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SubjectRe: [PATCH net-next 2/2] sysctl: range checking in do_proc_dointvec_ms_jiffies_conv
Hello.

On 24-07-2013 12:39, Francesco Fusco wrote:

> When (integer) sysctl values are expressed in ms and have to be
> represented internally as jiffies. The msecs_to_jiffies function
> returns an unsigned long, which gets assigned to the integer.
> This patch prevents the value to be assigned if bigger than
> INT_MAX, done in a similar way as in cba9f3 ("Range checking in
> do_proc_dointvec_(userhz_)jiffies_conv").

> Signed-off-by: Francesco Fusco <ffusco@redhat.com>
> CC: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
> CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> ---
> kernel/sysctl.c | 6 +++++-
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

> diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
> index ac09d98..00813e5 100644
> --- a/kernel/sysctl.c
> +++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
> @@ -2346,7 +2346,11 @@ static int do_proc_dointvec_ms_jiffies_conv(bool *negp, unsigned long *lvalp,
> int write, void *data)
> {
> if (write) {
> - *valp = msecs_to_jiffies(*negp ? -*lvalp : *lvalp);
> + unsigned long jif = 0;

Pointless initializer. And an empty line wouldn't hurt after declaration.

> + jif = msecs_to_jiffies(*negp ? -*lvalp : *lvalp);

One space after = is enough.

> + if (jif > INT_MAX)
> + return 1;
> + *valp = (int)jif;

WBR, Sergei



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