@@ -57,11 +57,9 @@ static inline bool __must_check __must_check_overflow(bool overflow)
* @b: second addend
* @d: pointer to store sum
*
- * Returns 0 on success.
+ * Returns 0 on success, 1 on wrap-around.
*
- * *@d holds the results of the attempted addition, but is not considered
- * "safe for use" on a non-zero return value, which indicates that the
- * sum has overflowed or been truncated.
+ * *@d holds the results of the attempted addition, which may wrap-around.
*/
#define check_add_overflow(a, b, d) \
__must_check_overflow(__builtin_add_overflow(a, b, d))
@@ -72,11 +70,9 @@ static inline bool __must_check __must_check_overflow(bool overflow)
* @b: subtrahend; value to subtract from @a
* @d: pointer to store difference
*
- * Returns 0 on success.
+ * Returns 0 on success, 1 on wrap-around.
*
- * *@d holds the results of the attempted subtraction, but is not considered
- * "safe for use" on a non-zero return value, which indicates that the
- * difference has underflowed or been truncated.
+ * *@d holds the results of the attempted subtraction, which may wrap-around.
*/
#define check_sub_overflow(a, b, d) \
__must_check_overflow(__builtin_sub_overflow(a, b, d))
@@ -87,11 +83,9 @@ static inline bool __must_check __must_check_overflow(bool overflow)
* @b: second factor
* @d: pointer to store product
*
- * Returns 0 on success.
+ * Returns 0 on success, 1 on wrap-around.
*
- * *@d holds the results of the attempted multiplication, but is not
- * considered "safe for use" on a non-zero return value, which indicates
- * that the product has overflowed or been truncated.
+ * *@d holds the results of the attempted multiplication, which may wrap-around.
*/
#define check_mul_overflow(a, b, d) \
__must_check_overflow(__builtin_mul_overflow(a, b, d))
The check_*_overflow() helpers will return results with potentially wrapped-around values. These values have always been checked by the selftests, so avoid the confusing language in the kern-doc. The idea of "safe for use" was relative to the expectation of whether or not the caller wants a wrapped value -- the calculation itself will always follow arithmetic wrapping rules. Cc: "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@kernel.org> Cc: linux-hardening@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> --- include/linux/overflow.h | 18 ++++++------------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)