Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 9 Jan 2018 18:29:54 -0800 | From | Eric Biggers <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 1/7] pipe, sysctl: drop 'min' parameter from pipe-max-size converter |
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On Tue, Jan 09, 2018 at 02:20:45PM -0800, Kees Cook wrote: > On Sun, Jan 7, 2018 at 9:35 PM, Eric Biggers <ebiggers3@gmail.com> wrote: > > From: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@google.com> > > > > Before validating the given value against pipe_min_size, > > do_proc_dopipe_max_size_conv() calls round_pipe_size(), which rounds the > > value up to pipe_min_size. Therefore, the second check against > > pipe_min_size is redundant. Remove it. > > Well, it's not redundant: it provides a hint to anyone trying to tweak > the sysctl about the minimum value. I think this should stay, but that > pipe_min_size should be made const. > > -Kees >
It *is* redundant, because it doesn't do anything. round_pipe_size() already rounds the value up to the minimum.
Eric
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