linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/2] clocksource: timer-dm: Check prescaler value

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Date:   Mon, 18 Dec 2017 12:31:53 +0100
From:   Ladislav Michl <ladis@...ux-mips.org>
To:     Keerthy <j-keerthy@...com>
Cc:     daniel.lezcano@...aro.org, tony@...mide.com, aaro.koskinen@....fi,
        thierry.reding@...il.com, grygorii.strashko@...com,
        linux-omap@...r.kernel.org, robh+dt@...nel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-pwm@...r.kernel.org,
        sebastian.reichel@...labora.co.uk, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        t-kristo@...com, linux@...linux.org.uk
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] clocksource: timer-dm: Check prescaler value

Invalid prescaler value is silently ignored. Fix that
by returning -EINVAL in such case. As invalid value
disabled use of the prescaler, use -1 explicitely for
that purpose.

Signed-off-by: Ladislav Michl <ladis@...ux-mips.org>
---
 drivers/clocksource/timer-dm.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-dm.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-dm.c
index ec3a28c90c70..95cd98be8541 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-dm.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-dm.c
@@ -609,6 +609,9 @@ static int omap_dm_timer_set_prescaler(struct omap_dm_timer *timer,
 	if (prescaler >= 0x00 && prescaler <= 0x07) {
 		l |= OMAP_TIMER_CTRL_PRE;
 		l |= prescaler << 2;
+	} else {
+		if (prescaler != -1)
+			return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	omap_dm_timer_write_reg(timer, OMAP_TIMER_CTRL_REG, l);
 
-- 
2.15.1