linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] bio: fix argument of __bio_add_page() for max

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Date:	Mon, 18 Nov 2013 12:30:28 -0700
From:	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To:	Akinobu Mita <akinobu.mita@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org
CC:	Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] bio: fix argument of __bio_add_page() for max_sectors
 > 0xffff

On 11/18/2013 06:11 AM, Akinobu Mita wrote:
> The data type of max_sectors and max_hw_sectors in queue settings are
> unsigned int.  But these values are passed to __bio_add_page() as an
> argument whose data type is unsigned short.  In the worst case such as
> max_sectors is 0x10000, bio_add_page() can't add a page and IOs can't
> proceed.

Thanks, added. Even at 512b sectors, 0xffff sectors would be a huuuuge
page. So I don't think we'd ever see this bug hit, iirc huge pages are
still broken down for IO. But it's better to be safe...
-- 
Jens Axboe

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