linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v2 3/3] i2c: show and change bus frequency via sysfs

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Wed, 15 Oct 2014 14:49:39 +0300
From:	Octavian Purdila <octavian.purdila@...el.com>
To:	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
Cc:	Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>, Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>,
	linux-i2c <linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org>, linux-api@...r.kernel.org,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 3/3] i2c: show and change bus frequency via sysfs

On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 6:41 PM, Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 05:48:14PM +0300, Octavian Purdila wrote:
> > This patch adds three new sysfs files: bus_frequency,
> > bus_min_frequency and bus_max_frequency which allows the user to view
> > or change the bus frequency on a per bus level.
> >

<snip>

> > +
> > +static DEVICE_ATTR(bus_frequency, S_IRUGO, i2c_sysfs_freq_show,
> > +                i2c_sysfs_freq_store);
>
> Consider using DEVICE_ATTR_RO here. Also, extra empty line.
>

Unfortunately that won't work because we must transform bus_frequency
to a RW entry (via is_visible) if the bus can change the frequency. We
can't use DEVIE_ATTR_RW either, because transforming a RW entry to a
RO entry with is visible is not possible:

fs/sysfs/group.c:

static int create_files(struct kernfs_node *parent, struct kobject *kobj,
...
                        if (grp->is_visible) {
                                mode = grp->is_visible(kobj, *attr, i);
                                if (!mode)
                                        continue;
                        }
                        error = sysfs_add_file_mode_ns(parent, *attr, false,
                                                       (*attr)->mode | mode,
                                                       NULL);

Of course if we only allow a RW frequency entry as you suggest below,
then we can use DEVICE_ATTR_RW.

> > +
> > +
> > +static ssize_t
> > +i2c_sysfs_min_freq_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
> > +                       char *buf)
> > +{
> > +     struct i2c_adapter *adap = to_i2c_adapter(dev);
> > +
> > +     return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%d\n", adap->min_freq);
> > +}
> > +
> > +static DEVICE_ATTR(bus_min_frequency, S_IRUGO, i2c_sysfs_min_freq_show, NULL);
> > +
>
> Consider using DEVICE_ATTR_RO.
>

OK.

> > +static ssize_t
> > +i2c_sysfs_max_freq_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
> > +                       char *buf)
> > +{
> > +     struct i2c_adapter *adap = to_i2c_adapter(dev);
> > +
> > +     return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%d\n", adap->max_freq);
> > +}
> > +
> > +static DEVICE_ATTR(bus_max_frequency, S_IRUGO, i2c_sysfs_max_freq_show, NULL);
> > +
> Consider using DEVICE_ATTR_RO.
>

OK.

> Overall, it seems to me that the bus_ in front of the attrribute names
> is really not necessary. The attributes are attached to the adapter, so it
> should be obvious that the attributes describe the adapter (=bus) frequency and
> not some other frequency.
>
> > +umode_t i2c_adapter_visible_attr(struct kobject *kobj,
> > +                              struct attribute *attr, int idx)
>
> static umode_t
>

Oops :)

> > +{
> > +     struct device *dev = container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj);
> > +     struct i2c_adapter *adap = to_i2c_adapter(dev);
> > +     umode_t mode = attr->mode;
> > +
> > +     if (attr == &dev_attr_bus_min_frequency.attr)
> > +             return adap->min_freq ? mode : 0;
> > +
> > +     if (attr == &dev_attr_bus_max_frequency.attr)
> > +             return adap->max_freq ? mode : 0;
> > +
> > +     if (attr == &dev_attr_bus_frequency.attr) {
> > +             if (adap->set_freq)
> > +                     mode |= S_IWUSR;
> > +             return adap->freq ? mode : 0;
>
> Personally, I would make all those attributes only visible if the adapter
> supports setting the frquency, and not bother with other conditions,
> to keep things simple. Not a strong call, though.
>

I don't have a strong opinion either. I think a RO frequency entry
would help with debugging, but I am not sure how useful it is in
practice.
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/