[patch 3/3] powerpc: avoid calculating possibly-invalid address
From: akpm@linux-foundation.org
Date: 2009-08-06 23:01:06
From: Roel Kluin <redacted> Check whether index is within bounds prior to calculating a possibly-invalid address. Signed-off-by: Roel Kluin <redacted> Cc: Bernd Petrovitsch <redacted> Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> --- drivers/char/hvsi.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff -puN drivers/char/hvsi.c~powerpc-avoid-calculating-possibly-invalid-address drivers/char/hvsi.c
--- a/drivers/char/hvsi.c~powerpc-avoid-calculating-possibly-invalid-address
+++ a/drivers/char/hvsi.c@@ -1230,11 +1230,12 @@ static struct tty_driver *hvsi_console_d static int __init hvsi_console_setup(struct console *console, char *options) { - struct hvsi_struct *hp = &hvsi_ports[console->index]; + struct hvsi_struct *hp; int ret; if (console->index < 0 || console->index >= hvsi_count) return -1; + hp = &hvsi_ports[console->index]; /* give the FSP a chance to change the baud rate when we re-open */ hvsi_close_protocol(hp);
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