The padding field in the structure was previously reserved to
maintain a stable interface for potential new fields, ensuring
compatibility with user-space shared data structures.
However,it was accidentally removed by tiantao in a prior commit,
which may lead to incompatibility between user space and the kernel.
This patch reinstates the padding to restore the original structure
layout and preserve compatibility.
Fixes: 8ddde07a3d28 ("dma-mapping: benchmark: extract a common header file for map_benchmark definition")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Qinxin Xia <xiaqinxin@huawei.com>
---
include/linux/map_benchmark.h | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/include/linux/map_benchmark.h b/include/linux/map_benchmark.h
index 62674c83bde4..2ac2fe52f248 100644
--- a/include/linux/map_benchmark.h
+++ b/include/linux/map_benchmark.h
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@ struct map_benchmark {
__u32 dma_dir; /* DMA data direction */
__u32 dma_trans_ns; /* time for DMA transmission in ns */
__u32 granule; /* how many PAGE_SIZE will do map/unmap once a time */
+ __u8 expansion[76]; /* For future use */
};
#endif /* _KERNEL_DMA_BENCHMARK_H */
--
2.33.0
On Fri, May 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM Qinxin Xia <xiaqinxin@huawei.com> wrote:
>
> The padding field in the structure was previously reserved to
> maintain a stable interface for potential new fields, ensuring
> compatibility with user-space shared data structures.
> However,it was accidentally removed by tiantao in a prior commit,
> which may lead to incompatibility between user space and the kernel.
>
> This patch reinstates the padding to restore the original structure
> layout and preserve compatibility.
>
> Fixes: 8ddde07a3d28 ("dma-mapping: benchmark: extract a common header file for map_benchmark definition")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Qinxin Xia <xiaqinxin@huawei.com>
+Marek, +Robin
Acked-by: Barry Song <baohua@kernel.org>
> ---
> include/linux/map_benchmark.h | 1 +
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/map_benchmark.h b/include/linux/map_benchmark.h
> index 62674c83bde4..2ac2fe52f248 100644
> --- a/include/linux/map_benchmark.h
> +++ b/include/linux/map_benchmark.h
> @@ -27,5 +27,6 @@ struct map_benchmark {
> __u32 dma_dir; /* DMA data direction */
> __u32 dma_trans_ns; /* time for DMA transmission in ns */
> __u32 granule; /* how many PAGE_SIZE will do map/unmap once a time */
> + __u8 expansion[76]; /* For future use */
> };
> #endif /* _KERNEL_DMA_BENCHMARK_H */
> --
> 2.33.0
>
Thanks
Barry
On 2025/5/9 11:31:09, Barry Song <21cnbao@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, May 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM Qinxin Xia <xiaqinxin@huawei.com> wrote:
>> The padding field in the structure was previously reserved to
>> maintain a stable interface for potential new fields, ensuring
>> compatibility with user-space shared data structures.
>> However,it was accidentally removed by tiantao in a prior commit,
>> which may lead to incompatibility between user space and the kernel.
>>
>> This patch reinstates the padding to restore the original structure
>> layout and preserve compatibility.
>>
>> Fixes: 8ddde07a3d28 ("dma-mapping: benchmark: extract a common header file for map_benchmark definition")
>> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
>> Signed-off-by: Qinxin Xia <xiaqinxin@huawei.com>
> +Marek, +Robin
>
> Acked-by: Barry Song <baohua@kernel.org>
OK!
>> ---
>> include/linux/map_benchmark.h | 1 +
>> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/include/linux/map_benchmark.h b/include/linux/map_benchmark.h
>> index 62674c83bde4..2ac2fe52f248 100644
>> --- a/include/linux/map_benchmark.h
>> +++ b/include/linux/map_benchmark.h
>> @@ -27,5 +27,6 @@ struct map_benchmark {
>> __u32 dma_dir; /* DMA data direction */
>> __u32 dma_trans_ns; /* time for DMA transmission in ns */
>> __u32 granule; /* how many PAGE_SIZE will do map/unmap once a time */
>> + __u8 expansion[76]; /* For future use */
>> };
>> #endif /* _KERNEL_DMA_BENCHMARK_H */
>> --
>> 2.33.0
>>
> Thanks
> Barry
Thanks
Qinxin
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