Re: [PATCH v2] sched/deadline: Use proc_douintvec_minmax() limit minimum value

[Daniel Bristot de Oliveira]

On 6/7/22 12:18, Yajun Deng wrote:
> sysctl_sched_dl_period_max and sysctl_sched_dl_period_min are unsigned
> integer, but proc_dointvec() wouldn't return error even if we set a
> negative number.
> 
> Use proc_douintvec_minmax() instead of proc_dointvec(). Add extra1 for
> sysctl_sched_dl_period_max and extra2 for sysctl_sched_dl_period_min.
> 
> It's just an optimization for match data and proc_handler in struct
> ctl_table. The 'if (period < min || period > max)' in __checkparam_dl()
> will work fine even if there hasn't this patch.
> 
> v2:
>  - update the log message.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Yajun Deng <yajun.deng@xxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@xxxxxxxxxx>
-- Daniel