linux-kernel - Re: [dm-devel] [PATCH 1/1] dm raid: fix compat

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Date:   Tue, 11 Oct 2016 16:38:08 +0100
From:   Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>
To:     Heinz Mauelshagen <heinzm@...hat.com>
Cc:     Alasdair Kergon <agk@...hat.com>,
        Mike Snitzer <snitzer@...hat.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-raid@...r.kernel.org,
        dm-devel@...hat.com, Shaohua Li <shli@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [dm-devel] [PATCH 1/1] dm raid: fix compat_features validation

On Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 05:04:34PM +0200, Heinz Mauelshagen wrote:
> 
> Andy,
> 
> good catch.
> 
> We should rather check for  V190 support only in case any
> compat feature flags are actually set.
> 
> {
> +       if (le32_to_cpu(sb->compat_features) &&
> +           le32_to_cpu(sb->compat_features) != FEATURE_FLAG_SUPPORTS_V190)
> {
>                 rs->ti->error = "Unable to assemble array: Unknown flag(s)
> in compatible feature flags";
>                 return -EINVAL;
>         }

If the feature flags are single bit combinations then I believe the
below does check exactly that.  Checking for no 1s outside of the
expected features, caring not for the value of the valid bits:

+     if (le32_to_cpu(sb->compat_features) & ~(FEATURE_FLAG_SUPPORTS_V190)) {

with the possibilty to or in additional feature bits as they are added.

-apw