linux-kernel - [RESEND v5 2/4] fs: debugfs: Add write functionality to debugfs blobs

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Date:   Wed, 8 Nov 2023 12:09:55 -0600
From:   Avadhut Naik <avadnaik@....com>
To:     "Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        Avadhut Naik <avadhut.naik@....com>,
        "linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>
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        "lenb@...nel.org" <lenb@...nel.org>,
        "james.morse@....com" <james.morse@....com>,
        "bp@...en8.de" <bp@...en8.de>,
        "gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "alexey.kardashevskiy@....com" <alexey.kardashevskiy@....com>,
        "yazen.ghannam@....com" <yazen.ghannam@....com>
Subject: [RESEND v5 2/4] fs: debugfs: Add write functionality to debugfs blobs

Hi,

On 11/7/2023 16:28, Luck, Tony wrote:
>> @@ -1042,7 +1060,7 @@ struct dentry *debugfs_create_blob(const char *name, umode_t mode,
>> 				   struct dentry *parent,
>> 				   struct debugfs_blob_wrapper *blob)
>> {
>> -	return debugfs_create_file_unsafe(name, mode & 0444, parent, blob, &fops_blob);
>> +	return debugfs_create_file_unsafe(name, mode, parent, blob, &fops_blob);
>> }
> 
> The minimalist change here would be to s/0444/0666/
> 
> That would just allow callers to ask for writeable files without letting them
> add execute permission, or exotic modes like setuid etc.
> 
Noted. Thanks for the clarification. Will change to something like below:

	return debugfs_create_file_unsafe(name, mode & 0666, parent, blob, &fops_blob);

> -Tony

-- 
Thanks,
Avadhut Naik