linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/4] HWPOISON: Copy si_addr

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Date:	Fri, 8 Oct 2010 19:32:29 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, fengguang.wu@...el.com,
	linux-mm@...ck.org, Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
	Manuel Lauss <manuel.lauss@...glemail.com>,
	linux-mips@...ux-mips.org, tony.luck@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] HWPOISON: Copy si_addr_lsb to user

On Fri, Oct 08, 2010 at 06:09:41PM +0100, Ralf Baechle wrote:
> > --- a/kernel/signal.c
> > +++ b/kernel/signal.c
> > @@ -2215,6 +2215,14 @@ int copy_siginfo_to_user(siginfo_t __user *to, siginfo_t *from)
> >  #ifdef __ARCH_SI_TRAPNO
> >  		err |= __put_user(from->si_trapno, &to->si_trapno);
> >  #endif
> > +#ifdef BUS_MCEERR_AO
> > +		/* 
> > +		 * Other callers might not initialize the si_lsb field,
> > +	 	 * so check explicitely for the right codes here.
> > +		 */
> > +		if (from->si_code == BUS_MCEERR_AR || from->si_code == BUS_MCEERR_AO)
> > +			err |= __put_user(from->si_addr_lsb, &to->si_addr_lsb);
> > +#endif
> 
> include/asm-generic/siginfo.h defines BUS_MCEERR_AR unconditionally and is
> getting include in all <asm/siginfo.h> so that #ifdef condition is always
> true.  struct siginfo.si_addr_lsb is defined only for the generic struct
> siginfo.  The architectures that define HAVE_ARCH_SIGINFO_T (MIPS and
> IA-64) do not define this field so the build breaks.

Oops. I see two possible solutions:

#undef BUS_MCEERR_AR in the ia64 and mips siginfo.h or simply
add the si_addr_lsb field there too (it just sits over padding
and should be harmless)

What do you prefer?

-Andi

-- 
ak@...ux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.
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