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xt_entry_target, xt_entry_match and their private data may contain kernel data. Introduce helper functions xt_match_to_user, xt_target_to_user and xt_data_to_user that copy only the expected fields. These replace existing logic that calls copy_to_user on entire structs, then overwrites select fields. Private data is defined in xt_match and xt_target. All matches and targets that maintain kernel data store this at the tail of their private structure. Extend xt_match and xt_target with .usersize to limit how many bytes of data are copied. The remainder is cleared. If compatsize is specified, usersize can only safely be used if all fields up to usersize use platform-independent types. Otherwise, the compat_to_user callback must be defined. This patch does not yet enable the support logic. Signed-off-by: Willem de Bruijn <willemb@google.com> Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
Linux kernel ============ This file was moved to Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst Please notice that there are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or ``make pdfdocs``. There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory, several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation. See Documentation/00-INDEX for a list of what is contained in each file. 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.