linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/4] sysvipc: properly name ipc

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:   Thu, 31 Aug 2017 10:20:48 -0700
From:   Davidlohr Bueso <dave@...olabs.net>
To:     akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:     manfred@...orfullife.com, dave@...olabs.net,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Davidlohr Bueso <dbueso@...e.de>
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] sysvipc: properly name ipc_addid() limit parameter

This is better understood as a limit, instead of size;
exactly like the function comment indicates. Rename it.

Signed-off-by: Davidlohr Bueso <dbueso@...e.de>
---
 ipc/util.c | 10 +++++-----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ipc/util.c b/ipc/util.c
index fb69152705e6..d4091665f439 100644
--- a/ipc/util.c
+++ b/ipc/util.c
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ static inline int ipc_buildid(int id, struct ipc_ids *ids,
  * ipc_addid - add an ipc identifier
  * @ids: ipc identifier set
  * @new: new ipc permission set
- * @size: limit for the number of used ids
+ * @limit: limit for the number of used ids
  *
  * Add an entry 'new' to the ipc ids idr. The permissions object is
  * initialised and the first free entry is set up and the id assigned
@@ -270,16 +270,16 @@ static inline int ipc_buildid(int id, struct ipc_ids *ids,
  *
  * Called with writer ipc_ids.rwsem held.
  */
-int ipc_addid(struct ipc_ids *ids, struct kern_ipc_perm *new, int size)
+int ipc_addid(struct ipc_ids *ids, struct kern_ipc_perm *new, int limit)
 {
 	kuid_t euid;
 	kgid_t egid;
 	int id, err;
 
-	if (size > IPCMNI)
-		size = IPCMNI;
+	if (limit > IPCMNI)
+		limit = IPCMNI;
 
-	if (!ids->tables_initialized || ids->in_use >= size)
+	if (!ids->tables_initialized || ids->in_use >= limit)
 		return -ENOSPC;
 
 	idr_preload(GFP_KERNEL);
-- 
2.12.0