Re: [PATCH] net: xgene: fix signedness bug in xgene_enet_get_fpsel()
From: Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>
Date: 2026-03-20 16:21:57
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On Thu, Mar 19, 2026 at 09:11:06AM +0000, Anas Iqbal wrote:
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xgene_enet_get_fpsel() returns a u8 but can compute a negative value when xgene_enet_ring_bufnum(id) is less than RING_BUFNUM_BUFPOOL. This leads to an implicit conversion of a negative value to u8, resulting in a large unintended value. This can cause incorrect behavior when the result is used in bit operations such as BIT(), potentially leading to undefined behavior. Fix this by validating the value before subtraction to avoid underflow. Fixes: 2c839337520b ("drivers: net: xgene: Add helper function") Signed-off-by: Anas Iqbal <redacted> --- drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_hw.h | 12 +++++++++--- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_hw.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_hw.h index 2f534f9d4416..fe563c396773 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_hw.h +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_hw.h@@ -405,10 +405,16 @@ static inline bool xgene_enet_is_bufpool(u16 id) static inline u8 xgene_enet_get_fpsel(u16 id) { - if (xgene_enet_is_bufpool(id)) - return xgene_enet_ring_bufnum(id) - RING_BUFNUM_BUFPOOL;
Hi, It seems to me that the existing xgene_enet_is_bufpool() condition protects against underflow. Am I missing something?