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: Martin Blumenstingl <martin.blumenstingl@googlemail.com>
Date: 2019-06-28 04:15:13
Also in: kernel-janitors, linux-arm-kernel, lkml

On Tue, Jun 25, 2019 at 9:58 AM Colin Ian King [off-list ref] wrote:
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?
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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