Jiri Slaby (SUSE) 5b2b692804 tty: n_tty: use uint for space returned by tty_write_room() ...

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tty_write_room() returns an "unsigned int". So in case some insane
driver (like my tty test driver) returns (legitimate) UINT_MAX from its
tty_operations::write_room(), n_tty is confused on several places.

For example, in process_output_block(), the result of tty_write_room()
is stored into (signed) "int". So this UINT_MAX suddenly becomes -1. And
that is extended to ssize_t and returned from process_output_block().
This causes a write() to such a node to receive -EPERM (which is -1).

Fix that by using proper "unsigned int" and proper "== 0" test. And
return 0 constant directly in that "if", so that it is immediately clear
what is returned ("space" equals to 0 at that point).

Similarly for process_output() and __process_echoes().

Note this does not fix any in-tree driver as of now.

If you want "Fixes: something", it would be commit 03b3b1a240 ("tty:
make tty_operations::write_room return uint"). I intentionally do not
mark this patch by a real tag below.

Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby (SUSE) <jirislaby@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250317070046.24386-6-jirislaby@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>

2025-04-10 14:39:26 +02:00

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