[PATCH] add return value checking of get_user() inset_vesa_blanking()

From: Yoichi Yuasa
Date: Tue Nov 21 2006 - 00:16:20 EST


Hi,

This patch has added return value checking of get_user() in set_vesa_blanking().

Yoichi

Signed-off-by: Yoichi Yuasa <yoichi_yuasa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

diff -pruN -X generic/Documentation/dontdiff generic-orig/drivers/char/vt.c generic/drivers/char/vt.c
--- generic-orig/drivers/char/vt.c 2006-11-21 10:23:39.409667250 +0900
+++ generic/drivers/char/vt.c 2006-11-21 10:11:48.037209250 +0900
@@ -3318,9 +3318,10 @@ postcore_initcall(vtconsole_class_init);

static void set_vesa_blanking(char __user *p)
{
- unsigned int mode;
- get_user(mode, p + 1);
- vesa_blank_mode = (mode < 4) ? mode : 0;
+ unsigned int mode;
+
+ if (!get_user(mode, p + 1))
+ vesa_blank_mode = (mode < 4) ? mode : 0;
}

void do_blank_screen(int entering_gfx)
-
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