linux-kernel - [patch] Avoid using hardcoded values in kernel/sys.c

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Date:	Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:55:58 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
cc:	Henrik Grindal Bakken <henribak@...co.com>,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [patch] Avoid using hardcoded values in kernel/sys.c

The release field of struct new_utsname may always change, so avoid
hardcoded values when setting up a buffer to copy to it.

Signed-off-by: David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
---
 kernel/sys.c |   11 ++++++-----
 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -1169,10 +1169,11 @@ DECLARE_RWSEM(uts_sem);
  * Work around broken programs that cannot handle "Linux 3.0".
  * Instead we map 3.x to 2.6.40+x, so e.g. 3.0 would be 2.6.40
  */
-static int override_release(char __user *release, int len)
+static int override_release(char __user *release)
 {
+	const int len = sizeof(release);
 	int ret = 0;
-	char buf[65];
+	char buf[len];
 
 	if (current->personality & UNAME26) {
 		char *rest = UTS_RELEASE;
@@ -1202,7 +1203,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(newuname, struct new_utsname __user *, name)
 		errno = -EFAULT;
 	up_read(&uts_sem);
 
-	if (!errno && override_release(name->release, sizeof(name->release)))
+	if (!errno && override_release(name->release))
 		errno = -EFAULT;
 	if (!errno && override_architecture(name))
 		errno = -EFAULT;
@@ -1225,7 +1226,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(uname, struct old_utsname __user *, name)
 		error = -EFAULT;
 	up_read(&uts_sem);
 
-	if (!error && override_release(name->release, sizeof(name->release)))
+	if (!error && override_release(name->release))
 		error = -EFAULT;
 	if (!error && override_architecture(name))
 		error = -EFAULT;
@@ -1261,7 +1262,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(olduname, struct oldold_utsname __user *, name)
 
 	if (!error && override_architecture(name))
 		error = -EFAULT;
-	if (!error && override_release(name->release, sizeof(name->release)))
+	if (!error && override_release(name->release))
 		error = -EFAULT;
 	return error ? -EFAULT : 0;
 }
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