linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 07/10] powerpc: uaccess s/might_sleep/might

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Message-ID: <20130522143000.GA21886@redhat.com>
Date:	Wed, 22 May 2013 17:30:00 +0300
From:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 07/10] powerpc: uaccess s/might_sleep/might_fault/

On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 03:59:01PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Thursday 16 May 2013, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > @@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ do {                                                                \
> >         long __pu_err;                                          \
> >         __typeof__(*(ptr)) __user *__pu_addr = (ptr);           \
> >         if (!is_kernel_addr((unsigned long)__pu_addr))          \
> > -               might_sleep();                                  \
> > +               might_fault();                                  \
> >         __chk_user_ptr(ptr);                                    \
> >         __put_user_size((x), __pu_addr, (size), __pu_err);      \
> >         __pu_err;                                               \
> > 
> 
> Another observation:
> 
> 	if (!is_kernel_addr((unsigned long)__pu_addr))
> 		might_sleep();
> 
> is almost the same as
> 
> 	might_fault();
> 
> except that it does not call might_lock_read().
> 
> The version above may have been put there intentionally and correctly, but
> if you want to replace it with might_fault(), you should remove the
> "if ()" condition.
> 
> 	Arnd

Good point, thanks.
I think I'll do it in a separate patch on top,
just to make sure bisect does not result in a revision that
produces false positive warnings.

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MST
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