Re: [PATCH v7 2/6] uaccess: Add non-pagefault user-space read functions

[Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>]

Hi Ingo,

On Thu, 9 May 2019 11:14:08 +0200
Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> wrote:

> * Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org> wrote:
> 
> > +static __always_inline long
> > +probe_read_common(void *dst, const void __user *src, size_t size)
> > +{
> > +	long ret;
> > +
> > +	pagefault_disable();
> > +	ret = __copy_from_user_inatomic(dst, src, size);
> > +	pagefault_enable();
> > +
> > +	return ret ? -EFAULT : 0;
> > +}
> 
> Empty line before return statement: good.
> 
> > +long __weak probe_user_read(void *dst, const void __user *src, size_t size)
> > +    __attribute__((alias("__probe_user_read")));
> > +
> > +long __probe_user_read(void *dst, const void __user *src, size_t size)
> > +{
> > +	long ret = -EFAULT;
> > +	mm_segment_t old_fs = get_fs();
> > +
> > +	set_fs(USER_DS);
> > +	if (access_ok(src, size))
> > +		ret = probe_read_common(dst, src, size);
> > +	set_fs(old_fs);
> > +	return ret;
> > +}
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(probe_user_read);
> 
> No empty line before return statement: not good.

OK, I'll fix that.

> 
> > +long strncpy_from_unsafe_user(char *dst, const void __user *unsafe_addr,
> > +			      long count)
> > +{
> > +	mm_segment_t old_fs = get_fs();
> > +	long ret;
> > +
> > +	if (unlikely(count <= 0))
> > +		return 0;
> > +
> > +	set_fs(USER_DS);
> > +	pagefault_disable();
> > +	ret = strncpy_from_user(dst, unsafe_addr, count);
> > +	pagefault_enable();
> > +	set_fs(old_fs);
> > +	if (ret >= count) {
> > +		ret = count;
> > +		dst[ret - 1] = '\0';
> > +	} else if (ret > 0)
> > +		ret++;
> > +	return ret;
> > +}
> 
> Ditto. Also unbalanced curly braces.

Yeah, thanks!

> 
> > +
> > +/**
> > + * strnlen_unsafe_user: - Get the size of a user string INCLUDING final NUL.
> > + * @unsafe_addr: The string to measure.
> > + * @count: Maximum count (including NUL character)
> > + *
> > + * Get the size of a NUL-terminated string in user space without pagefault.
> > + *
> > + * Returns the size of the string INCLUDING the terminating NUL.
> 
> These phrases exist:
> 
>  'Terminating NULL'
>  'NULL character'
> 
> And we also sometimes talk about 'nil' - but I don't think there's such 
> thing as a 'NUL character'?

OK, it should be "NUL" or "Null character" ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null_character )

> 
> I realize that this was probably cloned from existing lib/strnlen_user.c 
> code, but still. ;-)
> 
> > + *
> > + * If the string is too long, returns a number larger than @count. User
> > + * has to check the return value against "> count".
> > + * On exception (or invalid count), returns 0.
> > + *
> > + * Unlike strnlen_user, this can be used from IRQ handler etc. because
> > + * it disables pagefaults.
> 
> 'can be used from IRQ handlers'

OK.

> 
> > + */
> > +long strnlen_unsafe_user(const void __user *unsafe_addr, long count)
> > +{
> > +	mm_segment_t old_fs = get_fs();
> > +	int ret;
> > +
> > +	set_fs(USER_DS);
> > +	pagefault_disable();
> > +	ret = strnlen_user(unsafe_addr, count);
> > +	pagefault_enable();
> > +	set_fs(old_fs);
> > +	return ret;
> > +}
> 
> Same problem as before.

OK, I'll fix that.

Thank you!

> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 	Ingo


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