tree 8d6bcc02409b4754e9641488b03599b28af8e6e4
parent 1303a27c9c32020a3b6ac89be270d2ab1f28be24
author Ilya Dryomov <idryomov@gmail.com> 1441838346 -0700
committer Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> 1441916941 -0700

sysctl: fix int -> unsigned long assignments in INT_MIN case

The following

    if (val < 0)
        *lvalp = (unsigned long)-val;

is incorrect because the compiler is free to assume -val to be positive
and use a sign-extend instruction for extending the bit pattern.  This is
a problem if val == INT_MIN:

    # echo -2147483648 >/proc/sys/dev/scsi/logging_level
    # cat /proc/sys/dev/scsi/logging_level
    -18446744071562067968

Cast to unsigned long before negation - that way we first sign-extend and
then negate an unsigned, which is well defined.  With this:

    # cat /proc/sys/dev/scsi/logging_level
    -2147483648

Signed-off-by: Ilya Dryomov <idryomov@gmail.com>
Cc: Mikulas Patocka <mikulas@twibright.com>
Cc: Robert Xiao <nneonneo@gmail.com>
Cc: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>
Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>