linux-kernel - [PATCH 02/20] Input: atmel_mxt_ts - only allow root to update firmware

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Date:	Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:04:05 +0800
From:	Daniel Kurtz <djkurtz@...omium.org>
To:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	Joonyoung Shim <jy0922.shim@...sung.com>,
	Iiro Valkonen <iiro.valkonen@...el.com>,
	Henrik Rydberg <rydberg@...omail.se>,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Benson Leung <bleung@...omium.org>,
	Yufeng Shen <miletus@...omium.org>,
	Daniel Kurtz <djkurtz@...omium.org>
Subject: [PATCH 02/20] Input: atmel_mxt_ts - only allow root to update firmware

Restrict permissions on the update_fw sysfs entry to read only for root
only.

Also, update object permission to use a macro S_IRUGO macro instead of
hard coded 0444.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Kurtz <djkurtz@...omium.org>
---
 drivers/input/touchscreen/atmel_mxt_ts.c |    4 ++--
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/atmel_mxt_ts.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/atmel_mxt_ts.c
index b71de8f..0d4d492 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/atmel_mxt_ts.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/atmel_mxt_ts.c
@@ -1049,8 +1049,8 @@ static ssize_t mxt_update_fw_store(struct device *dev,
 	return count;
 }
 
-static DEVICE_ATTR(object, 0444, mxt_object_show, NULL);
-static DEVICE_ATTR(update_fw, 0664, NULL, mxt_update_fw_store);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(object, S_IRUGO, mxt_object_show, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(update_fw, S_IWUSR, NULL, mxt_update_fw_store);
 
 static struct attribute *mxt_attrs[] = {
 	&dev_attr_object.attr,
-- 
1.7.7.3

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