On Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 10:03:09PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote: > +#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT > +#define RTC_IRQP_READ32 _IOR('p', 0x0b, compat_ulong_t) > +#define RTC_IRQP_SET32 _IOW('p', 0x0c, compat_ulong_t) > +#define RTC_EPOCH_READ32 _IOR('p', 0x0d, compat_ulong_t) > +#define RTC_EPOCH_SET32 _IOW('p', 0x0e, compat_ulong_t) > + > +static long rtc_dev_compat_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned cmd, unsigned long arg) > +{ > + unsigned long __user *valp; > + compat_ulong_t __user *argp = compat_ptr(arg); > + unsigned long val; > + int ret; > + > + switch (cmd) { > + /* pointer to 'long' needs translation. */ > + case RTC_IRQP_READ32: > + case RTC_EPOCH_READ32: { > + valp = compat_alloc_user_space(sizeof(*valp)); > + if (valp == NULL) > + return -EFAULT; > + ret = rtc_dev_ioctl(file, (cmd == RTC_IRQP_READ32) ? > + RTC_IRQP_READ : RTC_EPOCH_READ, > + (unsigned long)valp); > + if (ret) > + return ret; > + if (get_user(val, valp) || put_user(val, argp)) > + return -EFAULT; No. With the side of Hell, No. This is bloody ridiculous - take a look at rtc_dev_ioctl(). Seriously. Relevant bits: struct rtc_device *rtc = file->private_data; const struct rtc_class_ops *ops = rtc->ops; struct rtc_time tm; struct rtc_wkalrm alarm; void __user *uarg = (void __user *) arg; err = mutex_lock_interruptible(&rtc->ops_lock); if (err) return err; err = put_user(rtc->irq_freq, (unsigned long __user *)uarg); mutex_unlock(&rtc->ops_lock); return err; That's RTC_IRQP_READ. IOW, all that song and dance starting with compat_alloc_user_space() is just a way to get to rtc->irq_freq value. RTC_EPOCH_READ is in the bowels of individual implementations, but it's otherwise very similar; add a method returning the damn thing (e.g. rtc->ops->get_epoch(rtc)) and lift its call into rtc_dev_ioctl(), then this nonsense will go away as well. > + return 0; > + } > + > + /* arguments are compatible, command number is not */ > + case RTC_IRQP_SET32: > + return rtc_dev_ioctl(file, RTC_IRQP_SET, arg); ITYM cmd = RTC_IRQP_SET; break; > + case RTC_EPOCH_SET32: ... and cmd = RTC_EPOCH_SET; break; here. > + return rtc_dev_ioctl(file, RTC_EPOCH_SET, arg); > + } > + > + /* > + * all other rtc ioctls are compatible, or only > + * exist on architectures without compat mode > + */ > + > + return rtc_dev_ioctl(file, cmd, (unsigned long)argp); > +} compat_alloc_user_space() is usually papering over bogosities like that; if you are moving something out to individual drivers, it's always a red flag - most of the time it'll turn out to be pointless.