[PATCH 4/4] ntsync: reject wait ioctls with zero owner

From: Iván Ezequiel Rodriguez

Date: Sat Jun 27 2026 - 22:43:25 EST


setup_wait() already validates pad and flags but not owner, while
Documentation/userspace-api/ntsync.rst requires EINVAL when owner is
zero. Reject early before queueing waiters.

Signed-off-by: Iván Ezequiel Rodriguez <ivanrwcm25@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/misc/ntsync.c | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/misc/ntsync.c b/drivers/misc/ntsync.c
index 02c9d1192812..4a805919bb0c 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/ntsync.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/ntsync.c
@@ -875,6 +875,9 @@ static int setup_wait(struct ntsync_device *dev,
if (args->pad || (args->flags & ~NTSYNC_WAIT_REALTIME))
return -EINVAL;

+ if (!args->owner)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
if (size >= sizeof(fds))
return -EINVAL;

--
2.43.0