linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] keys: remove __user annotation from function prototype

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Date:   Thu, 14 Apr 2022 15:05:33 +0300
From:   Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org>
To:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>,
        David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>, keyrings@...r.kernel.org,
        James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>,
        "Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] keys: remove __user annotation from function prototype

On Tue, Apr 05, 2022 at 06:44:53PM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> Remove a missed __user annotation from the prototype for
> keyring_read(). This cures a sparse warning when it complains about
> the difference in the prototype and the function definition.
> 
> security/keys/keyring.c:481:13: sparse:    long static [signed] [toplevel] keyring_read( ... )
> security/keys/keyring.c:81:13: sparse:    long static [addressable] [signed] [toplevel] keyring_read( ... )
> 
> Fixes: 796e46f9e2cb ("keys: Remove outdated __user annotations").
> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
> Cc: Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>
> Cc: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
> Cc: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org>
> Cc: keyrings@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
> Cc: "Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>
> Cc: linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
> ---
> v2: rebase/resend; add more Cc:s
> 
>  security/keys/keyring.c |    2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> --- a/security/keys/keyring.c
> +++ b/security/keys/keyring.c
> @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static void keyring_revoke(struct key *k
>  static void keyring_destroy(struct key *keyring);
>  static void keyring_describe(const struct key *keyring, struct seq_file *m);
>  static long keyring_read(const struct key *keyring,
> -			 char __user *buffer, size_t buflen);
> +			 char *buffer, size_t buflen);
>  
>  struct key_type key_type_keyring = {
>  	.name		= "keyring",

Reviewed-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org>

David, can you pick this?

BR, Jarkko