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[v5,1/3] overflow: Adjust check_*_overflow() kern-doc to reflect results

Message ID 20240207152422.3855315-1-keescook@chromium.org (mailing list archive)
State Superseded
Commit 9eb24d524bcd61f574c845f12c5c6234785ed56c
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Series overflow: Introduce wrapping helpers | expand

Commit Message

Kees Cook Feb. 7, 2024, 3:24 p.m. UTC 
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.

Reviewed-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@kernel.org>
Cc: linux-hardening@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
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 include/linux/overflow.h | 18 ++++++------------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/include/linux/overflow.h b/include/linux/overflow.h
index 7b5cf4a5cd19..4e741ebb8005 100644
--- a/include/linux/overflow.h
+++ b/include/linux/overflow.h
@@ -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))