Thread (12 messages) 12 messages, 3 authors, 2019-07-02

Re: [PATCH] net: stmmac: add sanity check to device_property_read_u32_array call

From: Colin Ian King <hidden>
Date: 2019-06-28 08:32:43
Also in: kernel-janitors, lkml, netdev

On 28/06/2019 05:15, Martin Blumenstingl wrote:
On Tue, Jun 25, 2019 at 9:58 AM Colin Ian King [off-list ref] wrote:
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On 25/06/2019 05:44, Martin Blumenstingl wrote:
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Hi Colin,

On Thu, Jun 20, 2019 at 3:34 AM Martin Blumenstingl
[off-list ref] wrote:
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Hi Colin,

On Wed, Jun 19, 2019 at 8:55 AM Colin Ian King [off-list ref] wrote:
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On 19/06/2019 06:13, Martin Blumenstingl wrote:
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Hi Colin,
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Currently the call to device_property_read_u32_array is not error checked
leading to potential garbage values in the delays array that are then used
in msleep delays.  Add a sanity check to the property fetching.

Addresses-Coverity: ("Uninitialized scalar variable")
Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <redacted>
I have also sent a patch [0] to fix initialize the array.
can you please look at my patch so we can work out which one to use?

my concern is that the "snps,reset-delays-us" property is optional,
the current dt-bindings documentation states that it's a required
property. in reality it isn't, there are boards (two examples are
mentioned in my patch: [0]) without it.

so I believe that the resulting behavior has to be:
1. don't delay if this property is missing (instead of delaying for
   <garbage value> ms)
2. don't error out if this property is missing

your patch covers #1, can you please check whether #2 is also covered?
I tested case #2 when submitting my patch and it worked fine (even
though I could not reproduce the garbage values which are being read
on some boards)
in the meantime I have tested your patch.
when I don't set the "snps,reset-delays-us" property then I get the
following error:
  invalid property snps,reset-delays-us

my patch has landed in the meantime: [0]
how should we proceed with your patch?
Your fix is good, so I think we should just drop/forget about my fix.

Colin
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I'm out of the office today. I'll get back to you on this tomorrow.
gentle ping
(I will be away for the weekend but I can reply on Monday)

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