linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] SGI UV: TLB shootdown using broadcast assist unit

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Date:	Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:53:53 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Cliff Wickman <cpw@....com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	the arch/x86 maintainers <x86@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] SGI UV: TLB shootdown using broadcast assist unit


* Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu> wrote:

> * Cliff Wickman <cpw@....com> wrote:
> 
> > From: Cliff Wickman <cpw@....com>
> > 
> > TLB shootdown for SGI UV. 
> > 
> > This patch brings v1 up to v5.
> 
> applied to tip/x86/uv, thanks Cliff.
> 
> Note that i've done a few minor cleanups as well in that branch (see the 
> patch below). The code could still be improved.
> 
> Found a potential security hole while doing that:
> 
> static ssize_t uv_ptc_proc_write(struct file *file, const char __user *user,
>                                  size_t count, loff_t *data)
> {
>         long newmode;
>         char optstr[64];
> 
>         if (copy_from_user(optstr, user, count))
>                 return -EFAULT;
> 
> is count guaranteed to never be larger than 64?

another problem was that it wasnt build-tested, see the fix below.

	Ingo

-------------->
commit fa3ee1e0c85be26f6e1ba62cd66d62b305d45efd
Author: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Date:   Wed Jun 18 14:51:57 2008 +0200

    SGI UV: TLB shootdown using broadcast assist unit, fix
    
    fix:
    
    arch/x86/kernel/tlb_uv.c: In function ‘uv_table_bases_init':
    arch/x86/kernel/tlb_uv.c:612: error: ‘bau_tabsp' undeclared (first use in this function)
    arch/x86/kernel/tlb_uv.c:612: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
    arch/x86/kernel/tlb_uv.c:612: error: for each function it appears in.)
    
    Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/tlb_uv.c b/arch/x86/kernel/tlb_uv.c
index 7bdbf67..b362913 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/tlb_uv.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/tlb_uv.c
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ static struct bau_control * __init uv_table_bases_init(int blade, int node)
 
 	uv_bau_table_bases[blade] = bau_tabp;
 
-	return bau_tabsp;
+	return bau_tabp;
 }
 
 /*
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