linux-kernel - Re: fs/ufs/inode.c:817: warning: array subscript is above array bounds

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Date:	Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:24:32 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
To:	"Tomasz Kvarsin" <kvarsin@...il.com>
Cc:	dcb314@...mail.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Evgeniy Dushistov <dushistov@...l.ru>
Subject: Re: fs/ufs/inode.c:817: warning: array subscript is above array
 bounds

On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 23:10:57 +0300
"Tomasz Kvarsin" <kvarsin@...il.com> wrote:

> d binderman wrote:
> >Hello there,
> >
> >I just tried to compile Linux kernel 2.6.19.2 with the
> >new GNU C compiler version 4.3 snapshot 20070126.
> >
> >The compiler said
> >
> >fs/ufs/inode.c:817: warning: array subscript is above array bounds
> >
> >The source code is
> >
> >        for (i = 0; i < (UFS_NDADDR + UFS_NINDIR); i++)
> >            ufs_inode->ui_u2.ui_addr.ui_db[i] = ufsi->i_u1.i_data[i];
> >
> >but
> >
> >./include/linux/ufs_fs.h:                       __fs32  ui_db[UFS_NDADDR];/*
> >0x28 data blocks */
> >./include/linux/ufs_fs.h:                       __fs64
> >ui_db[UFS_NDADDR]; /* 112: Direct disk blocks. */
> >
> >and
> >
> >        __fs32  i_data[15];
> >
> >and
> >
> >#define UFS_NDADDR 12
> >#define UFS_NINDIR 3
> >
> >so the kernel seems to be trying to write fifteen bytes into an array only
> >twelve
> >bytes in size. Suggest code rework.
> 
> 
> As I see, linux-kernel is very high volume(noise?) list,
> may better wil be resend to relevant mantainer(Andrew Morton?)

Evgeniy, please consider raising a patch against ./MAINTAINERS ;)
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