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SubjectRe: [char-misc-next 2/6] mei: ioctl: use sizeof of variable instead of struct type
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On 7/23/20 09:59, Tomas Winkler wrote:
> Use sizeof(connect_data))) instead of
> sizeof(struct mei_connect_client_data) when copying data
> between user space and kernel.
>
> There is a possibility of bug when variable type has changed but
> corresponding struct passed to the sizeof has not.
>
> Cc: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Tomas Winkler <tomas.winkler@intel.com>

Reviewed-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@kernel.org>

Thanks
--
Gustavo

> ---
> drivers/misc/mei/main.c | 6 +++---
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/main.c b/drivers/misc/mei/main.c
> index f17297f2943d..05e6ad6d4d54 100644
> --- a/drivers/misc/mei/main.c
> +++ b/drivers/misc/mei/main.c
> @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
> // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> /*
> - * Copyright (c) 2003-2018, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
> + * Copyright (c) 2003-2020, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
> * Intel Management Engine Interface (Intel MEI) Linux driver
> */
>
> @@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ static long mei_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long data)
> case IOCTL_MEI_CONNECT_CLIENT:
> dev_dbg(dev->dev, ": IOCTL_MEI_CONNECT_CLIENT.\n");
> if (copy_from_user(&connect_data, (char __user *)data,
> - sizeof(struct mei_connect_client_data))) {
> + sizeof(connect_data))) {
> dev_dbg(dev->dev, "failed to copy data from userland\n");
> rets = -EFAULT;
> goto out;
> @@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ static long mei_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long data)
>
> /* if all is ok, copying the data back to user. */
> if (copy_to_user((char __user *)data, &connect_data,
> - sizeof(struct mei_connect_client_data))) {
> + sizeof(connect_data))) {
> dev_dbg(dev->dev, "failed to copy data to userland\n");
> rets = -EFAULT;
> goto out;
>

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