[PATCH] splice: fix unexpected size truncation

From: Xiao Guangrong
Date: Mon Jan 13 2014 - 04:35:25 EST


@splice_desc.total_len is 32 bit(unsigned int) which is used to store the
size passed from userspace which is 64 bit(size_t) so that the size is
unexpectedly truncated

That causes vmsplice can not work if the size passed from userspace is >= 4G,
for example, we noticed in vmsplice, splice-reader does not do anything and
splice-writer is waiting for available buffer forever if the size is 4G

Fix it by extending @splice_desc.total_len to 64 bits as well

Signed-off-by: Xiao Guangrong <xiaoguangrong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/splice.h | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/splice.h b/include/linux/splice.h
index 74575cb..1e85396 100644
--- a/include/linux/splice.h
+++ b/include/linux/splice.h
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
* Passed to the actors
*/
struct splice_desc {
- unsigned int len, total_len; /* current and remaining length */
+ size_t total_len; /* remaining length */
+ unsigned int len; /* current length */
unsigned int flags; /* splice flags */
/*
* actor() private data
--
1.8.1.4

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