linux-kernel - [PATCH] splice: fix wrong __splice_from

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Date:	Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:38:22 +0900
From:	OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@...l.parknet.co.jp>
To:	jens.axboe@...cle.com
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] splice: fix wrong __splice_from_pipe() usage

Hi,

I've noticed the nfsd read corruption by recent change. And this patch
fixes the problem for me, is this right fix?
-- 
OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@...l.parknet.co.jp>


__splice_from_pipe() is updating the sd->pos for the actor, but those
functions are passing the sd of reader side directory. So, splice
updates sd->pos twice.

This fixes usage of __splice_from_pipe().

Signed-off-by: OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@...l.parknet.co.jp>
---

 drivers/block/loop.c |    5 +++--
 fs/nfsd/vfs.c        |    5 +++--
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff -puN fs/nfsd/vfs.c~splice-fix-__splice_from_pipe-usage fs/nfsd/vfs.c
--- linux-2.6/fs/nfsd/vfs.c~splice-fix-__splice_from_pipe-usage	2007-07-16 09:30:10.000000000 +0900
+++ linux-2.6-hirofumi/fs/nfsd/vfs.c	2007-07-16 09:30:10.000000000 +0900
@@ -842,9 +842,10 @@ nfsd_splice_actor(struct pipe_inode_info
 }
 
 static int nfsd_direct_splice_actor(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe,
-				    struct splice_desc *sd)
+				    struct splice_desc *__sd)
 {
-	return __splice_from_pipe(pipe, sd, nfsd_splice_actor);
+	struct splice_desc sd = *__sd;
+	return __splice_from_pipe(pipe, &sd, nfsd_splice_actor);
 }
 
 static __be32
diff -puN drivers/block/loop.c~splice-fix-__splice_from_pipe-usage drivers/block/loop.c
--- linux-2.6/drivers/block/loop.c~splice-fix-__splice_from_pipe-usage	2007-07-16 09:30:10.000000000 +0900
+++ linux-2.6-hirofumi/drivers/block/loop.c	2007-07-16 09:30:10.000000000 +0900
@@ -437,9 +437,10 @@ lo_splice_actor(struct pipe_inode_info *
 }
 
 static int
-lo_direct_splice_actor(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, struct splice_desc *sd)
+lo_direct_splice_actor(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, struct splice_desc *__sd)
 {
-	return __splice_from_pipe(pipe, sd, lo_splice_actor);
+	struct splice_desc sd = *__sd;
+	return __splice_from_pipe(pipe, &sd, lo_splice_actor);
 }
 
 static int
_
-
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