Thomas Graf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > * Andrew Morton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2006-07-06 14:48 > > In the interests of keeping this work decoupled from netlink enhancements > > I'd propose the below. Is it bad to modify the data at nla_data()? > > Yes, it points into a skb data buffer which may be shared by sitting > on other queues if the message is to be broadcasted. In this case it > would be harmless but the policy is to leave it unmodified.
Yup, sleazy-but-safe. > > > --- > > a/kernel/taskstats.c~per-task-delay-accounting-taskstats-interface-control-exit-data-through-cpumasks-fix > > +++ a/kernel/taskstats.c > > @@ -299,6 +299,23 @@ cleanup: > > return 0; > > } > > > > +static int parse(struct nlattr *na, cpumask_t *mask) > > +{ > > + char *data; > > + int len; > > + > > + if (na == NULL) > > + return 1; > > + len = nla_len(na); > > + if (len > TASKSTATS_CPUMASK_MAXLEN) > > + return -E2BIG; > > + if (len < 1) > > + return -EINVAL; > > + data = nla_data(na); > > + data[len - 1] = '\0'; > > + return cpulist_parse(data, *mask); > > +} > > Usually this is done by using strlcpy: hm, nla_strlcpy() looks more complex than it needs to be. We really need nla_kstrndup() ;) Oh well. This? diff -puN kernel/taskstats.c~per-task-delay-accounting-taskstats-interface-control-exit-data-through-cpumasks-fix kernel/taskstats.c --- a/kernel/taskstats.c~per-task-delay-accounting-taskstats-interface-control-exit-data-through-cpumasks-fix +++ a/kernel/taskstats.c @@ -299,6 +299,28 @@ cleanup: return 0; } +static int parse(struct nlattr *na, cpumask_t *mask) +{ + char *data; + int len; + int ret; + + if (na == NULL) + return 1; + len = nla_len(na); + if (len > TASKSTATS_CPUMASK_MAXLEN) + return -E2BIG; + if (len < 1) + return -EINVAL; + data = kmalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL); + if (!data) + return -ENOMEM; + nla_strlcpy(data, na, len); + ret = cpulist_parse(data, *mask); + kfree(data); + return ret; +} + static int taskstats_user_cmd(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info) { int rc = 0; @@ -309,27 +331,17 @@ static int taskstats_user_cmd(struct sk_ struct nlattr *na; cpumask_t mask; - if (info->attrs[TASKSTATS_CMD_ATTR_REGISTER_CPUMASK]) { - na = info->attrs[TASKSTATS_CMD_ATTR_REGISTER_CPUMASK]; - if (nla_len(na) > TASKSTATS_CPUMASK_MAXLEN) - return -E2BIG; - rc = cpulist_parse((char *)nla_data(na), mask); - if (rc) - return rc; - rc = add_del_listener(info->snd_pid, &mask, REGISTER); + rc = parse(info->attrs[TASKSTATS_CMD_ATTR_REGISTER_CPUMASK], &mask); + if (rc < 0) return rc; - } + if (rc == 0) + return add_del_listener(info->snd_pid, &mask, REGISTER); - if (info->attrs[TASKSTATS_CMD_ATTR_DEREGISTER_CPUMASK]) { - na = info->attrs[TASKSTATS_CMD_ATTR_DEREGISTER_CPUMASK]; - if (nla_len(na) > TASKSTATS_CPUMASK_MAXLEN) - return -E2BIG; - rc = cpulist_parse((char *)nla_data(na), mask); - if (rc) - return rc; - rc = add_del_listener(info->snd_pid, &mask, DEREGISTER); + rc = parse(info->attrs[TASKSTATS_CMD_ATTR_DEREGISTER_CPUMASK], &mask); + if (rc < 0) return rc; - } + if (rc == 0) + return add_del_listener(info->snd_pid, &mask, DEREGISTER); /* * Size includes space for nested attributes _ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html