linux-kernel - [for-next][PATCH 11/15] tracing/user_events: Use WRITE instead of READ for io vector import

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Date:   Thu, 29 Sep 2022 18:55:53 -0400
From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>,
        Beau Belgrave <beaub@...ux.microsoft.com>
Subject: [for-next][PATCH 11/15] tracing/user_events: Use WRITE instead of READ for io vector import

From: Beau Belgrave <beaub@...ux.microsoft.com>

import_single_range expects the direction/rw to be where it came from,
not the protection/limit. Since the import is in a write path use WRITE.

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20220728233309.1896-3-beaub@linux.microsoft.com
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/2059213643.196683.1648499088753.JavaMail.zimbra@efficios.com/

Reported-by: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>
Signed-off-by: Beau Belgrave <beaub@...ux.microsoft.com>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@...dmis.org>
---
 kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c
index 075d694d20e3..15edbf6b1e2e 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c
@@ -1245,7 +1245,8 @@ static ssize_t user_events_write(struct file *file, const char __user *ubuf,
 	if (unlikely(*ppos != 0))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	if (unlikely(import_single_range(READ, (char *)ubuf, count, &iov, &i)))
+	if (unlikely(import_single_range(WRITE, (char __user *)ubuf,
+					 count, &iov, &i)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
 	return user_events_write_core(file, &i);
-- 
2.35.1