linux-kernel - [PATCH] jffs2: eliminate BKL on ioctl

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Thu, 22 May 2008 22:10:50 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, dwmw2@...hat.com
Subject: [PATCH] jffs2: eliminate BKL on ioctl

As the ioctl does nothing right now its easy to get the locking right 8)

Signed-off-by: Alan Cox <alan@...hat.com>

diff --git a/fs/jffs2/dir.c b/fs/jffs2/dir.c
index c0c141f..dd784df 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/dir.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/dir.c
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ static int jffs2_rename (struct inode *, struct dentry *,
 
 const struct file_operations jffs2_dir_operations =
 {
-	.read =		generic_read_dir,
-	.readdir =	jffs2_readdir,
-	.ioctl =	jffs2_ioctl,
-	.fsync =	jffs2_fsync
+	.read		=	generic_read_dir,
+	.readdir	=	jffs2_readdir,
+	.unlocked_ioctl =	jffs2_ioctl,
+	.fsync		=	jffs2_fsync
 };
 
 
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/file.c b/fs/jffs2/file.c
index 5e92034..5b298b9 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/file.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const struct file_operations jffs2_file_operations =
  	.aio_read =	generic_file_aio_read,
  	.write =	do_sync_write,
  	.aio_write =	generic_file_aio_write,
-	.ioctl =	jffs2_ioctl,
+	.unlocked_ioctl = jffs2_ioctl,
 	.mmap =		generic_file_readonly_mmap,
 	.fsync =	jffs2_fsync,
 	.splice_read =	generic_file_splice_read,
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/ioctl.c b/fs/jffs2/ioctl.c
index e217721..9d41f43 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/ioctl.c
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include "nodelist.h"
 
-int jffs2_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
-		unsigned long arg)
+long jffs2_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	/* Later, this will provide for lsattr.jffs2 and chattr.jffs2, which
 	   will include compression support etc. */
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/os-linux.h b/fs/jffs2/os-linux.h
index 2cc866c..5e194a5 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/os-linux.h
+++ b/fs/jffs2/os-linux.h
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ int jffs2_fsync(struct file *, struct dentry *, int);
 int jffs2_do_readpage_unlock (struct inode *inode, struct page *pg);
 
 /* ioctl.c */
-int jffs2_ioctl(struct inode *, struct file *, unsigned int, unsigned long);
+long jffs2_ioctl(struct file *, unsigned int, unsigned long);
 
 /* symlink.c */
 extern const struct inode_operations jffs2_symlink_inode_operations;
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/