[PATCH] Input: evdev - limit amount of data for writes

[Dmitry Torokhov]

Limit amount of data that can be written into an evdev instance at
a given time to 4096 bytes (170 input events) to avoid holding
evdev->mutex for too long and starving other users.

Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@xxxxxxxxx>
---
 drivers/input/evdev.c | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/input/evdev.c b/drivers/input/evdev.c
index a8ce3d140722..eb4906552ac8 100644
--- a/drivers/input/evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/evdev.c
@@ -498,6 +498,13 @@ static ssize_t evdev_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer,
 	struct input_event event;
 	int retval = 0;
 
+	/*
+	 * Limit amount of data we inject into the input subsystem so that
+	 * we do not hold evdev->mutex for too long. 4096 bytes corresponds
+	 * to 170 input events.
+	 */
+	count = min(count, 4096);
+
 	if (count != 0 && count < input_event_size())
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-- 
2.46.0.184.g6999bdac58-goog


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Dmitry