linux-kernel - Re: [2.6 patch] arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c: handle a negative return value

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Date:	Mon, 13 Nov 2006 16:42:56 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
To:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>
Cc:	mingo@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [2.6 patch] arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c: handle a negative
 return value

On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 18:48:26 +0100
Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de> wrote:

> The Coverity checker noted that bad things might happen if 
> find_isa_irq_apic() returned -1.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>
> 
> --- linux-2.6/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c.old	2006-11-12 18:41:24.000000000 +0100
> +++ linux-2.6/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c	2006-11-12 18:42:00.000000000 +0100
> @@ -2160,7 +2160,8 @@ static inline void unlock_ExtINT_logic(v
>  
>  	pin  = find_isa_irq_pin(8, mp_INT);
>  	apic = find_isa_irq_apic(8, mp_INT);
> -	if (pin == -1)
> +
> +	if ((pin == -1) || (apic == -1))
>  		return;
>  

I dunno about this.  For some reason I don't trust the apic code much.  At
present if find_isa_irq_apic() fails we at least have a chance of
blundering into a nnice oops or something.  By adding correct
error-checking we increase the chance of things just silently not working.

So let's see what this does...




From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>

The Coverity checker noted that bad things might happen if
find_isa_irq_apic() returned -1.

Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>
Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
---

 arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c |   10 +++++++++-
 1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff -puN arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c~arch-i386-kernel-io_apicc-handle-a-negative-return-value arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c~arch-i386-kernel-io_apicc-handle-a-negative-return-value
+++ a/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c
@@ -2166,9 +2166,17 @@ static inline void unlock_ExtINT_logic(v
 	unsigned char save_control, save_freq_select;
 
 	pin  = find_isa_irq_pin(8, mp_INT);
+	if (pin == -1) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "unlock_ExtINT_logic: find_isa_irq_pin()
+				"failed\n");
+		return;
+	}
 	apic = find_isa_irq_apic(8, mp_INT);
-	if (pin == -1)
+	if (apic == -1) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "unlock_ExtINT_logic: find_isa_irq_apic()
+				"failed\n");
 		return;
+	}
 
 	entry0 = ioapic_read_entry(apic, pin);
 	clear_IO_APIC_pin(apic, pin);
_



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