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SubjectRe: [PATCH 4/6] hw_breakpoint: Factor out __modify_user_hw_breakpoint function
On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 11:01:28PM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 01:50:30PM -0800, Milind Chabbi wrote:
> > The possible checks is infinite
>
> struct perf_event_attr is very much a finite data type.
>
> Something as simple as:
>
> struct perf_event_attr tmp1 = new_attr, tmp2 = event->attr;
>
> tmp1.bp_type = tmp2.bp_type;
> tmp1.bp_addr = tmp2.bp_addr;
> tmp1.bp_len = tmp2.bp_len;
>
> if (memcmp(&tmp1, &tmp2, sizeof(tmp1)))
> return -EINVAL;
>
> would actually do the checks __modify_user_hw_breakpoint() needs to do.

I see.. will post new version

thanks,
jirka

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