[PATCH] zram: don't copy invalid compression algorithms

From: Luis Henriques
Date: Mon Sep 07 2015 - 16:48:40 EST


Validate the new compression algorithm before copying it into the zram
'compressor' field, keeping the old one if it's invalid.

The error path code is also slightly refactored.

Signed-off-by: Luis Henriques <luis.henriques@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c | 13 ++++++++-----
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c b/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
index 9c01f5bfa33f..33551ec9e7f5 100644
--- a/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
@@ -367,10 +367,15 @@ static ssize_t comp_algorithm_store(struct device *dev,

down_write(&zram->init_lock);
if (init_done(zram)) {
- up_write(&zram->init_lock);
pr_info("Can't change algorithm for initialized device\n");
- return -EBUSY;
+ len = -EBUSY;
+ goto out;
+ }
+ if (!zcomp_available_algorithm(buf)) {
+ len = -EINVAL;
+ goto out;
}
+
strlcpy(zram->compressor, buf, sizeof(zram->compressor));

/* ignore trailing newline */
@@ -378,9 +383,7 @@ static ssize_t comp_algorithm_store(struct device *dev,
if (sz > 0 && zram->compressor[sz - 1] == '\n')
zram->compressor[sz - 1] = 0x00;

- if (!zcomp_available_algorithm(zram->compressor))
- len = -EINVAL;
-
+out:
up_write(&zram->init_lock);
return len;
}
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