linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] sysctl: fix improper indication of integer sysctl parameter

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Date:	Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:02:05 +0100
From:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:	Mitsuo Hayasaka <mitsuo.hayasaka.hu@...achi.com>
Cc:	dhowells@...hat.com, "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	James Morris <james.l.morris@...cle.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, yrl.pp-manager.tt@...achi.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sysctl: fix improper indication of integer sysctl parameter

Mitsuo Hayasaka <mitsuo.hayasaka.hu@...achi.com> wrote:

> When we read the sysctl parameter, they are always treated
> as signed integer, and are casted into unsigned long type
> in the current kernel. If we set a value equivalent to
> (the maximum value in signed integer + 1)

Wouldn't it be better to return EINVAL or EDOM?

David
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