[PATCH 06/13] fs/kernel_read_file: Remove redundant size argument

[Scott Branden]

Hi Kees,

On 2020-07-17 10:43 a.m., Kees Cook wrote:
> In preparation for refactoring kernel_read_file*(), remove the redundant
> "size" argument which is not needed: it can be included in the return
> code, with callers adjusted. (VFS reads already cannot be larger than
> INT_MAX.)
>
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook at chromium.org>
> ---
>   drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c |  8 ++++----
>   fs/kernel_read_file.c               | 20 +++++++++-----------
>   include/linux/kernel_read_file.h    |  8 ++++----
>   kernel/kexec_file.c                 | 13 ++++++-------
>   kernel/module.c                     |  7 +++----
>   security/integrity/digsig.c         |  5 +++--
>   security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c     |  5 +++--
>   7 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
> index d4a413ea48ce..ea419c7d3d34 100644
> --- a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
> +++ b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
> @@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ fw_get_filesystem_firmware(struct device *device, struct fw_priv *fw_priv,
>   					     size_t in_size,
>   					     const void *in_buffer))
>   {
> -	loff_t size;
> +	size_t size;
>   	int i, len;
>   	int rc = -ENOENT;
>   	char *path;
> @@ -494,10 +494,9 @@ fw_get_filesystem_firmware(struct device *device, struct fw_priv *fw_priv,
>   		fw_priv->size = 0;
>   
>   		/* load firmware files from the mount namespace of init */
> -		rc = kernel_read_file_from_path_initns(path, &buffer,
> -						       &size, msize,
> +		rc = kernel_read_file_from_path_initns(path, &buffer, msize,
>   						       READING_FIRMWARE);
> -		if (rc) {
> +		if (rc < 0) {
>   			if (rc != -ENOENT)
>   				dev_warn(device, "loading %s failed with error %d\n",
>   					 path, rc);
> @@ -506,6 +505,7 @@ fw_get_filesystem_firmware(struct device *device, struct fw_priv *fw_priv,
>   					 path);
>   			continue;
>   		}
> +		size = rc;
Change fails to return 0.  Need rc = 0; here.
>   		dev_dbg(device, "Loading firmware from %s\n", path);
>   		if (decompress) {
>   			dev_dbg(device, "f/w decompressing %s\n",
>