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This reverts commitad5643cf2f("riscv: Define TASK_SIZE_MAX for __access_ok()"). This commit changes TASK_SIZE_MAX to be LONG_MAX to optimize access_ok(), because the previous TASK_SIZE_MAX (default to TASK_SIZE) requires some computation. The reasoning was that all user addresses are less than LONG_MAX, and all kernel addresses are greater than LONG_MAX. Therefore access_ok() can filter kernel addresses. Addresses between TASK_SIZE and LONG_MAX are not valid user addresses, but access_ok() let them pass. That was thought to be okay, because they are not valid addresses at hardware level. Unfortunately, one case is missed: get_user_pages_fast() happily accepts addresses between TASK_SIZE and LONG_MAX. futex(), for instance, uses get_user_pages_fast(). This causes the problem reported by Robert [1]. Therefore, revert this commit. TASK_SIZE_MAX is changed to the default: TASK_SIZE. This unfortunately reduces performance, because TASK_SIZE is more expensive to compute compared to LONG_MAX. But correctness first, we can think about optimization later, if required. Reported-by: <rtm@csail.mit.edu> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-riscv/77605.1750245028@localhost/ Signed-off-by: Nam Cao <namcao@linutronix.de> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Reviewed-by: Alexandre Ghiti <alexghiti@rivosinc.com> Fixes:ad5643cf2f("riscv: Define TASK_SIZE_MAX for __access_ok()") Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250619155858.1249789-1-namcao@linutronix.de Signed-off-by: Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@dabbelt.com>
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