linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 linux-next] mtd: block2mtd: check device size

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Message-Id: <20140306180422.4e27ae82f646e0e669f69cbb@skynet.be>
Date:	Thu, 6 Mar 2014 18:04:22 +0800
From:	Fabian Frederick <fabf@...net.be>
To:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	computersforpeace <computersforpeace@...il.com>,
	"ezequiel.garcia" <ezequiel.garcia@...e-electrons.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 linux-next] mtd: block2mtd: check device size

fixme applied : check device size is a multiple of erasesize.

Signed-off-by: Fabian Frederick <fabf@...net.be>
---
 drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c
index 3e12234..66f0405 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@ static void block2mtd_free_device(struct block2mtd_dev *dev)
 }
 
 
-/* FIXME: ensure that mtd->size % erase_size == 0 */
 static struct block2mtd_dev *add_device(char *devname, int erase_size)
 {
 	const fmode_t mode = FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_EXCL;
@@ -249,6 +248,11 @@ static struct block2mtd_dev *add_device(char *devname, int erase_size)
 		goto err_free_block2mtd;
 	}
 
+	if ((long)dev->blkdev->bd_inode->i_size % erase_size) {
+		pr_err("erasesize must be a divisor of device size\n");
+		goto err_free_block2mtd;
+	}
+
 	mutex_init(&dev->write_mutex);
 
 	/* Setup the MTD structure */
-- 
1.8.1.4

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