linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] drivers/misc: Add Aspeed P2A control driver

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, 28 Mar 2019 01:45:42 +0900
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Patrick Venture <venture@...gle.com>
Cc:     arnd@...db.de, joel@....id.au, andrew@...id.au,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-aspeed@...ts.ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] drivers/misc: Add Aspeed P2A control driver

On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 09:31:01AM -0700, Patrick Venture wrote:
> +	phys_addr_t mem_base;

Is this really a 32bit value?

Your ioctl thinks it is:

> +struct aspeed_p2a_ctrl_mapping {
> +	__u32 addr;

Does this driver not work on a 64bit kernel?

> +	__u32 length;
> +	__u32 flags;
> +};

addr really should be __u32 here so you don't have to mess with 32/64
bit user/kernel issues, right?

thanks,

greg k-h