linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/6] gpu: host1x: Fix memory access in syncpt request

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Date:	Sun, 26 May 2013 12:15:52 +0200
From:	Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>
To:	Arto Merilainen <amerilainen@...dia.com>
Cc:	airlied@...ux.ie, linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org,
	tbergstrom@...dia.com, dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/6] gpu: host1x: Fix memory access in syncpt request

On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 02:49:45PM +0300, Arto Merilainen wrote:
> This patch fixes a bad memory access in syncpoint request code. If
> no syncpoints were available, the code accessed unreserved memory
> area causing unexpected behaviour.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Arto Merilainen <amerilainen@...dia.com>
> ---
>  drivers/gpu/host1x/syncpt.c |    2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/host1x/syncpt.c b/drivers/gpu/host1x/syncpt.c
> index 5bf5366..6b7ee88 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/host1x/syncpt.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/host1x/syncpt.c
> @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static struct host1x_syncpt *_host1x_syncpt_alloc(struct host1x *host,
>  
>  	for (i = 0; i < host->info->nb_pts && sp->name; i++, sp++)
>  		;
> -	if (sp->dev)
> +	if (i >= host->info->nb_pts)
>  		return NULL;

While changing this, can you please add a blank line between the loop
and the new 'if (...)'?

Thierry

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