linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] scsi: aacraid: improve compat

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Date:   Sat, 12 Sep 2020 08:09:22 +0100
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:     Adaptec OEM Raid Solutions <aacraid@...rosemi.com>,
        "James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>,
        "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        Balsundar P <balsundar.p@...rosemi.com>, hch@...radead.org,
        Zou Wei <zou_wei@...wei.com>, Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.de>,
        Sagar Biradar <Sagar.Biradar@...rochip.com>,
        linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] scsi: aacraid: improve compat_ioctl handlers

On Tue, Sep 08, 2020 at 11:36:21PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> @@ -243,8 +244,23 @@ static int next_getadapter_fib(struct aac_dev * dev, void __user *arg)
>  	struct list_head * entry;
>  	unsigned long flags;
>  
> -	if(copy_from_user((void *)&f, arg, sizeof(struct fib_ioctl)))
> -		return -EFAULT;
> +	if (in_compat_syscall()) {
> +		struct compat_fib_ioctl {
> +			u32	fibctx;
> +			s32	wait;
> +			compat_uptr_t fib;
> +		} cf;

I find the struct declaration deep down in the function a little
annoying.

But otherwise this looks good;

Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>