pythongh-69214: Fix fcntl.ioctl() request type (python#119498)

vstinner · vstinner · commit 729941c06222 · 2024-05-24T14:34:02.000+02:00
Use an 'unsigned long' instead of an 'unsigned int' for the request parameter of fcntl.ioctl() to support requests larger than UINT_MAX. (cherry picked from commit 92fab33)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-05-24-11-47-08.gh-issue-69214.Grl6zF.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-05-24-11-47-08.gh-issue-69214.Grl6zF.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Fix ``fcntl.ioctl()`` *request* parameter: use an ``unsigned long`` instead of
+an ``unsigned int`` for the *request* parameter of :func:`fcntl.ioctl` to
+support requests larger than ``UINT_MAX``. Patch by Victor Stinner.
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/fcntlmodule.c.h b/Modules/clinic/fcntlmodule.c.h
diff --git a/Modules/fcntlmodule.c b/Modules/fcntlmodule.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ fcntl_fcntl_impl(PyObject *module, int fd, int code, PyObject *arg)
 fcntl.ioctl
 
     fd: fildes
-    request as code: unsigned_int(bitwise=True)
+    request as code: unsigned_long(bitwise=True)
     arg as ob_arg: object(c_default='NULL') = 0
     mutate_flag as mutate_arg: bool = True
     /
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ code.
 [clinic start generated code]*/
 
 static PyObject *
-fcntl_ioctl_impl(PyObject *module, int fd, unsigned int code,
+fcntl_ioctl_impl(PyObject *module, int fd, unsigned long code,
                  PyObject *ob_arg, int mutate_arg)
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=7f7f5840c65991be input=967b4a4cbeceb0a8]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=3d8eb6828666cea1 input=cee70f6a27311e58]*/
 {
 #define IOCTL_BUFSZ 1024
     /* We use the unsigned non-checked 'I' format for the 'code' parameter

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	`1`	+Fix ``fcntl.ioctl()`` request parameter: use an ``unsigned long`` instead of
	`2`	+an ``unsigned int`` for the request parameter of :func:`fcntl.ioctl` to
	`3`	+support requests larger than ``UINT_MAX``. Patch by Victor Stinner.