Re: [PATCH v4 10/12] x86: export x86 boot_params to sysfs

From: Dave Young
Date: Fri Nov 29 2013 - 04:45:32 EST


On 11/27/13 at 11:20am, Matt Fleming wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Nov, at 01:57:55PM, Dave Young wrote:
> > +Users:
> > + Kexec Mailing List <kexec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> "Kexec" please.

Will change

>
> > +static ssize_t version_show(struct kobject *kobj,
> > + struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *buf)
>
> This is pretty strange indentation. Usually we prefer to line up the
> arguments like you've done elsewhere in this file.

Ok.

>
> > +{
> > + return sprintf(buf, "0x%04x\n", boot_params.hdr.version);
> > +}
> > +
> > +static struct kobj_attribute boot_params_version_attr = __ATTR_RO(version);
> > +
> > +static ssize_t boot_params_data_read(struct file *fp, struct kobject *kobj,
> > + struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
> > + char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
> > +{
> > + memcpy(buf, (void *)&boot_params + off, count);
> > + return count;
> > +}
>
> Don't we need some checks here to ensure we don't read past the end of
> boot_params?

The size was added below, so I would assume file read will not beyond the
file size:
.size = sizeof(boot_params),

>
> > +static ssize_t type_show(struct kobject *kobj,
> > + struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *buf)
>
> More whacky indentation.

Will fix

>
> > +static int __init create_setup_data_node(struct kobject *parent,
> > + struct kobject **kobjp, int nr)
>
> Funky indentation.

Will fix

Thanks for review
Dave
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