linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] sched: check user input value of sysctl_sched_time

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Message-ID: <07db3e52-4780-febe-53e5-48640ba78b36@oracle.com>
Date:   Thu, 7 Sep 2017 12:21:30 +0800
From:   Ethan Zhao <ethan.zhao@...cle.com>
To:     "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>
Cc:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, mingo@...hat.com,
        keescook@...omium.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, james.puthukattukaran@...cle.com,
        ethan.kernel@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] sched: check user input value of sysctl_sched_time_avg



On 2017/9/7 3:50, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 04, 2017 at 03:54:23PM +0800, Ethan Zhao wrote:
>> Peter,
>>
>>
>> On 2017/9/4 15:49, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
>>> On Sat, Sep 02, 2017 at 02:57:32PM +0800, Ethan Zhao wrote:
>>>> diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
>>>> index 6648fbb..609bed2 100644
>>>> --- a/kernel/sysctl.c
>>>> +++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
>>>> @@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ static int sysrq_sysctl_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
>>>>    		.data		= &sysctl_sched_time_avg,
>>>>    		.maxlen		= sizeof(unsigned int),
>>>>    		.mode		= 0644,
>>>> -		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec,
>>>> +		.proc_handler	= sched_time_avg_handler,
>>> *sigh*, what's wrong with the below? Too easy?
>>   :),  seems I walked zigzag several cycles to get the right point.
> It sounds like negative values are not possible too, right? If so then
> you can use proc_douintvec_minmax().
  V4 has been sent days ago, please see v4.

  Thank,
  Ethan
>
>    Luis
>