linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/4] alpha: Move two assignments for the variable "res" in srm_env_proc

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Date:   Wed, 18 Jan 2017 15:27:55 +0100
From:   SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
To:     Jan-Benedict Glaw <jbglaw@...-owl.de>, linux-alpha@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@...assic.park.msu.ru>,
        Matt Turner <mattst88@...il.com>,
        Nicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre@...aro.org>,
        Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>,
        Richard Henderson <rth@...ddle.net>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] alpha: Move two assignments for the variable "res" in
 srm_env_proc_write()

>> A local variable was set to an error code in two cases before a concrete
>> error situation was detected. Thus move the corresponding assignment into
>> an if branch to indicate a software failure there.
>>
>> This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
> Acked-by: Jan-Benedict Glaw <jbglaw@...-owl.de>

Thanks for your positive feedback.


Unfortunately, I have got the impression that this update step is inappropriate
so far because the suggested change for the handling of the error code “-EFAULT”
can be incomplete (or a bit too much).

Which implementation would you prefer?

A) Keep the variable assignment before the check for the call of
   the function “copy_from_user”

B) Add an assignment in another condition branch at the end.

 		res = (int) ret1;
+	} else {
+		res = -EFAULT;
 	}

Regards,
Markus