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Jakob Koschel
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In preparation to limit the scope of the list iterator to the list traversal loop, use a dedicated pointer to iterate through the list [1]. Before hugetlb_resv_map_add() was expecting a file_region struct, but in case the list iterator in add_reservation_in_range() did not exit early, the variable passed in, is not actually a valid structure. In such a case 'rg' is computed on the head element of the list and represents an out-of-bounds pointer. This still remains safe *iff* you only use the link member (as it is done in hugetlb_resv_map_add()). To avoid the type-confusion altogether and limit the list iterator to the loop, only a list_head pointer is kept to pass to hugetlb_resv_map_add(). Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAHk-=wgRr_D8CB-D9Kg-c=EHreAsk5SqXPwr9Y7k9sA6cWXJ6w@mail.gmail.com/ [1] Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20220331224323.903842-1-jakobkoschel@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Jakob Koschel <jakobkoschel@gmail.com> Cc: Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@oracle.com> Cc: Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org> Cc: "Brian Johannesmeyer" <bjohannesmeyer@gmail.com> Cc: Cristiano Giuffrida <c.giuffrida@vu.nl> Cc: "Bos, H.J." <h.j.bos@vu.nl> Cc: Jakob Koschel <jakobkoschel@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.