RE: [PATCH] media: atomisp: remove compat_ioctl32 code

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From: Andy Shevchenko
> Sent: 17 May 2021 08:10
> 
> On Mon, May 17, 2021 at 3:27 AM Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
> >
> > This is one of the last remaining users of compat_alloc_user_space()
> > and copy_in_user(), which are in the process of getting removed.
> >
> > As of commit 57e6b6f2303e ("media: atomisp_fops.c: disable
> > atomisp_compat_ioctl32"), nothing in this file is actually getting used
> > as the only reference has been stubbed out.
> >
> > Remove the entire file -- anyone willing to restore the functionality
> > can equally well just look up the contents in the git history if needed.
> 
> Everything which removes tons of LOCs in this driver I like by default, thanks!
....
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_fops.c
> b/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_fops.c
> > index f1e6b2597853..e383e17c5072 100644
> > --- a/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_fops.c
> > +++ b/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/atomisp_fops.c
> > @@ -1283,7 +1283,8 @@ const struct v4l2_file_operations atomisp_fops = {
> >         .unlocked_ioctl = video_ioctl2,
> >  #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
> >         /*
> > -        * There are problems with this code. Disable this for now.
> > +        * this was removed because of bugs, the interface
> > +        * needs to be made safe for compat tasks instead.
> >         .compat_ioctl32 = atomisp_compat_ioctl32,
> >          */
> >  #endif
> > @@ -1297,10 +1298,7 @@ const struct v4l2_file_operations atomisp_file_fops = {
> >         .mmap = atomisp_file_mmap,
> >         .unlocked_ioctl = video_ioctl2,
> >  #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
> > -       /*
> > -        * There are problems with this code. Disable this for now.
> > -       .compat_ioctl32 = atomisp_compat_ioctl32,
> > -        */
> > +       /* .compat_ioctl32 = atomisp_compat_ioctl32, */
> >  #endif
> >         .poll = atomisp_poll,

Shouldn't they be stubbed with something that returns -ENOTTY
rather than blindly calling the 64bit code with the wrong structure?

	David

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