linux-kernel - [PATCH] dell_rbu: Don't fallback to userhelper when loading firmware

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Date:	Mon, 16 May 2016 10:41:04 -0500
From:	Mario Limonciello <mario_limonciello@...l.com>
To:	ming.lei@...onical.com
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Mario Limonciello <mario_limonciello@...l.com>
Subject: [PATCH] dell_rbu: Don't fallback to userhelper when loading firmware

dell_rbu previously would allow a userspace application to craft the
payload after dell_rbu was loaded and abuse the udev userspace API.

Instead require the payload to be crafted and placed in
/lib/firmware/dell_rbu ahead of time.

This adjusts dell_rbu to immediately load the firmware from
/lib/firmware/dell_rbu when "init" is passed into image_type using the
kernel helper.
---
 drivers/firmware/dell_rbu.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/firmware/dell_rbu.c b/drivers/firmware/dell_rbu.c
index d5f5b98..5ecf043 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/dell_rbu.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/dell_rbu.c
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ static ssize_t write_rbu_image_type(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
 		if (!rbu_data.entry_created) {
 			spin_unlock(&rbu_data.lock);
 			req_firm_rc = request_firmware_nowait(THIS_MODULE,
-						      FW_ACTION_NOHOTPLUG,
+						      FW_ACTION_HOTPLUG,
 						      "dell_rbu",
 						      &rbu_device->dev,
 						      GFP_KERNEL,
-- 
2.7.4