Kernel should not validate queue attributes default/ceiling value while
creating a mqueue, if user pass attr as NULL. Otherwise In worst case
If the validation fails then sys_mq_open returns -EINVAL/-EOVERFLOW
which will make user clueless about reason for the failure.
Signed-off-by: Sasikantha Babu <sasikanth....@gmail.com>
---
ipc/mqueue.c | 3 ---
1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/ipc/mqueue.c b/ipc/mqueue.c
index ae1996d..04ece80 100644
--- a/ipc/mqueue.c
+++ b/ipc/mqueue.c
@@ -748,9 +748,6 @@ static struct file *do_create(struct ipc_namespace *ipc_ns,
struct inode *dir,
ipc_ns->mq_msg_default);
def_attr.mq_msgsize = min(ipc_ns->mq_msgsize_max,
ipc_ns->mq_msgsize_default);
- ret = mq_attr_ok(ipc_ns, &def_attr);
- if (ret)
- return ERR_PTR(ret);
}
mode &= ~current_umask();
--
1.7.3.4
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