The patch titled
param_sysfs_builtin memchr argument fix
has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is
param_sysfs_builtin-memchr-argument-fix.patch
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Subject: param_sysfs_builtin memchr argument fix
From: Dave Young <hidave.darkstar@xxxxxxxxx>
If memchr argument is longer than strlen(kp->name), there will be some
weird result.
It will casuse duplicate filenames in sysfs for the "nousb". kernel
warning messages are as bellow:
sysfs: duplicate filename 'usbcore' can not be created
WARNING: at fs/sysfs/dir.c:416 sysfs_add_one()
[<c01c4750>] sysfs_add_one+0xa0/0xe0
[<c01c4ab8>] create_dir+0x48/0xb0
[<c01c4b69>] sysfs_create_dir+0x29/0x50
[<c024e0fb>] create_dir+0x1b/0x50
[<c024e3b6>] kobject_add+0x46/0x150
[<c024e2da>] kobject_init+0x3a/0x80
[<c053b880>] kernel_param_sysfs_setup+0x50/0xb0
[<c053b9ce>] param_sysfs_builtin+0xee/0x130
[<c053ba33>] param_sysfs_init+0x23/0x60
[<c024d062>] __next_cpu+0x12/0x20
[<c052aa30>] kernel_init+0x0/0xb0
[<c052aa30>] kernel_init+0x0/0xb0
[<c052a856>] do_initcalls+0x46/0x1e0
[<c01bdb12>] create_proc_entry+0x52/0x90
[<c0158d4c>] register_irq_proc+0x9c/0xc0
[<c01bda94>] proc_mkdir_mode+0x34/0x50
[<c052aa30>] kernel_init+0x0/0xb0
[<c052aa92>] kernel_init+0x62/0xb0
[<c0104f83>] kernel_thread_helper+0x7/0x14
=======================
kobject_add failed for usbcore with -EEXIST, don't try to register things with the same name in the same directory.
[<c024e466>] kobject_add+0xf6/0x150
[<c053b880>] kernel_param_sysfs_setup+0x50/0xb0
[<c053b9ce>] param_sysfs_builtin+0xee/0x130
[<c053ba33>] param_sysfs_init+0x23/0x60
[<c024d062>] __next_cpu+0x12/0x20
[<c052aa30>] kernel_init+0x0/0xb0
[<c052aa30>] kernel_init+0x0/0xb0
[<c052a856>] do_initcalls+0x46/0x1e0
[<c01bdb12>] create_proc_entry+0x52/0x90
[<c0158d4c>] register_irq_proc+0x9c/0xc0
[<c01bda94>] proc_mkdir_mode+0x34/0x50
[<c052aa30>] kernel_init+0x0/0xb0
[<c052aa92>] kernel_init+0x62/0xb0
[<c0104f83>] kernel_thread_helper+0x7/0x14
=======================
Module 'usbcore' failed to be added to sysfs, error number -17
The system will be unstable now.
Signed-off-by: Dave Young <hidave.darkstar@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/params.c | 8 +++++++-
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff -puN kernel/params.c~param_sysfs_builtin-memchr-argument-fix kernel/params.c
--- a/kernel/params.c~param_sysfs_builtin-memchr-argument-fix
+++ a/kernel/params.c
@@ -592,11 +592,17 @@ static void __init param_sysfs_builtin(v
for (i=0; i < __stop___param - __start___param; i++) {
char *dot;
+ size_t kplen;
kp = &__start___param[i];
+ kplen = strlen(kp->name);
/* We do not handle args without periods. */
- dot = memchr(kp->name, '.', MAX_KBUILD_MODNAME);
+ if (kplen > MAX_KBUILD_MODNAME) {
+ DEBUGP("kernel parameter name is too long: %s\n", kp->name);
+ continue;
+ }
+ dot = memchr(kp->name, '.', kplen);
if (!dot) {
DEBUGP("couldn't find period in %s\n", kp->name);
continue;
_
Patches currently in -mm which might be from hidave.darkstar@xxxxxxxxx are
origin.patch
zisofs-use-mutex-instead-of-semaphore.patch
param_sysfs_builtin-memchr-argument-fix.patch
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