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sysctl: fix int -> unsigned long assignments in INT_MIN case
The following if (val < 0) *lvalp = (unsigned long)-val; is incorrect because the compiler is free to assume -val to be positive and use a sign-extend instruction for extending the bit pattern. This is a problem if val == INT_MIN: # echo -2147483648 >/proc/sys/dev/scsi/logging_level # cat /proc/sys/dev/scsi/logging_level -18446744071562067968 Cast to unsigned long before negation - that way we first sign-extend and then negate an unsigned, which is well defined. With this: # cat /proc/sys/dev/scsi/logging_level -2147483648 Signed-off-by: Ilya Dryomov <[email protected]> Cc: Mikulas Patocka <[email protected]> Cc: Robert Xiao <[email protected]> Cc: "Eric W. Biederman" <[email protected]> Cc: Kees Cook <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <[email protected]>
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