[PATCH net-next v3 0/3] ethtool: Add ethtool_puts()

From: Justin Stitt
Date: Fri Oct 27 2023 - 18:05:46 EST


Hi,

This series aims to implement ethtool_puts() and send out a wave 1 of
conversions from ethtool_sprintf(). There's also a checkpatch patch
included to check for the cases listed below.

This was sparked from recent discussion here [1]

The conversions are used in cases where ethtool_sprintf() was being used
with just two arguments:
| ethtool_sprintf(&data, buffer[i].name);
or when it's used with format string: "%s"
| ethtool_sprintf(&data, "%s", buffer[i].name);
which both now become:
| ethtool_puts(&data, buffer[i].name);

The first case commonly triggers a -Wformat-security warning with Clang
due to potential problems with format flags present in the strings [3].

The second is just a bit weird with a plain-ol' "%s".

v2 (and newer) of this patch is targeted at linux-next so that we can
catch some of the patches I sent [2] using this "%s" pattern and replace
them before they hit mainline.

Changes found with Cocci [4] and grep [5].

[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/all/202310141935.B326C9E@keescook/
[2]: https://lore.kernel.org/all/?q=dfb%3Aethtool_sprintf+AND+f%3Ajustinstitt
[3]: https://lore.kernel.org/all/202310101528.9496539BE@keescook/
[4]: (script authored by Kees w/ modifications from Joe)
@replace_2_args@
expression BUF;
expression VAR;
@@

- ethtool_sprintf(BUF, VAR)
+ ethtool_puts(BUF, VAR)

@replace_3_args@
expression BUF;
expression VAR;
@@

- ethtool_sprintf(BUF, "%s", VAR)
+ ethtool_puts(BUF, VAR)

- ethtool_sprintf(&BUF, "%s", VAR)
+ ethtool_puts(&BUF, VAR)

[5]: $ rg "ethtool_sprintf\(\s*[^,)]+\s*,\s*[^,)]+\s*\)"

Signed-off-by: Justin Stitt <justinstitt@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v3:
- fix force_speed_maps merge conflict + formatting (thanks Vladimir)
- rebase onto net-next (thanks Andrew, Vladimir)
- change subject (thanks Vladimir)
- fix checkpatch formatting + implementation (thanks Joe)
- Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20231026-ethtool_puts_impl-v2-0-0d67cbdd0538@xxxxxxxxxx

Changes in v2:
- wrap lines better in replacement (thanks Joe, Kees)
- add --fix to checkpatch (thanks Joe)
- clean up checkpatch formatting (thanks Joe, et al.)
- rebase against next
- Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20231025-ethtool_puts_impl-v1-0-6a53a93d3b72@xxxxxxxxxx

---
Justin Stitt (3):
ethtool: Implement ethtool_puts()
checkpatch: add ethtool_sprintf rules
net: Convert some ethtool_sprintf() to ethtool_puts()

drivers/net/dsa/lantiq_gswip.c | 2 +-
drivers/net/dsa/mt7530.c | 2 +-
drivers/net/dsa/qca/qca8k-common.c | 2 +-
drivers/net/dsa/realtek/rtl8365mb.c | 2 +-
drivers/net/dsa/realtek/rtl8366-core.c | 2 +-
drivers/net/dsa/vitesse-vsc73xx-core.c | 8 +--
drivers/net/ethernet/amazon/ena/ena_ethtool.c | 4 +-
drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/bna/bnad_ethtool.c | 2 +-
drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c | 4 +-
.../net/ethernet/fungible/funeth/funeth_ethtool.c | 8 +--
drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_gmac.c | 2 +-
.../net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_xgmac.c | 2 +-
drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_ethtool.c | 65 +++++++++++-----------
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c | 6 +-
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_ethtool.c | 3 +-
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool.c | 9 +--
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_ethtool.c | 2 +-
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c | 6 +-
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_ethtool.c | 6 +-
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c | 5 +-
.../net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_ethtool.c | 2 +-
.../net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_ethtool.c | 44 +++++++--------
drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_stats.c | 4 +-
drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_ethtool.c | 2 +-
drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c | 4 +-
drivers/net/phy/nxp-tja11xx.c | 2 +-
drivers/net/phy/smsc.c | 2 +-
drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethtool.c | 10 ++--
include/linux/ethtool.h | 13 +++++
net/ethtool/ioctl.c | 7 +++
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 19 +++++++
31 files changed, 139 insertions(+), 112 deletions(-)
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base-commit: 3a04927f8d4b7a4f008f04af41e31173002eb1ea
change-id: 20231025-ethtool_puts_impl-a1479ffbc7e0

Best regards,
--
Justin Stitt <justinstitt@xxxxxxxxxx>