linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 05/19] iov_iter: Introduce fault_in_iov_iter

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Message-ID: <YSqy+U/3lnF6K0ia@zeniv-ca.linux.org.uk>
Date:   Sat, 28 Aug 2021 22:04:41 +0000
From:   Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
To:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:     "Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Andreas Gruenbacher <agruenba@...hat.com>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
        "Darrick J. Wong" <djwong@...nel.org>, Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>,
        Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>,
        cluster-devel <cluster-devel@...hat.com>,
        linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        ocfs2-devel@....oracle.com, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 05/19] iov_iter: Introduce fault_in_iov_iter_writeable

On Sat, Aug 28, 2021 at 11:47:03PM +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote:

>   /* Try to handle #PF, but anything else is fatal. */
>   if (ret != -EFAULT)
>      return -EINVAL;

> which all end up in user_insn(). user_insn() returns 0 or the negated
> trap number, which results in -EFAULT for #PF, but for #MC the negated
> trap number is -18 i.e. != -EFAULT. IOW, there is no endless loop.
> 
> This used to be a problem before commit:
> 
>   aee8c67a4faa ("x86/fpu: Return proper error codes from user access functions")
> 
> and as the changelog says the initial reason for this was #GP going into
> the fault path, but I'm pretty sure that I also discussed the #MC angle with
> Borislav back then. Should have added some more comments there
> obviously.

... or at least have that check spelled

	if (ret != -X86_TRAP_PF)
		return -EINVAL;

Unless I'm misreading your explanation, that is...