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SubjectRe: [Patch 01/11] Introducing generic hardware breakpoint handler interfaces

* Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu> wrote:

> > + /* Check that the virtual address is in the proper range */
> > + if (tsk) {
> > + if (!arch_check_va_in_userspace(bp->info.address, tsk))
> > + return -EFAULT;
> > + } else {
> > + if (!arch_check_va_in_kernelspace(bp->info.address))
> > + return -EFAULT;
> > + }
>
> Roland pointed out that these checks need to take into account the
> length of the breakpoint. For example, in
> arch_check_va_in_userspace() it isn't sufficient for the start of
> the breakpoint region to be a userspace address; the end of the
> breakpoint region must also be in userspace.

i pointed it out - but yes, this needs to be fixed.

Ingo


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