netdev - Re: [RFC v2 07/10] landlock: Add errno check

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Date:   Thu, 25 Aug 2016 04:13:48 -0700
From:   Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
To:     Mickaël Salaün <mic@...ikod.net>
Cc:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Casey Schaufler <casey@...aufler-ca.com>,
        Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
        Daniel Mack <daniel@...que.org>,
        David Drysdale <drysdale@...gle.com>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@...el.com>,
        James Morris <james.l.morris@...cle.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Paul Moore <pmoore@...hat.com>,
        Sargun Dhillon <sargun@...gun.me>,
        "Serge E . Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>,
        Will Drewry <wad@...omium.org>,
        "kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com" 
        <kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com>,
        Linux API <linux-api@...r.kernel.org>,
        LSM List <linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org>,
        Network Development <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC v2 07/10] landlock: Add errno check

On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 3:32 AM, Mickaël Salaün <mic@...ikod.net> wrote:
> Add a max errno value.
>
> This is not strictly needed but should improve reliability.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mickaël Salaün <mic@...ikod.net>
> Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> Cc: Serge E. Hallyn <serge@...lyn.com>
> Cc: James Morris <james.l.morris@...cle.com>
> Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
> ---
>  include/uapi/asm-generic/errno-base.h | 1 +
>  security/landlock/lsm.c               | 6 +++---
>  2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/uapi/asm-generic/errno-base.h b/include/uapi/asm-generic/errno-base.h
> index 65115978510f..43407a403e72 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/asm-generic/errno-base.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/asm-generic/errno-base.h
> @@ -35,5 +35,6 @@
>  #define        EPIPE           32      /* Broken pipe */
>  #define        EDOM            33      /* Math argument out of domain of func */
>  #define        ERANGE          34      /* Math result not representable */
> +#define        _ERRNO_LAST     ERANGE

At the very least this needs a more sensible name.