Enable command writing without trailing '\n': - the good case $ echo "reset" > /proc/net/pktgen/pgctrl - the bad case (before the patch) $ echo -n "reset" > /proc/net/pktgen/pgctrl -bash: echo: write error: Invalid argument - with patch applied $ echo -n "reset" > /proc/net/pktgen/pgctrl Signed-off-by: Peter Seiderer <ps.report@xxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@xxxxxxxxxx> --- Changes v3 -> v4 - add rev-by Simon Horman Changes v2 -> v3: - new patch --- net/core/pktgen.c | 14 ++++++++------ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/core/pktgen.c b/net/core/pktgen.c index c8a5b4d17407..f6e35ba035c7 100644 --- a/net/core/pktgen.c +++ b/net/core/pktgen.c @@ -517,21 +517,23 @@ static ssize_t pgctrl_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *ppos) { char data[128]; + size_t max; struct pktgen_net *pn = net_generic(current->nsproxy->net_ns, pg_net_id); if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN)) return -EPERM; - if (count == 0) + if (count < 1) return -EINVAL; - if (count > sizeof(data)) - count = sizeof(data); - - if (copy_from_user(data, buf, count)) + max = min(count, sizeof(data) - 1); + if (copy_from_user(data, buf, max)) return -EFAULT; - data[count - 1] = 0; /* Strip trailing '\n' and terminate string */ + if (data[max - 1] == '\n') + data[max - 1] = 0; /* strip trailing '\n', terminate string */ + else + data[max] = 0; /* terminate string */ if (!strcmp(data, "stop")) pktgen_stop_all_threads(pn); -- 2.48.1