This patch against 2.5.63 adds kerneldoc comments to the public API in these files:
- include/asm-i386/uaccess.h
- arch/i386/lib/usercopy.c
This patch only changes comments and one of the templates used by "make htmldocs",
it does not change any code.
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Jon Foster
diff -ur linux-2.5.63/Documentation/DocBook/kernel-api.tmpl linux-2.5.63.patched/Documentation/DocBook/kernel-api.tmpl
--- linux-2.5.63/Documentation/DocBook/kernel-api.tmpl 2003-02-24 19:05:04.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-2.5.63.patched/Documentation/DocBook/kernel-api.tmpl 2003-03-01 13:50:59.000000000 +0000
@@ -89,7 +89,11 @@
<title>Memory Management in Linux</title>
<sect1><title>The Slab Cache</title>
!Emm/slab.c
- </sect1>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1><title>User Space Memory Access</title>
+!Iinclude/asm-i386/uaccess.h
+!Iarch/i386/lib/usercopy.c
+ </sect1>
</chapter>
<chapter id="proc">
diff -ur linux-2.5.63/arch/i386/lib/usercopy.c linux-2.5.63.patched/arch/i386/lib/usercopy.c
--- linux-2.5.63/arch/i386/lib/usercopy.c 2003-02-24 19:05:04.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-2.5.63.patched/arch/i386/lib/usercopy.c 2003-03-01 13:50:59.000000000 +0000
@@ -50,6 +50,26 @@
: "memory"); \
} while (0)
+/**
+ * __strncpy_from_user: - Copy a NUL terminated string from userspace, with less checking.
+ * @dst: Destination address, in kernel space. This buffer must be at
+ * least @count bytes long.
+ * @src: Source address, in user space.
+ * @count: Maximum number of bytes to copy, including the trailing NUL.
+ *
+ * Copies a NUL-terminated string from userspace to kernel space.
+ * Caller must check the specified block with access_ok() before calling
+ * this function.
+ *
+ * On success, returns the length of the string (not including the trailing
+ * NUL).
+ *
+ * If access to userspace fails, returns -EFAULT (some data may have been
+ * copied).
+ *
+ * If @count is smaller than the length of the string, copies @count bytes
+ * and returns @count.
+ */
long
__strncpy_from_user(char *dst, const char *src, long count)
{
@@ -58,6 +78,24 @@
return res;
}
+/**
+ * strncpy_from_user: - Copy a NUL terminated string from userspace.
+ * @dst: Destination address, in kernel space. This buffer must be at
+ * least @count bytes long.
+ * @src: Source address, in user space.
+ * @count: Maximum number of bytes to copy, including the trailing NUL.
+ *
+ * Copies a NUL-terminated string from userspace to kernel space.
+ *
+ * On success, returns the length of the string (not including the trailing
+ * NUL).
+ *
+ * If access to userspace fails, returns -EFAULT (some data may have been
+ * copied).
+ *
+ * If @count is smaller than the length of the string, copies @count bytes
+ * and returns @count.
+ */
long
strncpy_from_user(char *dst, const char *src, long count)
{
@@ -93,6 +131,16 @@
: "r"(size & 3), "0"(size / 4), "1"(addr), "a"(0)); \
} while (0)
+/**
+ * clear_user: - Zero a block of memory in user space.
+ * @to: Destination address, in user space.
+ * @n: Number of bytes to zero.
+ *
+ * Zero a block of memory in user space.
+ *
+ * Returns number of bytes that could not be cleared.
+ * On success, this will be zero.
+ */
unsigned long
clear_user(void *to, unsigned long n)
{
@@ -101,6 +149,17 @@
return n;
}
+/**
+ * __clear_user: - Zero a block of memory in user space, with less checking.
+ * @to: Destination address, in user space.
+ * @n: Number of bytes to zero.
+ *
+ * Zero a block of memory in user space. Caller must check
+ * the specified block with access_ok() before calling this function.
+ *
+ * Returns number of bytes that could not be cleared.
+ * On success, this will be zero.
+ */
unsigned long
__clear_user(void *to, unsigned long n)
{
@@ -108,12 +167,17 @@
return n;
}
-/*
- * Return the size of a string (including the ending 0)
+/**
+ * strlen_user: - Get the size of a string in user space.
+ * @s: The string to measure.
+ * @n: The maximum valid length
*
- * Return 0 on exception, a value greater than N if too long
+ * Get the size of a NUL-terminated string in user space.
+ *
+ * Returns the size of the string INCLUDING the terminating NUL.
+ * On exception, returns 0.
+ * If the string is too long, returns a value greater than @n.
*/
-
long strnlen_user(const char *s, long n)
{
unsigned long mask = -__addr_ok(s);
diff -ur linux-2.5.63/include/asm-i386/uaccess.h linux-2.5.63.patched/include/asm-i386/uaccess.h
--- linux-2.5.63/include/asm-i386/uaccess.h 2003-02-24 19:05:10.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-2.5.63.patched/include/asm-i386/uaccess.h 2003-03-01 13:55:41.000000000 +0000
@@ -47,7 +47,13 @@
#define __addr_ok(addr) ((unsigned long)(addr) < (current_thread_info()->addr_limit.seg))
/*
- * Uhhuh, this needs 33-bit arithmetic. We have a carry..
+ * Test whether a block of memory is a valid user space address.
+ * Returns 0 if the range is valid, nonzero otherwise.
+ *
+ * This is equivalent to the following test:
+ * (u33)addr + (u33)size >= (u33)current->addr_limit.seg
+ *
+ * This needs 33-bit arithmetic. We have a carry...
*/
#define __range_ok(addr,size) ({ \
unsigned long flag,sum; \
@@ -58,6 +64,25 @@
#ifdef CONFIG_X86_WP_WORKS_OK
+/**
+ * access_ok: - Checks if a user space pointer is valid
+ * @type: Type of access: %VERIFY_READ or %VERIFY_WRITE. Note that
+ * %VERIFY_WRITE is a superset of %VERIFY_READ - if it is safe
+ * to write to a block, it is always safe to read from it.
+ * @addr: User space pointer to start of block to check
+ * @size: Size of block to check
+ *
+ * Context: User context only. This function may sleep.
+ *
+ * Checks if a pointer to a block of memory in user space is valid.
+ *
+ * Returns true (nonzero) if the memory block may be valid, false (zero)
+ * if it is definitely invalid.
+ *
+ * Note that, depending on architecture, this function probably just
+ * checks that the pointer is in the user space range - after calling
+ * this function, memory access functions may still return -EFAULT.
+ */
#define access_ok(type,addr,size) (__range_ok(addr,size) == 0)
#else
@@ -68,6 +93,23 @@
#endif
+/**
+ * verify_area: - Obsolete, use access_ok()
+ * @type: Type of access: %VERIFY_READ or %VERIFY_WRITE
+ * @addr: User space pointer to start of block to check
+ * @size: Size of block to check
+ *
+ * Context: User context only. This function may sleep.
+ *
+ * This function has been replaced by access_ok().
+ *
+ * Checks if a pointer to a block of memory in user space is valid.
+ *
+ * Returns zero if the memory block may be valid, -EFAULT
+ * if it is definitely invalid.
+ *
+ * See access_ok() for more details.
+ */
static inline int verify_area(int type, const void * addr, unsigned long size)
{
return access_ok(type,addr,size) ? 0 : -EFAULT;
@@ -118,7 +160,25 @@
:"=a" (ret),"=d" (x) \
:"0" (ptr))
+
/* Careful: we have to cast the result to the type of the pointer for sign reasons */
+/**
+ * get_user: - Get a simple variable from user space.
+ * @x: Variable to store result.
+ * @ptr: Source address, in user space.
+ *
+ * Context: User context only. This function may sleep.
+ *
+ * This macro copies a single simple variable from user space to kernel
+ * space. It supports simple types like char and int, but not larger
+ * data types like structures or arrays.
+ *
+ * @ptr must have pointer-to-simple-variable type, and the result of
+ * dereferencing @ptr must be assignable to @x without a cast.
+ *
+ * Returns zero on success, or -EFAULT on error.
+ * On error, the variable @x is set to zero.
+ */
#define get_user(x,ptr) \
({ int __ret_gu,__val_gu; \
switch(sizeof (*(ptr))) { \
@@ -138,11 +198,70 @@
extern void __put_user_bad(void);
+
+/**
+ * put_user: - Write a simple value into user space.
+ * @x: Value to copy to user space.
+ * @ptr: Destination address, in user space.
+ *
+ * Context: User context only. This function may sleep.
+ *
+ * This macro copies a single simple value from kernel space to user
+ * space. It supports simple types like char and int, but not larger
+ * data types like structures or arrays.
+ *
+ * @ptr must have pointer-to-simple-variable type, and @x must be assignable
+ * to the result of dereferencing @ptr.
+ *
+ * Returns zero on success, or -EFAULT on error.
+ */
#define put_user(x,ptr) \
__put_user_check((__typeof__(*(ptr)))(x),(ptr),sizeof(*(ptr)))
+
+/**
+ * __get_user: - Get a simple variable from user space, with less checking.
+ * @x: Variable to store result.
+ * @ptr: Source address, in user space.
+ *
+ * Context: User context only. This function may sleep.
+ *
+ * This macro copies a single simple variable from user space to kernel
+ * space. It supports simple types like char and int, but not larger
+ * data types like structures or arrays.
+ *
+ * @ptr must have pointer-to-simple-variable type, and the result of
+ * dereferencing @ptr must be assignable to @x without a cast.
+ *
+ * Caller must check the pointer with access_ok() before calling this
+ * function.
+ *
+ * Returns zero on success, or -EFAULT on error.
+ * On error, the variable @x is set to zero.
+ */
#define __get_user(x,ptr) \
__get_user_nocheck((x),(ptr),sizeof(*(ptr)))
+
+
+/**
+ * __put_user: - Write a simple value into user space, with less checking.
+ * @x: Value to copy to user space.
+ * @ptr: Destination address, in user space.
+ *
+ * Context: User context only. This function may sleep.
+ *
+ * This macro copies a single simple value from kernel space to user
+ * space. It supports simple types like char and int, but not larger
+ * data types like structures or arrays.
+ *
+ * @ptr must have pointer-to-simple-variable type, and @x must be assignable
+ * to the result of dereferencing @ptr.
+ *
+ * Caller must check the pointer with access_ok() before calling this
+ * function.
+ *
+ * Returns zero on success, or -EFAULT on error.
+ */
#define __put_user(x,ptr) \
__put_user_nocheck((__typeof__(*(ptr)))(x),(ptr),sizeof(*(ptr)))
@@ -263,6 +382,21 @@
* If a store crosses a page boundary and gets a fault, the x86 will not write
* anything, so this is accurate.
*/
+
+/**
+ * __copy_to_user: - Copy a block of data into user space, with less checking.
+ * @to: Destination address, in user space.
+ * @from: Source address, in kernel space.
+ * @n: Number of bytes to copy.
+ *
+ * Context: User context only. This function may sleep.
+ *
+ * Copy data from kernel space to user space. Caller must check
+ * the specified block with access_ok() before calling this function.
+ *
+ * Returns number of bytes that could not be copied.
+ * On success, this will be zero.
+ */
static inline unsigned long
__copy_to_user(void *to, const void *from, unsigned long n)
{
@@ -284,6 +418,23 @@
return __copy_to_user_ll(to, from, n);
}
+/**
+ * __copy_from_user: - Copy a block of data from user space, with less checking.
+ * @to: Destination address, in kernel space.
+ * @from: Source address, in user space.
+ * @n: Number of bytes to copy.
+ *
+ * Context: User context only. This function may sleep.
+ *
+ * Copy data from user space to kernel space. Caller must check
+ * the specified block with access_ok() before calling this function.
+ *
+ * Returns number of bytes that could not be copied.
+ * On success, this will be zero.
+ *
+ * If some data could not be copied, this function will pad the copied
+ * data to the requested size using zero bytes.
+ */
static inline unsigned long
__copy_from_user(void *to, const void *from, unsigned long n)
{
@@ -305,6 +456,19 @@
return __copy_from_user_ll(to, from, n);
}
+/**
+ * copy_to_user: - Copy a block of data into user space.
+ * @to: Destination address, in user space.
+ * @from: Source address, in kernel space.
+ * @n: Number of bytes to copy.
+ *
+ * Context: User context only. This function may sleep.
+ *
+ * Copy data from kernel space to user space.
+ *
+ * Returns number of bytes that could not be copied.
+ * On success, this will be zero.
+ */
static inline unsigned long
copy_to_user(void *to, const void *from, unsigned long n)
{
@@ -313,6 +477,22 @@
return n;
}
+/**
+ * copy_from_user: - Copy a block of data from user space.
+ * @to: Destination address, in kernel space.
+ * @from: Source address, in user space.
+ * @n: Number of bytes to copy.
+ *
+ * Context: User context only. This function may sleep.
+ *
+ * Copy data from user space to kernel space.
+ *
+ * Returns number of bytes that could not be copied.
+ * On success, this will be zero.
+ *
+ * If some data could not be copied, this function will pad the copied
+ * data to the requested size using zero bytes.
+ */
static inline unsigned long
copy_from_user(void *to, const void *from, unsigned long n)
{
@@ -323,7 +503,23 @@
long strncpy_from_user(char *dst, const char *src, long count);
long __strncpy_from_user(char *dst, const char *src, long count);
+
+/**
+ * strlen_user: - Get the size of a string in user space.
+ * @str: The string to measure.
+ *
+ * Context: User context only. This function may sleep.
+ *
+ * Get the size of a NUL-terminated string in user space.
+ *
+ * Returns the size of the string INCLUDING the terminating NUL.
+ * On exception, returns 0.
+ *
+ * If there is a limit on the length of a valid string, you may wish to
+ * consider using strnlen_user() instead.
+ */
#define strlen_user(str) strnlen_user(str, ~0UL >> 1)
+
long strnlen_user(const char *str, long n);
unsigned long clear_user(void *mem, unsigned long len);
unsigned long __clear_user(void *mem, unsigned long len);
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