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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 02/22] compat: provide compat_ptr() on all architectures
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Date:   Tue, 07 Jan 2020 13:05:22 +1100
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Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de> writes:
> In order to avoid needless #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT checks,
> move the compat_ptr() definition to linux/compat.h
> where it can be seen by any file regardless of the
> architecture.
>
> Only s390 needs a special definition, this can use the
> self-#define trick we have elsewhere.
>
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
> ---
>  arch/arm64/include/asm/compat.h   | 17 -----------------
>  arch/mips/include/asm/compat.h    | 18 ------------------
>  arch/parisc/include/asm/compat.h  | 17 -----------------
>  arch/powerpc/include/asm/compat.h | 17 -----------------
>  arch/powerpc/oprofile/backtrace.c |  2 +-

LGTM.

Acked-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au> (powerpc)

One minor comment:

> diff --git a/include/linux/compat.h b/include/linux/compat.h
> index 68f79d855c3d..11083d84eb23 100644
> --- a/include/linux/compat.h
> +++ b/include/linux/compat.h
> @@ -958,4 +958,22 @@ static inline bool in_compat_syscall(void) { return false; }
>  
>  #endif /* CONFIG_COMPAT */
>  
> +/*
> + * A pointer passed in from user mode. This should not
> + * be used for syscall parameters, just declare them
> + * as pointers because the syscall entry code will have
> + * appropriately converted them already.
> + */
> +#ifndef compat_ptr
> +static inline void __user *compat_ptr(compat_uptr_t uptr)
> +{
> +	return (void __user *)(unsigned long)uptr;
> +}
> +#endif
> +
> +static inline compat_uptr_t ptr_to_compat(void __user *uptr)
> +{
> +	return (u32)(unsigned long)uptr;
> +}

Is there a reason we cast to u32 directly instead of using compat_uptr_t?

cheers