linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] m68k: Use generic strncpy_from_user(), strlen_user(), and strnlen

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Date:	Tue, 5 Jun 2012 22:57:29 +0200
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Philippe De Muyter <phdm@...qel.be>,
	Greg Ungerer <gerg@...inux.org>
Cc:	linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] m68k: Use generic strncpy_from_user(), strlen_user(), and strnlen_user()

On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 4:04 PM, Philippe De Muyter <phdm@...qel.be> wrote:
> On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 01:20:02PM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>> On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Philippe De Muyter <phdm@...qel.be> wrote:
>> > On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 11:33:36PM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>> >> Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
>> >> ---
>> >> Do we also want
>> >>
>> >>     select HAVE_EFFICIENT_UNALIGNED_ACCESS if (!COLDFIRE && !M68000)
>> >
>> > Sorry, I did not follow what happened to unaligned accesses, but
>> > CPU32 family (at least 68340) crashes on unaligned accesses.
>>
>> We don't seem to have CONFIG_M68340 in arch/m68k/Kconfig.cpu?
>
> I have a local port here (but based on an ancient linux kernel, 2.6.2 IIRC)
>
>> But Freescale's website confirms both 68340 and 68360 are CPU32.
>>
>> arch/m68k/include/asm/unaligned.h assumes CPU32 (CONFIG_MCPU32)
>> can do unaligned accesses:
>
> That's not true.  Accessing a 16- or 32-bit word at an odd address
> with a 68340 generates an Address Error Exception.  I remember
> discovering a bug in the ppp kernel code because of that.
>
>>
>> #if defined(CONFIG_COLDFIRE) || defined(CONFIG_M68000)
>> #include <linux/unaligned/be_struct.h>
>> #include <linux/unaligned/le_byteshift.h>
>> #include <linux/unaligned/generic.h>
>>
>> #define get_unaligned   __get_unaligned_be
>> #define put_unaligned   __put_unaligned_be
>>
>> #else
>> /*
>>  * The m68k can do unaligned accesses itself.
>>  */
>> #include <linux/unaligned/access_ok.h>
>> #include <linux/unaligned/generic.h>
>>
>> #define get_unaligned   __get_unaligned_be
>> #define put_unaligned   __put_unaligned_be
>>
>> #endif
>>
>> Is this wrong?
>
> I can't tell from reading just the lines above, but I think one should add
> "|| defined(CONFIG_MCPU32)" at the end of the if condition.

Greg?

If more CPUs cannot handle unaligned accesses, I propose to add
CONFIG_CPU_HAS_NO_UNALIGNED.

> I also think that the Coldfire 5272 can do unaligned accesses, but I
> cannot test that at the moment.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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