linux-kernel - [PATCH] btrfs: fix bio_size_ok() for max

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Date:	Mon, 18 Nov 2013 22:13:18 +0900
From:	Akinobu Mita <akinobu.mita@...il.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:	Akinobu Mita <akinobu.mita@...il.com>,
	Chris Mason <chris.mason@...ionio.com>,
	linux-btrfs@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] btrfs: fix bio_size_ok() for max_sectors > 0xffff

The data type of max_sectors in queue settings is unsigned int.  But
this value is stored to the local variable whose type is unsigned short
in bio_size_ok().  This can cause unexpected result when max_sectors >
0xffff.

Cc: Chris Mason <chris.mason@...ionio.com>
Cc: linux-btrfs@...r.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Akinobu Mita <akinobu.mita@...il.com>
---

This patch is only compile tested.

 fs/btrfs/volumes.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index 0db6370..92303f4 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -5394,7 +5394,7 @@ static int bio_size_ok(struct block_device *bdev, struct bio *bio,
 {
 	struct bio_vec *prev;
 	struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(bdev);
-	unsigned short max_sectors = queue_max_sectors(q);
+	unsigned int max_sectors = queue_max_sectors(q);
 	struct bvec_merge_data bvm = {
 		.bi_bdev = bdev,
 		.bi_sector = sector,
-- 
1.8.3.2

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