netdev - Re: [WEXT 8/12]: Pull top-level ioctl dispatch logic into helper function.

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Date:	Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:16:19 +0900
From:	Masakazu Mokuno <mokuno@...sony.co.jp>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [WEXT 8/12]: Pull top-level ioctl dispatch logic into helper function.

	Hi Dave,

On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:56:23 -0800 (PST)
David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:

> 
> [WEXT]: Pull top-level ioctl dispatch logic into helper function.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>

<snip>

> +int wext_handle_ioctl(struct net *net, struct ifreq *ifr, unsigned int cmd,
> +		      void __user *arg)
> +{
> +	int ret = wext_ioctl_dispatch(net, ifr, cmd,
> +				      ioctl_standard_call,
> +				      ioctl_private_call);
> +
> +	if (ret > 0 &&

As the return value 0 is legal, should we allow copybacking in the case
of 'ret == 0'?

Same issue exists in compat_wext_handle_ioctl() of the #9 patch.

> +	    IW_IS_GET(cmd) &&
> +	    copy_to_user(arg, ifr, sizeof(struct iwreq)))
>  		return -EFAULT;
> +
>  	return ret;
>  }

-- 
Masakazu MOKUNO

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