Re: [PATCH] : More module parameter compatibility for 2.5.52

[Rusty Russell]

In message <[e-mail]> you write:
> 	Hi,
> 
> 	I've just downloaded 2.5.52 to try the new module parameter
> support. Unfortunately, the letter 'c' was not implemented, and I need
> it. This is used in few drivers (such as hp100, wavelan, wlan_cs...).

Cool, an undocumented type!  And they have explit sizes, and they're
used in arrays.  Just wonderful.

I prefer the fix below.  Does it work for you?

Rusty.
--
  Anyone who quotes me in their sig is an idiot. -- Rusty Russell.

Name: Implement c in MODULE_PARM compatibility wedge
Author: Rusty Russell and Jean Tourrilhes
Status: Experimental

D: The "c" MODULE_PARM type was missing, as pointed out by Jean Tourrilhes.

diff -urNp --exclude TAGS -X /home/rusty/current-dontdiff --minimal linux-2.5.52/kernel/module.c working-2.5.52-cparam/kernel/module.c
--- linux-2.5.52/kernel/module.c	Tue Dec 17 08:11:03 2002
+++ working-2.5.52-cparam/kernel/module.c	Tue Dec 17 14:42:05 2002
@@ -569,10 +569,19 @@ static int param_string(const char *name
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* Bounds checking done below */
+static int obsparm_copy_string(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+{
+	strcpy(kp->arg, val);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 extern int set_obsolete(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	unsigned int min, max;
-	char *p, *endp;
+	unsigned int size, maxsize;
+	char *endp;
+	const char *p;
 	struct obsolete_modparm *obsparm = kp->arg;
 
 	if (!val) {
@@ -605,8 +614,29 @@ extern int set_obsolete(const char *val,
 				   sizeof(long), param_set_long);
 	case 's':
 		return param_string(kp->name, val, min, max, obsparm->addr);
+
+	case 'c':
+		/* Undocumented: 1-5c50 means 1-5 strings of up to 49 chars,
+		   and the decl is "char xxx[5][50];" */
+		p = endp+1;
+		maxsize = simple_strtol(p, &endp, 10);
+		/* We check lengths here (yes, this is a hack). */
+		p = val;
+		while (p[size = strcspn(p, ",")]) {
+			if (size >= maxsize) 
+				goto oversize;
+			p += size+1;
+		}
+		if (size >= maxsize) 
+			goto oversize;
+		return param_array(kp->name, val, min, max, obsparm->addr,
+				   maxsize, obsparm_copy_string);
 	}
 	printk(KERN_ERR "Unknown obsolete parameter type %s\n", obsparm->type);
+	return -EINVAL;
+ oversize:
+	printk(KERN_ERR
+	       "Parameter %s doesn't fit in %u chars.\n", kp->name, maxsize);
 	return -EINVAL;
 }