linux-kernel - Re: [2.6 patch] video/sis/: fix negative array index

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Date:	Thu, 1 Nov 2007 15:17:11 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
Cc:	adaplas@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Thomas Winischhofer <thomas@...ischhofer.net>
Subject: Re: [2.6 patch] video/sis/: fix negative array index

On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:19:46 +0200
Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org> wrote:

> This patch fixes the possible usage of a negative value as an array 
> index spotted by the Coverity checker.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
> 
> ---
> 
>  drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c |    3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> 9f63bf8c543710521e885b09d88271d1a308b158 
> diff --git a/drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c b/drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c
> index bc7d236..37bd24b 100644
> --- a/drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c
> +++ b/drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c
> @@ -1245,24 +1245,25 @@ sisfb_do_set_var(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var, int isactive, struct fb_info *in
>  		ivideo->sisfb_mode_idx++;
>  	}
>  
>  	if(found_mode) {
>  		ivideo->sisfb_mode_idx = sisfb_validate_mode(ivideo,
>  				ivideo->sisfb_mode_idx, ivideo->currentvbflags);
> -		ivideo->mode_no = sisbios_mode[ivideo->sisfb_mode_idx].mode_no[ivideo->mni];
>  	} else {
>  		ivideo->sisfb_mode_idx = -1;
>  	}
>  
>         	if(ivideo->sisfb_mode_idx < 0) {
>  		printk(KERN_ERR "sisfb: Mode %dx%dx%d not supported\n", var->xres,
>  		       var->yres, var->bits_per_pixel);
>  		ivideo->sisfb_mode_idx = old_mode;
>  		return -EINVAL;
>  	}
>  
> +	ivideo->mode_no = sisbios_mode[ivideo->sisfb_mode_idx].mode_no[ivideo->mni];
> +
>  	if(sisfb_search_refresh_rate(ivideo, ivideo->refresh_rate, ivideo->sisfb_mode_idx) == 0) {
>  		ivideo->rate_idx = sisbios_mode[ivideo->sisfb_mode_idx].rate_idx;
>  		ivideo->refresh_rate = 60;
>  	}

Well I spent a little time trying to work out what the actual bug is and
gave up.  There doesn't appear to be any error in sisfb_do_set_var().

Better changelogs, please.
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