linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 8/8] platform/x86: dell-wmi-smbios: clean up wmi descriptor check

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Date:   Mon, 2 Oct 2017 16:15:53 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@...l.com>
Cc:     "dvhart@...radead.org" <dvhart@...radead.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Platform Driver <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>, quasisec@...gle.com,
        Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 8/8] platform/x86: dell-wmi-smbios: clean up wmi
 descriptor check

On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 7:02 AM, Mario Limonciello
<mario.limonciello@...l.com> wrote:
> Some cases the wrong type was used for errors and checks can be
> done more cleanly.

Oops, I forgot about this patch, so, please, disregard my comment WRT
to strncmp() use to the other patch.


> Signed-off-by: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@...l.com>
> Reviewed-by: Edward O'Callaghan <quasisec@...gle.com>

Btw, missed Suggested-by?


> -       if (desc_buffer[0] != 0x4C4C4544 && desc_buffer[1] != 0x494D5720)
> -               dev_warn(&wdev->dev, "Dell descriptor buffer has invalid signature (%*ph)\n",
> -                       8, desc_buffer);
> +       if (strncmp(obj->string.pointer, "DELL WMI", 8) != 0)
> +               dev_warn(&wdev->dev, "Dell descriptor buffer has invalid signature (%8ph)\n",
> +                       desc_buffer);

And as Darren pointed out, this fixes the logic bug as well.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko