fs/read_write.c:compat_readv(): remove bogus area verify
authorCorey Minyard <minyard@acm.org>
Tue, 21 Jan 2014 23:48:44 +0000 (15:48 -0800)
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Wed, 22 Jan 2014 00:19:42 +0000 (16:19 -0800)
commit4e4f9e66a75921aa260c2f5bf626bdea54e51ba2
tree90c9fe3508062f8056b727aaff577d444f6b55e9
parent38316c8ab7f17bc1be8f2898278d5f5131e18bf2
fs/read_write.c:compat_readv(): remove bogus area verify

The compat_do_readv_writev() function was doing a verify_area on the
incoming iov, but the nr_segs value is not checked.  If someone passes
in a -1 for nr_segs, for instance, the function should return an EINVAL.
However, it returns a EFAULT because the verify_area fails because it is
checking an array of size MAX_UINT.  The check is bogus, anyway, because
the next check, compat_rw_copy_check_uvector(), will do all the
necessary checking, anyway.  The non-compat do_readv_writev() function
doesn't do this check, so I think it's safe to just remove the code.

Signed-off-by: Corey Minyard <cminyard@mvista.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
fs/read_write.c