[GIT PULL] afs, dns: Fix dynamic root interaction with negative DNS

[Linus Torvalds]

On Sat, 23 Dec 2023 at 09:29, Simon Horman <horms at kernel.org> wrote:
>
>
>         if (data[0] == 0) {
>                 /* It may be a server list. */
> -               if (datalen <= sizeof(*bin))
> +               if (datalen <= sizeof(*v1))
>                         return -EINVAL;
>
>                 bin = (const struct dns_payload_header *)data;

Ugh, I hate how it checks the size of a *different* structure than the
one it then assigns the pointer to.

So I get the feeling that we should get rid of 'bin' entirely, and
just use the 'v1' pointer, since it literally checks that that is what
it is, and then the size check matches the thing we're casting things
to.

So then "bin->xyz" becomes "v1->hdr.xyz".

Yes, the patch becomes a bit bigger, but I think the end result is a
whole lot more obvious and maintainable.

I'd also move the remaining 'v1' variable declaration to the inner
context where it's actually used.

IOW, I personally would be much happier with a patch like the attached, but I

 (a) don't want to take credit for this, since my change is purely syntactic

 (b) have not tested this patch apart from checking that it compiles
in at least one config

so honestly, I'd love to see this patch come back to me with sign-offs
and tested-bys by the actual people who noticed this.

Hmm?

                 Linus
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