From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E611C46460 for ; Tue, 14 May 2019 08:28:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 684A020879 for ; Tue, 14 May 2019 08:28:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1726702AbfENI22 convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Tue, 14 May 2019 04:28:28 -0400 Received: from eu-smtp-delivery-151.mimecast.com ([207.82.80.151]:46406 "EHLO eu-smtp-delivery-151.mimecast.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726678AbfENI20 (ORCPT ); Tue, 14 May 2019 04:28:26 -0400 Received: from AcuMS.aculab.com (156.67.243.126 [156.67.243.126]) (Using TLS) by relay.mimecast.com with ESMTP id uk-mta-28-QSu0seGsPgOZSvrndg-J7w-1; Tue, 14 May 2019 09:28:22 +0100 Received: from AcuMS.Aculab.com (fd9f:af1c:a25b::d117) by AcuMS.aculab.com (fd9f:af1c:a25b::d117) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 15.0.1347.2; Tue, 14 May 2019 09:28:22 +0100 Received: from AcuMS.Aculab.com ([fe80::43c:695e:880f:8750]) by AcuMS.aculab.com ([fe80::43c:695e:880f:8750%12]) with mapi id 15.00.1347.000; Tue, 14 May 2019 09:28:22 +0100 From: David Laight To: 'Sergey Senozhatsky' , Petr Mladek CC: Andy Shevchenko , 'christophe leroy' , Steven Rostedt , "Linus Torvalds" , Rasmus Villemoes , "Tobin C . Harding" , Michal Hocko , Sergey Senozhatsky , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , "Michael Ellerman" , "linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org" , Russell Currey , "Stephen Rothwell" , Heiko Carstens , "linux-arch@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-s390@vger.kernel.org" , Martin Schwidefsky Subject: RE: [PATCH] vsprintf: Do not break early boot with probing addresses Thread-Topic: [PATCH] vsprintf: Do not break early boot with probing addresses Thread-Index: AQHVB1bC/iTC8Q7sI0elwkZY5/gFJaZowlxwgAEika2AAGmPsA== Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 08:28:21 +0000 Message-ID: <45348cf615fe40d383c1a25688d4a88f@AcuMS.aculab.com> References: <20190510081635.GA4533@jagdpanzerIV> <20190510084213.22149-1-pmladek@suse.com> <20190510122401.21a598f6@gandalf.local.home> <096d6c9c17b3484484d9d9d3f3aa3a7c@AcuMS.aculab.com> <20190513091320.GK9224@smile.fi.intel.com> <20190513124220.wty2qbnz4wo52h3x@pathway.suse.cz> <20190514020730.GA651@jagdpanzerIV> In-Reply-To: <20190514020730.GA651@jagdpanzerIV> Accept-Language: en-GB, en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-ms-exchange-transport-fromentityheader: Hosted x-originating-ip: [10.202.205.107] MIME-Version: 1.0 X-MC-Unique: QSu0seGsPgOZSvrndg-J7w-1 X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > And I like Steven's "(fault)" idea. > How about this: > > if ptr < PAGE_SIZE -> "(null)" > if IS_ERR_VALUE(ptr) -> "(fault)" > > -ss Or: if (ptr < PAGE_SIZE) return ptr ? "(null+)" : "(null)"; if IS_ERR_VALUE(ptr) return "(errno)" David - Registered Address Lakeside, Bramley Road, Mount Farm, Milton Keynes, MK1 1PT, UK Registration No: 1397386 (Wales)