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Re: [PATCH] kernel/sysctl.c: If "count" including the terminating byte '\0' the write system call should retrun success.

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On Mon, 24 Aug 2015 23:33:58 +0800 Sean Fu <fxinrong@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 8:27 PM, Eric W. Biederman
> <ebiederm@xmission.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On August 24, 2015 1:56:13 AM PDT, Sean Fu <fxinrong@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>when the input argument "count" including the terminating byte "\0",
> >>The write system call return EINVAL on proc file.
> >>But it return success on regular file.
> >
> > Nonsense.  It will write the '\0' to a regular file because it is just data.
> >
> > Integers in proc are more than data.
> >
> > So I see no justification for this change.
> In fact, "write(fd, "1\0", 2)" on Integers proc file return success on
> 2.6 kernel. I already tested it on 2.6.6.60 kernel.
> 
> So, The latest behavior of "write(fd, "1\0", 2)" is different from old
> kernel(2.6).
> This maybe impact the compatibility of some user space program.

2.6 was a long time ago.  If this behaviour change has happened in the
last 1-2 kernel releases then there would be a case to consider making
changes.  But if the kernel has been this way for two years then it's
too late to bother switching back to the old (and strange) behaviour.

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[PATCH] kernel/sysctl.c: If "count" including the terminating byte  '\0' the write system call should retrun success. Sean Fu <fxinrong@gmail.com> - 2015-08-24 11:00 +0200
  Re: [PATCH] kernel/sysctl.c: If "count" including the terminating byte '\0' the write system call should retrun success. "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com> - 2015-08-24 14:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] kernel/sysctl.c: If "count" including the terminating  byte '\0' the write system call should retrun success. Sean Fu <fxinrong@gmail.com> - 2015-08-24 17:40 +0200
      Re: [PATCH] kernel/sysctl.c: If "count" including the terminating  byte '\0' the write system call should retrun success. Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> - 2015-08-24 22:50 +0200
        Re: [PATCH] kernel/sysctl.c: If "count" including the terminating  byte '\0' the write system call should retrun success. Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@gmx.de> - 2015-08-24 23:30 +0200
  Re: [PATCH] kernel/sysctl.c: If "count" including the terminating  byte '\0' the write system call should retrun success. Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> - 2015-08-24 19:00 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] kernel/sysctl.c: If "count" including the terminating  byte '\0' the write system call should retrun success. Sean Fu <fxinrong@gmail.com> - 2015-08-25 03:00 +0200
      Re: [PATCH] kernel/sysctl.c: If "count" including the terminating byte '\0' the write system call should retrun success. "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com> - 2015-08-25 04:30 +0200
        Re: [PATCH] kernel/sysctl.c: If "count" including the terminating  byte '\0' the write system call should retrun success. Sean Fu <fxinrong@gmail.com> - 2015-08-25 10:10 +0200
          Re: [PATCH] kernel/sysctl.c: If "count" including the terminating  byte '\0' the write system call should retrun success. Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> - 2015-08-25 16:20 +0200
            Re: [PATCH] kernel/sysctl.c: If "count" including the terminating  byte '\0' the write system call should retrun success. Sean Fu <fxinrong@gmail.com> - 2015-08-25 18:50 +0200
              Re: [PATCH] kernel/sysctl.c: If "count" including the terminating  byte '\0' the write system call should retrun success. Austin S Hemmelgarn <ahferroin7@gmail.com> - 2015-08-25 19:40 +0200
                Re: [PATCH] kernel/sysctl.c: If "count" including the terminating  byte '\0' the write system call should retrun success. Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> - 2015-08-25 21:10 +0200
                Re: [PATCH] kernel/sysctl.c: If "count" including the terminating  byte '\0' the write system call should retrun success. Sean Fu <fxinrong@gmail.com> - 2015-08-26 17:50 +0200
                Re: [PATCH] kernel/sysctl.c: If "count" including the terminating  byte '\0' the write system call should retrun success. Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> - 2015-08-26 22:40 +0200
                Re: [PATCH] kernel/sysctl.c: If "count" including the terminating  byte '\0' the write system call should retrun success. Sean Fu <fxinrong@gmail.com> - 2015-08-27 02:20 +0200
                Re: [PATCH] kernel/sysctl.c: If "count" including the terminating  byte '\0' the write system call should retrun success. Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> - 2015-08-27 04:40 +0200
                Re: [PATCH] kernel/sysctl.c: If "count" including the terminating  byte '\0' the write system call should retrun success. Sean Fu <fxinrong@gmail.com> - 2015-08-27 10:40 +0200
                Re: [PATCH] kernel/sysctl.c: If "count" including the terminating  byte '\0' the write system call should retrun success. Sean Fu <fxinrong@gmail.com> - 2015-08-28 05:40 +0200
      Re: [PATCH] kernel/sysctl.c: If "count" including the terminating  byte '\0' the write system call should retrun success. Sean Fu <fxinrong@gmail.com> - 2015-08-25 05:20 +0200
  Re: [PATCH] kernel/sysctl.c: If "count" including the terminating  byte '\0' the write system call should retrun success. Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@gmx.de> - 2015-08-25 22:50 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] kernel/sysctl.c: If "count" including the terminating  byte '\0' the write system call should retrun success. Sean Fu <fxinrong@gmail.com> - 2015-08-26 11:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] kernel/sysctl.c: If "count" including the terminating  byte '\0' the write system call should retrun success. Sean Fu <fxinrong@gmail.com> - 2015-08-27 02:40 +0200

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