Specify that the range check is only when assigning kernel variable
Signed-off-by: Joel Granados <joel.granados@kernel.org>
---
kernel/sysctl.c | 8 ++++----
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index 84ca24fb1965e97dc9e6f71f42a6c99c01aca3ee..e82716b7c13840cadc3b19a7c9d05b167abebcf6 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -692,10 +692,10 @@ int proc_dointvec_minmax(const struct ctl_table *table, int dir,
* values from/to the user buffer, treated as an ASCII string. Negative
* strings are not allowed.
*
- * This routine will ensure the values are within the range specified by
- * table->extra1 (min) and table->extra2 (max). There is a final sanity
- * check for UINT_MAX to avoid having to support wrap around uses from
- * userspace.
+ * When changing the kernel variable, this routine will ensure the values
+ * are within the range specified by table->extra1 (min) and table->extra2
+ * (max). And Check that the values are less than UINT_MAX to avoid having to
+ * support wrap around uses from userspace.
*
* Returns 0 on success or -ERANGE when range check failes and
* SYSCTL_USER_TO_KERN(dir) == true
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2.50.1