linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] drm/fb-helper: Do the 'max_conn_count' zero check

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Message-ID: <20140311203934.GJ30571@phenom.ffwll.local>
Date:	Tue, 11 Mar 2014 21:39:34 +0100
From:	Daniel Vetter <daniel@...ll.ch>
To:	Xiubo Li <Li.Xiubo@...escale.com>
Cc:	airlied@...ux.ie, dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] drm/fb-helper: Do the 'max_conn_count' zero check

On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 09:33:58AM +0800, Xiubo Li wrote:
> Since we cannot make sure the 'max_conn_count' will always be none
> zero from the users, and then if max_conn_count equals to zero, the
> kcalloc() will return ZERO_SIZE_PTR, which equals to ((void *)16).
> 
> So this patch fix this with just doing the 'max_conn_count' zero check
> in the front of drm_fb_helper_init().
> 
> Signed-off-by: Xiubo Li <Li.Xiubo@...escale.com>
> CC: Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@...ux.intel.com>

Makes sense.

Reviewed-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@...ll.ch>
> ---
>  drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
> index 3d13ca6e2..a0d286c 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
> @@ -514,6 +514,9 @@ int drm_fb_helper_init(struct drm_device *dev,
>  	struct drm_crtc *crtc;
>  	int i;
>  
> +	if (!max_conn_count)
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +
>  	fb_helper->dev = dev;
>  
>  	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fb_helper->kernel_fb_list);
> -- 
> 1.8.4
> 
> 
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