linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] binder: read pre-translated fds from sender buffer

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Date:   Thu, 25 Nov 2021 09:37:38 +0300
From:   Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:     Todd Kjos <tkjos@...gle.com>
Cc:     devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, arve@...roid.com, maco@...gle.com,
        joel@...lfernandes.org, kernel-team@...roid.com,
        christian@...uner.io
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] binder: read pre-translated fds from sender buffer

On Wed, Nov 24, 2021 at 12:33:20PM -0800, Todd Kjos wrote:
> I agree -- if copy_from_user() for some reason doesn't copy the whole
> buffer, it might return a positive integer. Then it would skip
> binder_translate_fd(), but not return. That should probably be
> something like:
> 
>   if (ret)
>     return ret > 0 ? -EINVAL : ret;
> 
> Will fix in next version.

It should really be a separate patch at the start of the series because
it's from the original code and unrelated.

regards,
dan carpenter