Re: [PATCH] rtc subsystem, fix capability checks in kernel interface

[Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>]

Alessandro Zummo <alessandro.zummo@towertech.it> wrote:
>
> 
>  Remove CAP_SYS_XXX checks from the in kernel interface. Those
>  functions are meant to be used in-kernel only.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@towertech.it>
> ---
>  drivers/rtc/interface.c |   22 ++++++----------------
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
> 
> --- linux-rtc.orig/drivers/rtc/interface.c	2006-05-17 01:18:19.000000000 +0200
> +++ linux-rtc/drivers/rtc/interface.c	2006-05-17 01:41:17.000000000 +0200
> @@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ int rtc_irq_set_state(struct class_devic
>  	unsigned long flags;
>  	struct rtc_device *rtc = to_rtc_device(class_dev);
>  
> +	if (rtc->ops->irq_set_state == NULL)
> +		return -ENXIO;
> +
>  	spin_lock_irqsave(&rtc->irq_task_lock, flags);
>  	if (rtc->irq_task != task)
>  		err = -ENXIO;
> @@ -243,25 +246,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rtc_irq_set_state);
>  
>  int rtc_irq_set_freq(struct class_device *class_dev, struct rtc_task *task, int freq)
>  {
> -	int err = 0, tmp = 0;
> +	int err = 0;
>  	unsigned long flags;
>  	struct rtc_device *rtc = to_rtc_device(class_dev);
>  
> -	/* allowed range is 2-8192 */
> -	if (freq < 2 || freq > 8192)
> -		return -EINVAL;
> -/*
> -	FIXME: this does not belong here, will move where appropriate
> -	at a later stage. It cannot hurt right now, trust me :)
> -	if ((freq > rtc_max_user_freq) && (!capable(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE)))
> -		return -EACCES;
> -*/
> -	/* check if freq is a power of 2 */
> -	while (freq > (1 << tmp))
> -		tmp++;
> -
> -	if (freq != (1 << tmp))
> -		return -EINVAL;
> +	if (rtc->ops->irq_set_freq == NULL)
> +		return -ENXIO;
>  
>  	spin_lock_irqsave(&rtc->irq_task_lock, flags);
>  	if (rtc->irq_task != task)

The changelog and the patch don't have much correlation.

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