linux-kernel - [PATCH 0/1] lockd: Change nsm_use

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Date:   Sun, 11 Dec 2016 22:49:11 +0800
From:   Jia He <hejianet@...il.com>
To:     linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@...ldses.org>,
        Jeff Layton <jlayton@...chiereds.net>,
        Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@...marydata.com>,
        Anna Schumaker <anna.schumaker@...app.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jia He <hejianet@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH 0/1] lockd: Change nsm_use_hostnames from bool to u32

nsm_use_hostnames is a module parameter and it will be exported to sysctl
procfs. This is to let user sometimes change it from userspace. But the
minimal unit for sysctl procfs read/write it sizeof(int).
In big endian system, the converting from/to  bool to/from int will cause
error for proc items.

This patch changes the type definition of nsm_use_hostnames.

The test case I used:
/***************************************************************/
#include <linux/kernel.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/sysctl.h>

bool __read_mostly nsm_use_hostnames;
module_param(nsm_use_hostnames, bool, 0644);

static struct ctl_table my_sysctl[] = {
        {
                .procname       = "nsm_use_hostnames",
                .data           = &nsm_use_hostnames,
                .maxlen         = sizeof(int),
                .mode           = 0644,
                .proc_handler   = &proc_dointvec,
        },
        {}
};

static struct ctl_table my_root[] = {
        {
        .procname       = "mysysctl",
        .mode           = 0555,
        .child          = my_sysctl,
        },
        {}
};

static struct ctl_table_header * my_ctl_header;

static int __init sysctl_exam_init(void)
{
        my_ctl_header = register_sysctl_table(&my_root);
        if (my_ctl_header == NULL)
                printk("error regiester sysctl");

        return 0;
}

static void __exit sysctl_exam_exit(void)
{
        unregister_sysctl_table(my_ctl_header);
}

module_init(sysctl_exam_init);
module_exit(sysctl_exam_exit);
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
/****************************************************************/

[root@...endian my]# insmod -f /root/my/hello.ko nsm_use_hostnames=1   
[root@...endian my]# cat /proc/sys/mysysctl/nsm_use_hostnames 
16777216

After I change the bool to int:
[root@...endian my]# insmod -f /root/my/hello.ko nsm_use_hostnames=1
[root@...endian my]# cat /proc/sys/mysysctl/nsm_use_hostnames
1

In little endian system, there is no such issue.

Jia He (1):
  lockd: Change nsm_use_hostnames from bool to u32

 fs/lockd/mon.c | 2 +-
 fs/lockd/svc.c | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

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