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Re: [dm-devel] [PATCH 1/1] dm raid: fix compat_features validation

From Heinz Mauelshagen <heinzm@redhat.com>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [dm-devel] [PATCH 1/1] dm raid: fix compat_features validation
Date 2016-10-11 17:50 +0200
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On 10/11/2016 05:38 PM, Andy Whitcroft wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 05:04:34PM +0200, Heinz Mauelshagen wrote:
>> Andy,
>>
>> good catch.
>>
>> We should rather check for  V190 support only in case any
>> compat feature flags are actually set.
>>
>> {
>> +       if (le32_to_cpu(sb->compat_features) &&
>> +           le32_to_cpu(sb->compat_features) != FEATURE_FLAG_SUPPORTS_V190)
>> {
>>                  rs->ti->error = "Unable to assemble array: Unknown flag(s)
>> in compatible feature flags";
>>                  return -EINVAL;
>>          }
> If the feature flags are single bit combinations then I believe the
> below does check exactly that.  Checking for no 1s outside of the
> expected features, caring not for the value of the valid bits:
>
> +     if (le32_to_cpu(sb->compat_features) & ~(FEATURE_FLAG_SUPPORTS_V190)) {
>
> with the possibilty to or in additional feature bits as they are added.

Thanks,
I prefer this to be easier readable.

>
> -apw
>
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[PATCH 1/1] dm raid: fix compat_features validation Andy Whitcroft <apw@canonical.com> - 2016-10-11 16:40 +0200
  Re: [PATCH 1/1] dm raid: fix compat_features validation Mike Snitzer <snitzer@redhat.com> - 2016-10-11 16:50 +0200
  Re: [dm-devel] [PATCH 1/1] dm raid: fix compat_features validation Heinz Mauelshagen <heinzm@redhat.com> - 2016-10-11 17:10 +0200
    Re: [dm-devel] [PATCH 1/1] dm raid: fix compat_features validation Heinz Mauelshagen <heinzm@redhat.com> - 2016-10-11 17:50 +0200
      [PATCH 1/1 V2] dm raid: fix compat_features validation Andy Whitcroft <apw@canonical.com> - 2016-10-11 18:30 +0200
        Re: [PATCH 1/1 V2] dm raid: fix compat_features validation Heinz Mauelshagen <heinzm@redhat.com> - 2016-10-11 19:00 +0200
      Re: [PATCH 1/1] dm raid: fix compat_features validation Mike Snitzer <snitzer@redhat.com> - 2016-10-11 20:00 +0200
    Re: [dm-devel] [PATCH 1/1] dm raid: fix compat_features validation Andy Whitcroft <apw@canonical.com> - 2016-10-11 18:00 +0200

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