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gpiolib: sanitize the return value of gpio_chip::request()
authorBartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@linaro.org>
Mon, 10 Feb 2025 10:51:56 +0000 (11:51 +0100)
committerBartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@linaro.org>
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 08:58:58 +0000 (09:58 +0100)
commit69920338f8130da929ade6f93e6fa3e0e68433ee
tree2756984d79627a1b8b7172a79c21d79d1d56efe6
parent2d13f801f1a67e9e19ccb810dc4f56870f4e9704
gpiolib: sanitize the return value of gpio_chip::request()

The return value of the request() callback may be propagated to
user-space. If a bad driver returns a positive number, it may confuse
user programs. Tighten the API contract and check for positive numbers
returned by GPIO controllers.

Reviewed-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250210-gpio-sanitize-retvals-v1-2-12ea88506cb2@linaro.org
Signed-off-by: Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@linaro.org>
drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
include/linux/gpio/driver.h