long/ kernel_time_t is 32 bit on a 32 bit system and 64 bit on a 64 bit system.
ceph_encode_timespec() encodes only the lower 32 bits on a 64 bit system and encodes all of 32 bits on a 32bit system.
ceph_decode_timespec() decodes 32 bit tv_sec and tv_nsec into kernel_time_t/ long.
The encode and decode functions do not match when the values are negative:
Consider the following scenario on a 32 bit system: When a negative number is cast to u32 as encode does, the value is positive and is greater than INT_MAX. Decode reads back this value. And, this value cannot be represented by long on 32 bit systems. So by section 6.3.1.3 of the C99 standard, the result is implementation defined.
Consider the following scenario on a 64 bit system: When a negative number is cast to u32 as encode does, the value is positive. This value is later assigned by decode function by a cast to long. Since this value can be represented in long data type, this becomes a positive value greater than INT_MAX. But, the value encoded was negative, so the encode and decode functions do not match.
Change the decode function as follows to overcome the above bug: The decode should first cast the value to a s64 this will be positive value greater than INT_MAX(in case of a negative encoded value)and then cast this value again as s32, which drops the higher order 32 bits. On 32 bit systems, this is the right value in kernel_time_t/ long. On 64 bit systems, assignment to kernel_time_t/ long will sign extend this value to reflect the signed bit encoded.
Assume ceph timestamp ranges permitted are 1902..2038.
Suggested-by: Arnd Bergmann arnd@arndb.de Signed-off-by: Deepa Dinamani deepa.kernel@gmail.com --- include/linux/ceph/decode.h | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/ceph/decode.h b/include/linux/ceph/decode.h index a6ef9cc..e777e99 100644 --- a/include/linux/ceph/decode.h +++ b/include/linux/ceph/decode.h @@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ bad: static inline void ceph_decode_timespec(struct timespec *ts, const struct ceph_timespec *tv) { - ts->tv_sec = (__kernel_time_t)le32_to_cpu(tv->tv_sec); - ts->tv_nsec = (long)le32_to_cpu(tv->tv_nsec); + ts->tv_sec = (s32)(s64)le32_to_cpu(tv->tv_sec); + ts->tv_nsec = (s32)(s64)le32_to_cpu(tv->tv_nsec); } static inline void ceph_encode_timespec(struct ceph_timespec *tv, const struct timespec *ts)