@@ -517,21 +517,23 @@ static ssize_t pgctrl_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
{
char data[128];
+ size_t max;
struct pktgen_net *pn = net_generic(current->nsproxy->net_ns, pg_net_id);
if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
return -EPERM;
- if (count == 0)
+ if (count < 1)
return -EINVAL;
- if (count > sizeof(data))
- count = sizeof(data);
-
- if (copy_from_user(data, buf, count))
+ max = min(count, sizeof(data) - 1);
+ if (copy_from_user(data, buf, max))
return -EFAULT;
- data[count - 1] = 0; /* Strip trailing '\n' and terminate string */
+ if (data[max - 1] == '\n')
+ data[max - 1] = 0; /* strip trailing '\n', terminate string */
+ else
+ data[max] = 0; /* terminate string */
if (!strcmp(data, "stop"))
pktgen_stop_all_threads(pn);
Enable command writing without trailing '\n': - the good case $ echo "reset" > /proc/net/pktgen/pgctrl - the bad case (before the patch) $ echo -n "reset" > /proc/net/pktgen/pgctrl -bash: echo: write error: Invalid argument - with patch applied $ echo -n "reset" > /proc/net/pktgen/pgctrl Signed-off-by: Peter Seiderer <ps.report@gmx.net> --- Changes v2 -> v3: - new patch --- net/core/pktgen.c | 14 ++++++++------ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)