linux-kernel - [146/200] misc: Fix allocation borrowed by vhost

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

Date:	Thu, 01 Jul 2010 10:43:56 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org
Cc:	stable-review@...nel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	Alan Cox <device@...ana.org>
Subject: [146/200] misc: Fix allocation borrowed by vhost_net

2.6.34-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

------------------

From: Alan Cox <alan@...ux.intel.com>

commit 79907d89c397b8bc2e05b347ec94e928ea919d33 upstream.

10, 233 is allocated officially to /dev/kmview which is shipping in
Ubuntu and Debian distributions.  vhost_net seem to have borrowed it
without making a proper request and this causes regressions in the other
distributions.

vhost_net can use a dynamic minor so use that instead.  Also update the
file with a comment to try and avoid future misunderstandings.

Signed-off-by: Alan Cox <device@...ana.org>
[ We should have caught this before 2.6.34 got released.  - Linus ]
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>

---
 drivers/vhost/net.c        |    2 +-
 include/linux/miscdevice.h |    7 ++++++-
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

--- a/drivers/vhost/net.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/net.c
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ const static struct file_operations vhos
 };
 
 static struct miscdevice vhost_net_misc = {
-	VHOST_NET_MINOR,
+	MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR,
 	"vhost-net",
 	&vhost_net_fops,
 };
--- a/include/linux/miscdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/miscdevice.h
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/major.h>
 
+/*
+ *	These allocations are managed by device@...ana.org. If you use an
+ *	entry that is not in assigned your entry may well be moved and
+ *	reassigned, or set dynamic if a fixed value is not justified.
+ */
+
 #define PSMOUSE_MINOR		1
 #define MS_BUSMOUSE_MINOR	2
 #define ATIXL_BUSMOUSE_MINOR	3
@@ -30,7 +36,6 @@
 #define HPET_MINOR		228
 #define FUSE_MINOR		229
 #define KVM_MINOR		232
-#define VHOST_NET_MINOR		233
 #define MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR	255
 
 struct device;


--
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/