linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] thermal: core: fix: Check return code of the ->get_max

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Date:	Thu, 2 Oct 2014 18:24:43 -0400
From:	Eduardo Valentin <edubezval@...il.com>
To:	Lukasz Majewski <l.majewski@...sung.com>
Cc:	Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@...el.com>,
	Linux PM list <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
	Lukasz Majewski <l.majewski@...ess.pl>,
	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] thermal: core: fix: Check return code of the
 ->get_max_state() callback

On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 10:27:12AM +0200, Lukasz Majewski wrote:
> Without this check it was possible to execute cooling device binding code
> even when wrong max cooling state was read.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lukasz Majewski <l.majewski@...sung.com>

Acked-by: Eduardo Valentin <edubezval@...il.com>

Rui, are you taking these patches? Do you prefer me to collect them?

Cheers

Eduardo

> ---
>  drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c | 6 ++++--
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
> index 747618a..8a4dc35 100644
> --- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
> +++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
> @@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ int thermal_zone_bind_cooling_device(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
>  	struct thermal_zone_device *pos1;
>  	struct thermal_cooling_device *pos2;
>  	unsigned long max_state = 0;
> -	int result;
> +	int result, ret;
>  
>  	if (trip >= tz->trips || (trip < 0 && trip != THERMAL_TRIPS_NONE))
>  		return -EINVAL;
> @@ -945,7 +945,9 @@ int thermal_zone_bind_cooling_device(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
>  	if (tz != pos1 || cdev != pos2)
>  		return -EINVAL;
>  
> -	cdev->ops->get_max_state(cdev, &max_state);
> +	ret = cdev->ops->get_max_state(cdev, &max_state);
> +	if (ret)
> +		return ret;
>  
>  	/* lower default 0, upper default max_state */
>  	lower = lower == THERMAL_NO_LIMIT ? 0 : lower;
> -- 
> 2.0.0.rc2
> 
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