linux-kernel - [PATCH net] bpf: sockmap remove dead check

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Date:   Fri, 20 Apr 2018 18:16:30 +0200
From:   Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>
To:     ast@...nel.org, daniel@...earbox.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, john.fastabend@...il.com,
        jannh@...gle.com
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH net] bpf: sockmap remove dead check

Remove dead code that bails on `attr->value_size > KMALLOC_MAX_SIZE` - the
previous check already bails on `attr->value_size != 4`.

Signed-off-by: Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>
---
 kernel/bpf/sockmap.c | 3 ---
 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/bpf/sockmap.c b/kernel/bpf/sockmap.c
index 8dd9210d7db7..a3b21385e947 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/sockmap.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/sockmap.c
@@ -1442,9 +1442,6 @@ static struct bpf_map *sock_map_alloc(union bpf_attr *attr)
 	    attr->value_size != 4 || attr->map_flags & ~SOCK_CREATE_FLAG_MASK)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
-	if (attr->value_size > KMALLOC_MAX_SIZE)
-		return ERR_PTR(-E2BIG);
-
 	err = bpf_tcp_ulp_register();
 	if (err && err != -EEXIST)
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
-- 
2.17.0.484.g0c8726318c-goog