843 Commits
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Marc BuergandJoel Granados f63a9df7e3 sysctl: fix uninitialized variable in proc_do_large_bitmap
proc_do_large_bitmap() does not initialize variable c, which is expected
to be set to a trailing character by proc_get_long().

However, proc_get_long() only sets c when the input buffer contains a
trailing character after the parsed value.

If c is not initialized it may happen to contain a '-'. If this is the
case proc_do_large_bitmap() expects to be able to parse a second part of
the input buffer. If there is no second part an unjustified -EINVAL will
be returned.

Initialize c to 0 to prevent returning -EINVAL on valid input.

Fixes: 9f977fb7ae ("sysctl: add proc_do_large_bitmap")
Signed-off-by: Marc Buerg <buermarc@googlemail.com>
Reviewed-by: Joel Granados <joel.granados@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Joel Granados <joel.granados@kernel.org>
2026-03-26 09:32:19 +01:00
Joel Granados d174174c67 sysctl: replace SYSCTL_INT_CONV_CUSTOM macro with functions
Remove SYSCTL_INT_CONV_CUSTOM and replace it with proc_int_conv. This
converter function expects a negp argument as it can take on negative
values. Update all jiffies converters to use explicit function calls.
Remove SYSCTL_CONV_IDENTITY as it is no longer used.

Signed-off-by: Joel Granados <joel.granados@kernel.org>
2026-01-06 11:27:10 +01:00
Joel Granados ef153851af sysctl: Replace unidirectional INT converter macros with functions
Replace SYSCTL_USER_TO_KERN_INT_CONV and SYSCTL_KERN_TO_USER_INT_CONV
macros with function implementing the same logic.This makes debugging
easier and aligns with the functions preference described in
coding-style.rst. Update all jiffies converters to use explicit function
implementations instead of macro-generated versions.

Signed-off-by: Joel Granados <joel.granados@kernel.org>
2026-01-06 11:26:42 +01:00
Joel Granados b3af263b8a sysctl: Add kernel doc to proc_douintvec_conv
This commit is making sure that all the functions that are part of the
API are documented.

Signed-off-by: Joel Granados <joel.granados@kernel.org>
2026-01-05 14:10:32 +01:00
Joel Granados 8fc344a5af sysctl: Replace UINT converter macros with functions
Replace the SYSCTL_USER_TO_KERN_UINT_CONV and SYSCTL_UINT_CONV_CUSTOM
macros with functions with the same logic. This makes debugging easier
and aligns with the functions preference described in coding-style.rst.
Update the only user of this API: pipe.c.

Signed-off-by: Joel Granados <joel.granados@kernel.org>
2026-01-05 14:10:32 +01:00
Joel Granados ac3d6a4b60 sysctl: clarify proc_douintvec_minmax doc
Specify that the range check is only when assigning kernel variable

Signed-off-by: Joel Granados <joel.granados@kernel.org>
2026-01-05 14:10:32 +01:00
Joel Granados 11400f86c2 sysctl: Return -ENOSYS from proc_douintvec_conv when CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL=n
Ensure an error if prco_douintvec_conv is erroneously called in a system
with CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL=n

Signed-off-by: Joel Granados <joel.granados@kernel.org>
2026-01-05 14:10:32 +01:00
Joel Granados 4864010524 sysctl: Add missing kernel-doc for proc_dointvec_conv
Add kernel-doc documentation for the proc_dointvec_conv function to
describe its parameters and return value.

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Joel Granados <joel.granados@kernel.org>
2026-01-05 13:36:45 +01:00
Joel Granados 564195c1a3 sysctl: Wrap do_proc_douintvec with the public function proc_douintvec_conv
Make do_proc_douintvec static and export proc_douintvec_conv wrapper
function for external use. This is to keep with the design in sysctl.c.
Update fs/pipe.c to use the new public API.

Signed-off-by: Joel Granados <joel.granados@kernel.org>
2025-11-27 15:45:38 +01:00
Joel Granados 30baaeb685 sysctl: Create pipe-max-size converter using sysctl UINT macros
Create a converter for the pipe-max-size proc_handler using the
SYSCTL_UINT_CONV_CUSTOM. Move SYSCTL_CONV_IDENTITY macro to the sysctl
header to make it available for pipe size validation. Keep returning
-EINVAL when (val == 0) by using a range checking converter and setting
the minimal valid value (extern1) to SYSCTL_ONE. Keep round_pipe_size by
passing it as the operation for SYSCTL_USER_TO_KERN_INT_CONV.

Signed-off-by: Joel Granados <joel.granados@kernel.org>
2025-11-27 15:45:37 +01:00
Joel Granados 4639faaa60 sysctl: Move proc_doulongvec_ms_jiffies_minmax to kernel/time/jiffies.c
Move proc_doulongvec_ms_jiffies_minmax to kernel/time/jiffies.c. Create
a non static wrapper function proc_doulongvec_minmax_conv that
forwards the custom convmul and convdiv argument values to the internal
do_proc_doulongvec_minmax. Remove unused linux/times.h include from
kernel/sysctl.c.

Signed-off-by: Joel Granados <joel.granados@kernel.org>
2025-11-27 15:45:37 +01:00
Joel Granados 54932988c4 sysctl: Move jiffies converters to kernel/time/jiffies.c
Move integer jiffies converters (proc_dointvec{_,_ms_,_userhz_}jiffies
and proc_dointvec_ms_jiffies_minmax) to kernel/time/jiffies.c. Error
stubs for when CONFIG_PRCO_SYSCTL is not defined are not reproduced
because all the jiffies converters go through proc_dointvec_conv which
is already stubbed. This is part of the greater effort to move sysctl
logic out of kernel/sysctl.c thereby reducing merge conflicts in
kernel/sysctl.c.

Signed-off-by: Joel Granados <joel.granados@kernel.org>
2025-11-27 15:45:37 +01:00
Joel Granados 24a08eefdd sysctl: Move UINT converter macros to sysctl header
Move SYSCTL_USER_TO_KERN_UINT_CONV and SYSCTL_UINT_CONV_CUSTOM macros to
include/linux/sysctl.h. No need to embed sysctl_kern_to_user_uint_conv
in a macro as it will not need a custom kernel pointer operation. This
is a preparation commit to enable jiffies converter creation outside
kernel/sysctl.c.

Signed-off-by: Joel Granados <joel.granados@kernel.org>
2025-11-27 15:45:37 +01:00
Joel Granados e2e5dac304 sysctl: Move INT converter macros to sysctl header
Move direction macros (SYSCTL_{USER_TO_KERN,KERN_TO_USER}) and the
integer converter macros (SYSCTL_{USER_TO_KERN,KERN_TO_USER}_INT_CONV,
SYSCTL_INT_CONV_CUSTOM) into include/linux/sysctl.h. This is a
preparation commit to enable jiffies converter creation outside
kernel/sysctl.c.

Signed-off-by: Joel Granados <joel.granados@kernel.org>
2025-11-27 15:45:37 +01:00
Joel Granados c5b4c183f7 sysctl: Allow custom converters from outside sysctl
The new non-static proc_dointvec_conv forwards a custom converter
function to do_proc_dointvec from outside the sysctl scope. Rename the
do_proc_dointvec call points so any future changes to proc_dointvec_conv
are propagated in sysctl.c This is a preparation commit that allows the
integer jiffie converter functions to move out of kernel/sysctl.c.

Signed-off-by: Joel Granados <joel.granados@kernel.org>
2025-11-27 15:45:37 +01:00
Joel Granados c3102febf4 sysctl: Create macro for user-to-kernel uint converter
Replace sysctl_user_to_kern_uint_conv function with
SYSCTL_USER_TO_KERN_UINT_CONV macro that accepts u_ptr_op parameter for
value transformation. Replacing sysctl_kern_to_user_uint_conv is not
needed as it will only be used from within sysctl.c. This is a
preparation commit for creating a custom converter in fs/pipe.c. No
Functional changes are intended.

Signed-off-by: Joel Granados <joel.granados@kernel.org>
2025-11-27 15:43:20 +01:00
Joel Granados 0c1d2dc7cc sysctl: Add optional range checking to SYSCTL_UINT_CONV_CUSTOM
Add k_ptr_range_check parameter to SYSCTL_UINT_CONV_CUSTOM macro to
enable range validation using table->extra1/extra2. Replace
do_proc_douintvec_minmax_conv with do_proc_uint_conv_minmax generated
by the updated macro.

Signed-off-by: Joel Granados <joel.granados@kernel.org>
2025-11-27 15:43:20 +01:00
Joel Granados 49d3288c1d sysctl: Create unsigned int converter using new macro
Pass sysctl_{user_to_kern,kern_to_user}_uint_conv (unsigned integer
uni-directional converters) to the new SYSCTL_UINT_CONV_CUSTOM macro
to create do_proc_douintvec_conv's replacement (do_proc_uint_conv).

This is a preparation commit to use the unsigned integer converter from
outside sysctl. No functional change is intended.

Signed-off-by: Joel Granados <joel.granados@kernel.org>
2025-11-27 15:43:20 +01:00
Joel Granados 54e77495a7 sysctl: Add optional range checking to SYSCTL_INT_CONV_CUSTOM
Extend the SYSCTL_INT_CONV_CUSTOM macro with a k_ptr_range_check
parameter to conditionally generate range validation code. When enabled,
validation is done against table->extra1 (min) and table->extra2 (max)
bounds before assignment. Add base minmax and ms_jiffies_minmax
converter instances that utilize the range checking functionality.

Signed-off-by: Joel Granados <joel.granados@kernel.org>
2025-11-27 15:43:20 +01:00
Joel Granados 796c481a4b sysctl: Create integer converters with one macro
New SYSCTL_INT_CONV_CUSTOM macro creates "bi-directional" converters
from a user-to-kernel and a kernel-to-user functions. Replace integer
versions of do_proc_*_conv functions with the ones from the new macro.
Rename "_dointvec_" to just "_int_" as these converters are not applied
to vectors and the "do" is already in the name.

Move the USER_HZ validation directly into proc_dointvec_userhz_jiffies()

Signed-off-by: Joel Granados <joel.granados@kernel.org>
2025-11-27 15:43:20 +01:00
Joel Granados 2dc164a48e sysctl: Create converter functions with two new macros
Eight converter functions are created using two new macros
(SYSCTL_USER_TO_KERN_INT_CONV & SYSCTL_KERN_TO_USER_INT_CONV); they are
called from four pre-existing converter functions: do_proc_dointvec_conv
and do_proc_dointvec{,_userhz,_ms}_jiffies_conv. The function names
generated by the macros are differentiated by a string suffix passed as
the first macro argument.

The SYSCTL_USER_TO_KERN_INT_CONV macro first executes the u_ptr_op
operation, then checks for overflow, assigns sign (-, +) and finally
writes to the kernel var with WRITE_ONCE; it always returns an -EINVAL
when an overflow is detected. The SYSCTL_KERN_TO_USER_INT_CONV uses
READ_ONCE, casts to unsigned long, then executes the k_ptr_op before
assigning the value to the user space buffer.

The overflow check is always done against MAX_INT after applying
{k,u}_ptr_op. This approach avoids rounding or precision errors that
might occur when using the inverse operations.

Signed-off-by: Joel Granados <joel.granados@kernel.org>
2025-11-27 15:43:20 +01:00
Joel Granados 551bf18450 sysctl: Discriminate between kernel and user converter params
Rename converter parameter to indicate data flow direction: "lvalp" to
"u_ptr" indicating a user space parsed value pointer. "valp" to "k_ptr"
indicating a kernel storage value pointer. This facilitates the
identification of discrepancies between direction (copy to kernel or
copy to user space) and the modified variable. This is a preparation
commit for when the converter functions are exposed to the rest of the
kernel.

Signed-off-by: Joel Granados <joel.granados@kernel.org>
2025-11-27 15:43:20 +01:00
Joel Granados 5412f5b13d sysctl: Indicate the direction of operation with macro names
Replace the "write" integer parameter with SYSCTL_USER_TO_KERN() and
SYSCTL_KERN_TO_USER() that clearly indicate data flow direction in
sysctl operations.

"write" originates in proc_sysctl.c (proc_sys_{read,write}) and can take
one of two values: "0" or "1" when called from proc_sys_read and
proc_sys_write respectively. When write has a value of zero, data is
"written" to a user space buffer from a kernel variable (usually
ctl_table->data). Whereas when write has a value greater than zero, data
is "written" to an internal kernel variable from a user space buffer.
Remove this ambiguity by introducing macros that clearly indicate the
direction of the "write".

The write mode names in sysctl_writes_mode are left unchanged as these
directly relate to the sysctl_write_strict file in /proc/sys where the
word "write" unambiguously refers to writing to a file.

Signed-off-by: Joel Granados <joel.granados@kernel.org>
2025-11-27 15:43:20 +01:00
Joel Granados 610c9b6efb sysctl: Remove superfluous __do_proc_* indirection
Remove "__" from __do_proc_do{intvec,uintvec,ulongvec_minmax} internal
functions and delete their corresponding do_proc_do* wrappers. These
indirections are unnecessary as they do not add extra logic nor do they
indicate a layer separation.

Signed-off-by: Joel Granados <joel.granados@kernel.org>
2025-11-27 15:43:20 +01:00
Joel Granados ee581c0e3a sysctl: Remove superfluous tbl_data param from "dovec" functions
Remove superfluous tbl_data param from do_proc_douintvec{,_r,_w}
and __do_proc_do{intvec,uintvec,ulongvec_minmax}. There is no need to
pass it as it is always contained within the ctl_table struct.

Signed-off-by: Joel Granados <joel.granados@kernel.org>
2025-11-27 15:43:20 +01:00