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times(2) sys call bug?

Message ID 1227259869.5224.123.camel@gentoo-jocke.transmode.se (mailing list archive)
State Superseded, archived
Delegated to: Paul Mackerras
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Joakim Tjernlund Nov. 21, 2008, 9:31 a.m. UTC 
On Fri, 2008-11-21 at 10:52 +1100, Paul Mackerras wrote:
> Joakim Tjernlund writes:
> 
> > This little hack changes the kernel sys call handling in an crude
> > way and then it works. Apperently the kernel thinks is an error if the
> > syscall returns a value between -_LAST_ERRNO and -1.
> 
> Try this patch and let me if it fixes it.  If it does I'll push it
> upstream.
> 
> Paul.
[SNIP]
> +	force_successful_syscall_return();
>  	return (long) jiffies_64_to_clock_t(get_jiffies_64());

Why is 64 bits ops used here when you only use 32 bits? 

BTW, I think time(2) needs this:

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Paul Mackerras Nov. 21, 2008, 9:51 a.m. UTC | #1 
Joakim Tjernlund writes:

> > +	force_successful_syscall_return();
> >  	return (long) jiffies_64_to_clock_t(get_jiffies_64());
> 
> Why is 64 bits ops used here when you only use 32 bits? 

If HZ is 1000, jiffies_64_to_clock_t is going to divide jiffies by 10,
so we need to start with 64 bits in order to get the top few bits
of a 32-bit result correct.

> BTW, I think time(2) needs this:

In principle you are correct, but it's only going to matter for a
little over an hour some time in the year 2106. :)

Paul.
Joakim Tjernlund Nov. 21, 2008, 10:07 a.m. UTC | #2 
On Fri, 2008-11-21 at 20:51 +1100, Paul Mackerras wrote:
> Joakim Tjernlund writes:
> 
> > > +	force_successful_syscall_return();
> > >  	return (long) jiffies_64_to_clock_t(get_jiffies_64());
> > 
> > Why is 64 bits ops used here when you only use 32 bits? 
> 
> If HZ is 1000, jiffies_64_to_clock_t is going to divide jiffies by 10,
> so we need to start with 64 bits in order to get the top few bits
> of a 32-bit result correct.

I see, thanks.

> 
> > BTW, I think time(2) needs this:
> 
> In principle you are correct, but it's only going to matter for a
> little over an hour some time in the year 2106. :)

I know, but I figured it should be fixed to serve as an template for
other similar sys calls(not that I know of any offhand). Perhaps add it
commented?

 Jocke
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Patch

diff --git a/kernel/time.c b/kernel/time.c
index 6a08660..1627910 100644
--- a/kernel/time.c
+++ b/kernel/time.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ 
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/math64.h>
+#include <linux/ptrace.h>
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/unistd.h>
@@ -65,8 +66,9 @@  asmlinkage long sys_time(time_t __user * tloc)
 
 	if (tloc) {
 		if (put_user(i,tloc))
-			i = -EFAULT;
+			return -EFAULT;
 	}
+	force_successful_syscall_return();
 	return i;
 }