linux-kernel - [PATCH 07/13] efi/capsule: Remove NULL test on kmap()

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Date:   Fri,  2 Jun 2017 13:52:01 +0000
From:   Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>
To:     linux-efi@...r.kernel.org, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc:     Fabian Frederick <fabf@...net.be>,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Kweh Hock Leong <hock.leong.kweh@...el.com>,
        Matt Fleming <matt@...eblueprint.co.uk>
Subject: [PATCH 07/13] efi/capsule: Remove NULL test on kmap()

From: Fabian Frederick <fabf@...net.be>

kmap() can't fail.

Signed-off-by: Fabian Frederick <fabf@...net.be>
Cc: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>
Cc: Kweh Hock Leong <hock.leong.kweh@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Matt Fleming <matt@...eblueprint.co.uk>
Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>
---
 drivers/firmware/efi/capsule-loader.c | 4 ----
 drivers/firmware/efi/capsule.c        | 4 ----
 2 files changed, 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/capsule-loader.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/capsule-loader.c
index 5b012a467d7d..2357bcdcb44d 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/capsule-loader.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/capsule-loader.c
@@ -170,10 +170,6 @@ static ssize_t efi_capsule_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buff,
 	page = cap_info->pages[cap_info->index - 1];
 
 	kbuff = kmap(page);
-	if (!kbuff) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto failed;
-	}
 	kbuff += PAGE_SIZE - cap_info->page_bytes_remain;
 
 	/* Copy capsule binary data from user space to kernel space buffer */
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/capsule.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/capsule.c
index 6eedff45e6d7..e603ccf39d80 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/capsule.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/capsule.c
@@ -247,10 +247,6 @@ int efi_capsule_update(efi_capsule_header_t *capsule, struct page **pages)
 		efi_capsule_block_desc_t *sglist;
 
 		sglist = kmap(sg_pages[i]);
-		if (!sglist) {
-			rv = -ENOMEM;
-			goto out;
-		}
 
 		for (j = 0; j < SGLIST_PER_PAGE && count > 0; j++) {
 			u64 sz = min_t(u64, imagesize, PAGE_SIZE);
-- 
2.9.3