The user space API for the response variable is __u32. This patch makes
sure that the whole path through the kernel uses __u32 so that there is
no sign extension or truncation of the user space response.
Signed-off-by: Steve Grubb <sgrubb@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.h | 2 +-
fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c | 4 ++--
2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.h b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.h
index 8ce7ccfc4b0d..c397993830ac 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.h
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.h
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ FANOTIFY_PE(struct fanotify_event *event)
struct fanotify_perm_event {
struct fanotify_event fae;
struct path path;
- unsigned short response; /* userspace answer to the event */
+ __u32 response; /* userspace answer to the event */
unsigned short state; /* state of the event */
int fd; /* fd we passed to userspace for this event */
};
diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
index 63b5dffdca9e..c8da9ea1e76e 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static int create_fd(struct fsnotify_group *group, struct path *path,
*/
static void finish_permission_event(struct fsnotify_group *group,
struct fanotify_perm_event *event,
- unsigned int response)
+ __u32 response)
__releases(&group->notification_lock)
{
bool destroy = false;
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ static int process_access_response(struct fsnotify_group *group,
{
struct fanotify_perm_event *event;
int fd = response_struct->fd;
- int response = response_struct->response;
+ __u32 response = response_struct->response;
pr_debug("%s: group=%p fd=%d response=%d\n", __func__, group,
fd, response);
--
2.26.2
