kernel/bpf/btf.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
snprintf() does not return negative error code on error, it returns the
number of characters which *would* be generated for the given input.
Fix the error handling check.
Fixes: 57539b1c0ac2 ("bpf: Enable annotating trusted nested pointers")
Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@wanadoo.fr>
---
kernel/bpf/btf.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/btf.c b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
index 1095bbe29859..8090d7fb11ef 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
@@ -8501,7 +8501,7 @@ bool btf_nested_type_is_trusted(struct bpf_verifier_log *log,
tname = btf_name_by_offset(btf, walk_type->name_off);
ret = snprintf(safe_tname, sizeof(safe_tname), "%s%s", tname, suffix);
- if (ret < 0)
+ if (ret >= sizeof(safe_tname))
return false;
safe_id = btf_find_by_name_kind(btf, safe_tname, BTF_INFO_KIND(walk_type->info));
--
2.34.1
Hello:
This patch was applied to bpf/bpf.git (master)
by Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>:
On Fri, 8 Sep 2023 18:33:35 +0200 you wrote:
> snprintf() does not return negative error code on error, it returns the
> number of characters which *would* be generated for the given input.
>
> Fix the error handling check.
>
> Fixes: 57539b1c0ac2 ("bpf: Enable annotating trusted nested pointers")
> Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@wanadoo.fr>
>
> [...]
Here is the summary with links:
- bpf: Fix a erroneous check after snprintf()
https://git.kernel.org/bpf/bpf/c/a8f12572860a
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