The patch titled ptrace: cleanup arch_ptrace() on um has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is ptrace-cleanup-arch_ptrace-on-um.patch Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else should be cc'ed b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** See http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/stuff/added-to-mm.txt to find out what to do about this The current -mm tree may be found at http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/mmotm/ ------------------------------------------------------ Subject: ptrace: cleanup arch_ptrace() on um From: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxx> Remove unnecessary castings using void pointer and fix copy_to_user() return value. Also add missing __user markup on the argument of arch_ptrctl(). Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Jeff Dike <jdike@xxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- arch/um/kernel/ptrace.c | 18 ++++++++---------- arch/um/sys-x86_64/ptrace.c | 7 +++---- 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff -puN arch/um/kernel/ptrace.c~ptrace-cleanup-arch_ptrace-on-um arch/um/kernel/ptrace.c --- a/arch/um/kernel/ptrace.c~ptrace-cleanup-arch_ptrace-on-um +++ a/arch/um/kernel/ptrace.c @@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *chi { int i, ret; unsigned long __user *p = (void __user *)data; + void __user *vp = p; switch (request) { /* read word at location addr. */ @@ -108,24 +109,20 @@ long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *chi #endif #ifdef PTRACE_GETFPREGS case PTRACE_GETFPREGS: /* Get the child FPU state. */ - ret = get_fpregs((struct user_i387_struct __user *) data, - child); + ret = get_fpregs(vp, child); break; #endif #ifdef PTRACE_SETFPREGS case PTRACE_SETFPREGS: /* Set the child FPU state. */ - ret = set_fpregs((struct user_i387_struct __user *) data, - child); + ret = set_fpregs(vp, child); break; #endif case PTRACE_GET_THREAD_AREA: - ret = ptrace_get_thread_area(child, addr, - (struct user_desc __user *) data); + ret = ptrace_get_thread_area(child, addr, vp); break; case PTRACE_SET_THREAD_AREA: - ret = ptrace_set_thread_area(child, addr, - (struct user_desc __user *) data); + ret = ptrace_set_thread_area(child, addr, datavp); break; case PTRACE_FAULTINFO: { @@ -135,7 +132,8 @@ long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *chi * On i386, ptrace_faultinfo is smaller! */ ret = copy_to_user(p, &child->thread.arch.faultinfo, - sizeof(struct ptrace_faultinfo)); + sizeof(struct ptrace_faultinfo)) ? + -EIO : 0; break; } @@ -159,7 +157,7 @@ long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *chi #ifdef PTRACE_ARCH_PRCTL case PTRACE_ARCH_PRCTL: /* XXX Calls ptrace on the host - needs some SMP thinking */ - ret = arch_prctl(child, data, (void *) addr); + ret = arch_prctl(child, data, (void __user *) addr); break; #endif default: diff -puN arch/um/sys-x86_64/ptrace.c~ptrace-cleanup-arch_ptrace-on-um arch/um/sys-x86_64/ptrace.c --- a/arch/um/sys-x86_64/ptrace.c~ptrace-cleanup-arch_ptrace-on-um +++ a/arch/um/sys-x86_64/ptrace.c @@ -179,15 +179,14 @@ long subarch_ptrace(struct task_struct * unsigned long addr, unsigned long data) { int ret = -EIO; + void __user *datap = (void __user *) data; switch (request) { case PTRACE_GETFPXREGS: /* Get the child FPU state. */ - ret = get_fpregs((struct user_i387_struct __user *) data, - child); + ret = get_fpregs(datap, child); break; case PTRACE_SETFPXREGS: /* Set the child FPU state. */ - ret = set_fpregs((struct user_i387_struct __user *) data, - child); + ret = set_fpregs(datap, child); break; } _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from namhyung@xxxxxxxxx are origin.patch linux-next.patch vfs-remove-a-warning-on-open_fmode.patch vfs-add-__fmode_exec.patch mm-cleanup-gfp_zone-fix-sparse-warnings.patch init-mark-__user-address-space-on-string-literals.patch kernel-userc-add-lock-release-annotation-on-free_user.patch printk-fixup-declaration-of-kmsg_reasons.patch printk-add-lock-context-annotation.patch printk-change-type-of-boot_delay-to-int.patch printk-declare-printk_ratelimit_state-in-ratelimith.patch printk-declare-printk_ratelimit_state-in-ratelimith-fix.patch ptrace-annotate-lock-context-change-on-exit_ptrace.patch ptrace-change-signature-of-sys_ptrace-and-friends.patch ptrace-cleanup-ptrace_request.patch ptrace-change-signature-of-arch_ptrace.patch ptrace-cleanup-arch_ptrace-on-x86.patch ptrace-cleanup-arch_ptrace-on-arm.patch ptrace-cleanup-arch_ptrace-on-avr32.patch ptrace-cleanup-arch_ptrace-and-friends-on-blackfin.patch ptrace-cleanup-arch_ptrace-on-cris.patch ptrace-cleanup-arch_ptrace-on-frv.patch ptrace-cleanup-arch_ptrace-on-h8300.patch ptrace-cleanup-arch_ptrace-on-m32r.patch ptrace-cleanup-arch_ptrace-on-m68k.patch ptrace-cleanup-arch_ptrace-on-microblaze.patch ptrace-cleanup-arch_ptrace-on-mips.patch ptrace-cleanup-arch_ptrace-on-mn10300.patch ptrace-cleanup-arch_ptrace-on-parisc.patch ptrace-cleanup-arch_ptrace-on-powerpc.patch ptrace-cleanup-arch_ptrace-on-score.patch ptrace-cleanup-arch_ptrace-on-sh.patch ptrace-cleanup-arch_ptrace-on-sparc.patch ptrace-cleanup-arch_ptrace-on-tile.patch ptrace-cleanup-arch_ptrace-on-um.patch ptrace-cleanup-arch_ptrace-on-xtensa.patch signals-annotate-lock_task_sighand.patch signals-annotate-lock-context-change-on-ptrace_stop.patch exit-add-lock-context-annotation-on-find_new_reaper.patch -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html