linux-kernel - [patch] i386: more ioapic checks

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Date:	Mon, 18 Dec 2006 02:06:36 -0500
From:	Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@...puserve.com>
To:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>
Subject: [patch] i386: more ioapic checks

Coverity reports apic numbers are being passed to functions without
checking to see if they are legal.

(This is Kernel Bugzilla #6188.)

Signed-off-by: Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@...puserve.com>

--- 2.6.20-rc1-32.orig/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c
+++ 2.6.20-rc1-32/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c
@@ -2265,13 +2265,17 @@ static inline void __init check_timer(vo
 				clear_IO_APIC_pin(0, pin1);
 			return;
 		}
-		clear_IO_APIC_pin(apic1, pin1);
+		if (apic1 == -1)
+			WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
+		else
+			clear_IO_APIC_pin(apic1, pin1);
+
 		printk(KERN_ERR "..MP-BIOS bug: 8254 timer not connected to "
 				"IO-APIC\n");
 	}
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "...trying to set up timer (IRQ0) through the 8259A ... ");
-	if (pin2 != -1) {
+	if (pin2 != -1 && apic2 != -1) {
 		printk("\n..... (found pin %d) ...", pin2);
 		/*
 		 * legacy devices should be connected to IO APIC #0
-- 
MBTI: IXTP
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