linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] powerpc/rtas: fix typo of ibm,open-errinjct in rtas filter

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Date:   Thu, 10 Dec 2020 23:47:41 +1100
From:   Andrew Donnellan <ajd@...ux.ibm.com>
To:     Tyrel Datwyler <tyreld@...ux.ibm.com>, mpe@...erman.id.au
Cc:     linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] powerpc/rtas: fix typo of ibm,open-errinjct in rtas
 filter

On 9/12/20 6:54 am, Tyrel Datwyler wrote:
> Commit bd59380c5ba4 ("powerpc/rtas: Restrict RTAS requests from userspace")
> introduced the following error when invoking the errinjct userspace
> tool.
> 
> [root@...alpine2-lp5 librtas]# errinjct open
> [327884.071171] sys_rtas: RTAS call blocked - exploit attempt?
> [327884.071186] sys_rtas: token=0x26, nargs=0 (called by errinjct)
> errinjct: Could not open RTAS error injection facility
> errinjct: librtas: open: Unexpected I/O error
> 
> The entry for ibm,open-errinjct in rtas_filter array has a typo where
> the "j" is omitted in the rtas call name. After fixing this typo the
> errinjct tool functions again as expected.
> 
> [root@...alpine2-lp5 linux]# errinjct open
> RTAS error injection facility open, token = 1
> 
> fixes: bd59380c5ba4 ("powerpc/rtas: Restrict RTAS requests from userspace")
> Signed-off-by: Tyrel Datwyler <tyreld@...ux.ibm.com>

Thanks for catching this!

Acked-by: Andrew Donnellan <ajd@...ux.ibm.com>


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Andrew Donnellan              OzLabs, ADL Canberra
ajd@...ux.ibm.com             IBM Australia Limited