[PATCH RFC 20/22] platform/x86: toshiba_acpi: let procfs copy in writes

From: Christian Brauner

Date: Mon Nov 02 2026 - 12:18:11 EST


Implement ->proc_write_buf() for the files in /proc/acpi/toshiba so
procfs copies in what is written before it pins the entry, and parse
what was written from that copy. Commands longer than PAGE_SIZE - 1
bytes are rejected now.

Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner (Amutable) <brauner@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/platform/x86/toshiba_acpi.c | 36 ++++++++++++------------------------
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/toshiba_acpi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/toshiba_acpi.c
index 560e62da05a9..895e321ada03 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/toshiba_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/toshiba_acpi.c
@@ -1478,7 +1478,7 @@ static int set_lcd_status(struct backlight_device *bd)
return set_lcd_brightness(dev, bd->props.brightness);
}

-static ssize_t lcd_proc_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
+static ssize_t lcd_proc_write(struct file *file, char *buf,
size_t count, loff_t *pos)
{
struct toshiba_acpi_dev *dev = pde_data(file_inode(file));
@@ -1488,8 +1488,7 @@ static ssize_t lcd_proc_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
int value;

len = min(count, sizeof(cmd) - 1);
- if (copy_from_user(cmd, buf, len))
- return -EFAULT;
+ memcpy(cmd, buf, len);
cmd[len] = '\0';

levels = dev->backlight_dev->props.max_brightness + 1;
@@ -1505,7 +1504,7 @@ static ssize_t lcd_proc_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,

static const struct proc_ops lcd_proc_ops = {
.proc_show = lcd_proc_show,
- .proc_write = lcd_proc_write,
+ .proc_write_buf = lcd_proc_write,
};

/* Video-Out */
@@ -1541,24 +1540,17 @@ static int video_proc_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
return 0;
}

-static ssize_t video_proc_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
+static ssize_t video_proc_write(struct file *file, char *buf,
size_t count, loff_t *pos)
{
struct toshiba_acpi_dev *dev = pde_data(file_inode(file));
- char *buffer;
- char *cmd;
+ char *buffer = buf;
int lcd_out = -1, crt_out = -1, tv_out = -1;
int remain = count;
int value;
int ret;
u32 video_out;

- cmd = memdup_user_nul(buf, count);
- if (IS_ERR(cmd))
- return PTR_ERR(cmd);
-
- buffer = cmd;
-
/*
* Scan expression. Multiple expressions may be delimited with ;
* NOTE: To keep scanning simple, invalid fields are ignored.
@@ -1577,8 +1569,6 @@ static ssize_t video_proc_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
} while (remain && *(buffer - 1) != ';');
}

- kfree(cmd);
-
ret = get_video_status(dev, &video_out);
if (!ret) {
unsigned int new_video_out = video_out;
@@ -1602,7 +1592,7 @@ static ssize_t video_proc_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,

static const struct proc_ops video_proc_ops = {
.proc_show = video_proc_show,
- .proc_write = video_proc_write,
+ .proc_write_buf = video_proc_write,
};

/* Fan status */
@@ -1644,7 +1634,7 @@ static int fan_proc_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
return 0;
}

-static ssize_t fan_proc_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
+static ssize_t fan_proc_write(struct file *file, char *buf,
size_t count, loff_t *pos)
{
struct toshiba_acpi_dev *dev = pde_data(file_inode(file));
@@ -1653,8 +1643,7 @@ static ssize_t fan_proc_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
int value;

len = min(count, sizeof(cmd) - 1);
- if (copy_from_user(cmd, buf, len))
- return -EFAULT;
+ memcpy(cmd, buf, len);
cmd[len] = '\0';

if (sscanf(cmd, " force_on : %i", &value) != 1 ||
@@ -1671,7 +1660,7 @@ static ssize_t fan_proc_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,

static const struct proc_ops fan_proc_ops = {
.proc_show = fan_proc_show,
- .proc_write = fan_proc_write,
+ .proc_write_buf = fan_proc_write,
};

/* Fan RPM */
@@ -1707,7 +1696,7 @@ static int keys_proc_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
return 0;
}

-static ssize_t keys_proc_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
+static ssize_t keys_proc_write(struct file *file, char *buf,
size_t count, loff_t *pos)
{
struct toshiba_acpi_dev *dev = pde_data(file_inode(file));
@@ -1716,8 +1705,7 @@ static ssize_t keys_proc_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
int value;

len = min(count, sizeof(cmd) - 1);
- if (copy_from_user(cmd, buf, len))
- return -EFAULT;
+ memcpy(cmd, buf, len);
cmd[len] = '\0';

if (sscanf(cmd, " hotkey_ready : %i", &value) == 1 && value == 0)
@@ -1730,7 +1718,7 @@ static ssize_t keys_proc_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,

static const struct proc_ops keys_proc_ops = {
.proc_show = keys_proc_show,
- .proc_write = keys_proc_write,
+ .proc_write_buf = keys_proc_write,
};

static int __maybe_unused version_proc_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)

--
2.53.0