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From: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
To: Gui-Dong Han <hanguidong02@gmail.com>
Cc: juergh@proton.me, linux-hwmon@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, baijiaju1990@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] hwmon: (vt1211) Convert macros to functions to avoid TOCTOU
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2025 07:50:31 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <9c9b5eb5-ed5f-4b94-a44d-eec829faf22f@roeck-us.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251120041331.1917570-1-hanguidong02@gmail.com>

On Thu, Nov 20, 2025 at 12:13:31PM +0800, Gui-Dong Han wrote:
> The macros IN_FROM_REG, TEMP_FROM_REG, and RPM_FROM_REG evaluate their
> arguments multiple times. These macros are used in lockless show functions
> involving shared driver data, leading to Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use race
> conditions.
> 
> For example, RPM_FROM_REG checks if a value is 0 or 255, and then uses it
> in a division. If the value is modified by another thread to 0 after the
> check but before the division, it causes a divide-by-zero error.
> 
> Convert these macros to static functions. This guarantees that arguments
> are evaluated only once (pass-by-value), fixing the race conditions.
> Adhere to the principle of minimal changes by only converting the specific
> macros involved in these lockless contexts.
> 
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/CALbr=LYJ_ehtp53HXEVkSpYoub+XYSTU8Rg=o1xxMJ8=5z8B-g@mail.gmail.com/
> Signed-off-by: Gui-Dong Han <hanguidong02@gmail.com>
> ---

Applied.

Thanks,
Guenter

      reply	other threads:[~2025-11-21 15:50 UTC|newest]

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2025-11-20  4:13 Gui-Dong Han
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