Re: [PATCH v2 2/6] sysctl: Fixes nsm_local_state bounds

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On 2/24/25 4:58 AM, nicolas.bouchinet@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Nicolas Bouchinet <nicolas.bouchinet@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Bound nsm_local_state sysctl writings between SYSCTL_ZERO
> and SYSCTL_INT_MAX.
> 
> The proc_handler has thus been updated to proc_dointvec_minmax.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Nicolas Bouchinet <nicolas.bouchinet@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  fs/lockd/svc.c | 4 +++-
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/lockd/svc.c b/fs/lockd/svc.c
> index 2c8eedc6c2cc9..984ab233af8b6 100644
> --- a/fs/lockd/svc.c
> +++ b/fs/lockd/svc.c
> @@ -461,7 +461,9 @@ static const struct ctl_table nlm_sysctls[] = {
>  		.data		= &nsm_local_state,
>  		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
>  		.mode		= 0644,
> -		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec,
> +		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
> +		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
> +		.extra2		= SYSCTL_INT_MAX,
>  	},
>  };
>  

Hi Nicolas -

nsm_local_state is an unsigned 32-bit integer. The type of that value is
defined by spec, because this value is exchanged between peers on the
network.

Perhaps this patch should replace proc_dointvec with proc_douintvec
instead.


-- 
Chuck Lever




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