[PATCH] powerpc: Make set_endian() return EINVAL when not supporting little endian

From: Christophe Leroy
Date: Wed Aug 25 2021 - 09:43:54 EST


There is no point in modifying MSR_LE bit on CPUs not supporting
little endian.

Just like done for get_endian(), make set_endian() return
EINVAL in that case.

Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
index 185beb290580..b2b9919795a2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
@@ -1995,6 +1995,10 @@ int set_endian(struct task_struct *tsk, unsigned int val)
{
struct pt_regs *regs = tsk->thread.regs;

+ if (!cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_PPC_LE) &&
+ !cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_REAL_LE))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
if ((val == PR_ENDIAN_LITTLE && !cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_REAL_LE)) ||
(val == PR_ENDIAN_PPC_LITTLE && !cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_PPC_LE)))
return -EINVAL;
--
2.25.0