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SubjectRe: [PATCH] n_tty: Fix unordered accesses to lockless read buffer
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On Thu, Jan 1, 2015 at 12:00 PM, Christian Riesch >> @@ -164,15
+160,17 @@ static inline int tty_put_user(struct tty_struct *tty,
unsigned char x,
>> static int receive_room(struct tty_struct *tty)
>> {
>> struct n_tty_data *ldata = tty->disc_data;
>> + size_t head = ACCESS_ONCE(ldata->commit_head);
>> + size_t tail = ACCESS_ONCE(ldata->read_tail);
>> int left;
>>
>> if (I_PARMRK(tty)) {
>> - /* Multiply read_cnt by 3, since each byte might take up to
>> + /* Multiply count by 3, since each byte might take up to
>> * three times as many spaces when PARMRK is set (depending on
>> * its flags, e.g. parity error). */
>> - left = N_TTY_BUF_SIZE - read_cnt(ldata) * 3 - 1;
>> + left = N_TTY_BUF_SIZE - (head - tail) * 3 - 1;
>> } else
>> - left = N_TTY_BUF_SIZE - read_cnt(ldata) - 1;
>> + left = N_TTY_BUF_SIZE - (head - tail) - 1;
>
> Actually, less room may be available, if read_head != commit_head.
> Could this cause problems? I guess yes, at least in
> n_tty_receive_buf_common, where this could lead to a buffer overflow,
> right?

Sorry, should not be a problem, at least not for
n_tty_receive_buf_common, since this is producer path, right? But how
about the other calls of receive_room()?

Christian


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