c:342:13: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in initializer (different address spaces) @@ expected char [noderef] __user *_pu_addr @@ got char *buf @@
drivers/w1/slaves/w1_ds28e04.c:342:13: sparse: expected char [noderef] __user *_pu_addr
drivers/w1/slaves/w1_ds28e04.c:342:13: sparse: got char *buf
>> drivers/w1/slaves/w1_ds28e04.c:356:13: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in initializer (different address spaces) @@ expected char const [noderef] __user *_gu_addr @@ got char const *buf @@
drivers/w1/slaves/w1_ds28e04.c:356:13: sparse: expected char const [noderef] __user *_gu_addr
drivers/w1/slaves/w1_ds28e04.c:356:13: sparse: got char const *buf

The buffer buf is a failsafe buffer in kernel space, it's not user
memory hence doesn't deserve the use of get_user() or put_user().

Access 'buf' content directly.

Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/202111190526.K5vb7NWC-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/T/
Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/w1/slaves/w1_ds28e04.c | 10 ++--------
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/w1/slaves/w1_ds28e04.c b/drivers/w1/slaves/w1_ds28e04.c
index e4f336111edc..d75bb16fb7a1 100644
--- a/drivers/w1/slaves/w1_ds28e04.c
+++ b/drivers/w1/slaves/w1_ds28e04.c
@@ -339,10 +339,7 @@ static BIN_ATTR_RW(pio, 1);
static ssize_t crccheck_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
char *buf)
{
- if (put_user(w1_enable_crccheck + 0x30, buf))
- return -EFAULT;
-
- return sizeof(w1_enable_crccheck);
+ return sprintf(buf, "%d", w1_enable_crccheck);
}

static ssize_t crccheck_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
@@ -353,11 +350,8 @@ static ssize_t crccheck_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
if (count != 1 || !buf)
return -EINVAL;

- if (get_user(val, buf))
- return -EFAULT;
-
/* convert to decimal */
- val = val - 0x30;
+ val = *buf - 0x30;
if (val != 0 && val != 1)
return -EINVAL;

--
2.33.1