[PATCH linux-next] powerpc:security: replace DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE with DEFINE_DEBUGFS_ATTRIBUTE

[Christophe Leroy]

Hi,

Le 25/08/2021 à 08:40, CGEL a écrit :
> From: Jing Yangyang <jing.yangyang at zte.com.cn>
> 
> Fix the following coccicheck warning:
> ./arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c:807:0-23: WARNING:
>   fops_entry_flush should be defined with DEFINE_DEBUGFS_ATTRIBUTE
> ./arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c:781:0-23:WARNING:
> fops_rfi_flush should be defined with DEFINE_DEBUGFS_ATTRIBUTE
> ./arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c:833:0-23:WARNING:
> fops_uaccess_flush should be defined with DEFINE_DEBUGFS_ATTRIBUTE

Can you give a few more details why the suggestion from coccicheck is a good suggestion ?

Thanks
Christophe

> 
> Reported-by: Zeal Robot <zealci at zte.com.cn>
> Signed-off-by: Jing Yangyang <jing.yangyang at zte.com.cn>
> ---
>   arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c | 6 +++---
>   1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c
> index 1a99849..cf8ce24 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c
> @@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ static int rfi_flush_get(void *data, u64 *val)
>   	return 0;
>   }
>   
> -DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE(fops_rfi_flush, rfi_flush_get, rfi_flush_set, "%llu\n");
> +DEFINE_DEBUGFS_ATTRIBUTE(fops_rfi_flush, rfi_flush_get, rfi_flush_set, "%llu\n");
>   
>   static int entry_flush_set(void *data, u64 val)
>   {
> @@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ static int entry_flush_get(void *data, u64 *val)
>   	return 0;
>   }
>   
> -DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE(fops_entry_flush, entry_flush_get, entry_flush_set, "%llu\n");
> +DEFINE_DEBUGFS_ATTRIBUTE(fops_entry_flush, entry_flush_get, entry_flush_set, "%llu\n");
>   
>   static int uaccess_flush_set(void *data, u64 val)
>   {
> @@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ static int uaccess_flush_get(void *data, u64 *val)
>   	return 0;
>   }
>   
> -DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE(fops_uaccess_flush, uaccess_flush_get, uaccess_flush_set, "%llu\n");
> +DEFINE_DEBUGFS_ATTRIBUTE(fops_uaccess_flush, uaccess_flush_get, uaccess_flush_set, "%llu\n");
>   
>   static __init int rfi_flush_debugfs_init(void)
>   {
>