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Date:	Mon, 07 Oct 2013 15:33:24 -0700
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	"Geyslan G. Bem" <geyslan@...il.com>
Cc:	ericvh@...il.com, rminnich@...dia.gov, lucho@...kov.net,
	v9fs-developer@...ts.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel-br@...glegroups.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] 9p: unsigned/signed wrap in p9/unix modes.

On Mon, 2013-10-07 at 19:19 -0300, Geyslan G. Bem wrote:
> Changes the sign type to unsigned, avoiding the possibility of
> wrap when ORing the p9 or unix bit modes.
[]
> diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
[]
> @@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static umode_t p9mode2unixmode(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses,
>  	else if ((mode & P9_DMDEVICE) && (v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses))
>  		 && (v9ses->nodev == 0)) {
>  		char type = 0, ext[32];
> -		int major = -1, minor = -1;
> +		u32 major = 0, minor = 0;
>  
>  		strlcpy(ext, stat->extension, sizeof(ext));
>  		sscanf(ext, "%c %u %u", &type, &major, &minor);

This bit changes the MKDEV below it.

I would think that the sscanf return should be
checked for 3 and maybe MKDEV should not be
constructed when it's not.


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