Re: [PATCH] sendfile calls lock_verify_area with wrong parameters

From: Manfred Spraul
Date: Sun Jan 18 2004 - 08:06:09 EST


Manfred Spraul wrote:

+ if (!ppos)
+ ppos = &in_file->f_pos;


Too early - in_file not yet initialized.

An updated (and tested with 2.6.1-mm4) patch is attached - sorry for the noise.

--
Manfred
--- 2.6/fs/read_write.c 2004-01-17 12:19:38.000000000 +0100
+++ build-2.6/fs/read_write.c 2004-01-18 13:42:11.000000000 +0100
@@ -559,7 +559,9 @@
goto fput_in;
if (!in_file->f_op || !in_file->f_op->sendfile)
goto fput_in;
- retval = locks_verify_area(FLOCK_VERIFY_READ, in_inode, in_file, in_file->f_pos, count);
+ if (!ppos)
+ ppos = &in_file->f_pos;
+ retval = locks_verify_area(FLOCK_VERIFY_READ, in_inode, in_file, *ppos, count);
if (retval)
goto fput_in;

@@ -588,9 +590,6 @@
if (retval)
goto fput_out;

- if (!ppos)
- ppos = &in_file->f_pos;
-
if (!max)
max = min(in_inode->i_sb->s_maxbytes, out_inode->i_sb->s_maxbytes);