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acpi ec_sys: Be more cautious about ec write access
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- Set Kconfig option default n
- Only allow root to read/write io file (sever bug!)
- Introduce write support module param -> default off
- Properly clean up if any debugfs files cannot be created

Signed-off-by: Thomas Renninger <trenn@suse.de>
CC: mjg59@srcf.ucam.org
CC: platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org
CC: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org
CC: astarikovskiy@suse.de
Signed-off-by: Matthew Garrett <mjg@redhat.com>
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watologo1 authored and Matthew Garrett committed Aug 3, 2010
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11 changes: 8 additions & 3 deletions drivers/acpi/Kconfig
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Expand Up @@ -106,14 +106,19 @@ config ACPI_SYSFS_POWER

config ACPI_EC_DEBUGFS
tristate "EC read/write access through /sys/kernel/debug/ec"
default y
default n
help
Say N to disable Embedded Controller /sys/kernel/debug interface

Be aware that using this interface can confuse your Embedded
Controller in a way that a normal reboot is not enough. You then
have to power of your system, and remove the laptop battery for
some seconds.
An Embedded Controller typically is available on laptops and reads
sensor values like battery state and temperature.
The kernel access the EC through ACPI parsed code provided by BIOS
tables.
The kernel accesses the EC through ACPI parsed code provided by BIOS
tables. This option allows to access the EC directly without ACPI
code being involved.
Thus this option is a debug option that helps to write ACPI drivers
and can be used to identify ACPI code or EC firmware bugs.

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31 changes: 24 additions & 7 deletions drivers/acpi/ec_sys.c
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Expand Up @@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Thomas Renninger <trenn@suse.de>");
MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ACPI EC sysfs access driver");
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");

static bool write_support;
module_param(write_support, bool, 0644);
MODULE_PARM_DESC(write_support, "Dangerous, reboot and removal of battery may "
"be needed.");

#define EC_SPACE_SIZE 256

struct sysdev_class acpi_ec_sysdev_class = {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -102,6 +107,8 @@ int acpi_ec_add_debugfs(struct acpi_ec *ec, unsigned int ec_device_count)
{
struct dentry *dev_dir;
char name[64];
mode_t mode = 0400;

if (ec_device_count == 0) {
acpi_ec_debugfs_dir = debugfs_create_dir("ec", NULL);
if (!acpi_ec_debugfs_dir)
Expand All @@ -111,17 +118,27 @@ int acpi_ec_add_debugfs(struct acpi_ec *ec, unsigned int ec_device_count)
sprintf(name, "ec%u", ec_device_count);
dev_dir = debugfs_create_dir(name, acpi_ec_debugfs_dir);
if (!dev_dir) {
if (ec_device_count == 0)
debugfs_remove_recursive(acpi_ec_debugfs_dir);
/* TBD: Proper cleanup for multiple ECs */
if (ec_device_count != 0)
goto error;
return -ENOMEM;
}

debugfs_create_x32("gpe", 0444, dev_dir, (u32 *)&first_ec->gpe);
debugfs_create_bool("use_global_lock", 0444, dev_dir,
(u32 *)&first_ec->global_lock);
debugfs_create_file("io", 0666, dev_dir, ec, &acpi_ec_io_ops);
if (!debugfs_create_x32("gpe", 0444, dev_dir, (u32 *)&first_ec->gpe))
goto error;
if (!debugfs_create_bool("use_global_lock", 0444, dev_dir,
(u32 *)&first_ec->global_lock))
goto error;

if (write_support)
mode = 0600;
if (!debugfs_create_file("io", mode, dev_dir, ec, &acpi_ec_io_ops))
goto error;

return 0;

error:
debugfs_remove_recursive(acpi_ec_debugfs_dir);
return -ENOMEM;
}

static int __init acpi_ec_sys_init(void)
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