Re: [PATCH 6/6 v3] syscalls: Remove start and number from syscall_set_arguments() args

From: Dmitry V. Levin
Date: Thu Apr 04 2019 - 14:18:55 EST


On Mon, Apr 01, 2019 at 09:41:10AM -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> From: "Steven Rostedt (VMware)" <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> After removing the start and count arguments of syscall_get_arguments() it
> seems reasonable to remove them from syscall_set_arguments(). Note, as of
> today, there are no users of syscall_set_arguments(). But we are told that
> there will be soon. But for now, at least make it consistent with
> syscall_get_arguments().
>
> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190327222014.GA32540@xxxxxxxxxxxx

FWIW, you can add
Reviewed-by: Dmitry V. Levin <ldv@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

There are two places listed below where I'd prefer to see more readable
equivalents, but feel free to leave it to respective arch maintainers.

> diff --git a/arch/nds32/include/asm/syscall.h b/arch/nds32/include/asm/syscall.h
> index 89a6ec8731d8..671ebd357496 100644
> --- a/arch/nds32/include/asm/syscall.h
> +++ b/arch/nds32/include/asm/syscall.h
> @@ -129,39 +129,20 @@ void syscall_get_arguments(struct task_struct *task, struct pt_regs *regs,
> * syscall_set_arguments - change system call parameter value
> * @task: task of interest, must be in system call entry tracing
> * @regs: task_pt_regs() of @task
> - * @i: argument index [0,5]
> - * @n: number of arguments; n+i must be [1,6].
> * @args: array of argument values to store
> *
> - * Changes @n arguments to the system call starting with the @i'th argument.
> - * Argument @i gets value @args[0], and so on.
> - * An arch inline version is probably optimal when @i and @n are constants.
> + * Changes 6 arguments to the system call. The first argument gets value
> + * @args[0], and so on.
> *
> * It's only valid to call this when @task is stopped for tracing on
> * entry to a system call, due to %TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE or %TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT.
> - * It's invalid to call this with @i + @n > 6; we only support system calls
> - * taking up to 6 arguments.
> */
> void syscall_set_arguments(struct task_struct *task, struct pt_regs *regs,
> - unsigned int i, unsigned int n,
> const unsigned long *args)
> {
> - if (n == 0)
> - return;
> -
> - if (i + n > SYSCALL_MAX_ARGS) {
> - pr_warn("%s called with max args %d, handling only %d\n",
> - __func__, i + n, SYSCALL_MAX_ARGS);
> - n = SYSCALL_MAX_ARGS - i;
> - }
> -
> - if (i == 0) {
> - regs->orig_r0 = args[0];
> - args++;
> - i++;
> - n--;
> - }
> + regs->orig_r0 = args[0];
> + args++;
>
> - memcpy(&regs->uregs[0] + i, args, n * sizeof(args[0]));
> + memcpy(&regs->uregs[0] + 1, args, 5 * sizeof(args[0]));
> }

A shorter and slightly more readable equivalent of the last memcpy is

memcpy(&regs->uregs[1], args, 5 * sizeof(args[0]));

> diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/syscall.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/syscall.h
> index ee0b1f6aa36d..59c3e91f2cdb 100644
> --- a/arch/s390/include/asm/syscall.h
> +++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/syscall.h
> @@ -74,15 +74,14 @@ static inline void syscall_get_arguments(struct task_struct *task,
>
> static inline void syscall_set_arguments(struct task_struct *task,
> struct pt_regs *regs,
> - unsigned int i, unsigned int n,
> const unsigned long *args)
> {
> - BUG_ON(i + n > 6);
> + unsigned int n = 6;
> +
> while (n-- > 0)
> - if (i + n > 0)
> - regs->gprs[2 + i + n] = args[n];
> - if (i == 0)
> - regs->orig_gpr2 = args[0];
> + if (n > 0)
> + regs->gprs[2 + n] = args[n];
> + regs->orig_gpr2 = args[0];
> }

A shorter and slightly more readable equivalent of the loop is

while (--n > 0)
regs->gprs[2 + n] = args[n];


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