linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] efi/fdt: Indentation fix

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Mon, 29 Oct 2018 09:45:44 +0000
From:   Julien Thierry <julien.thierry@....com>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] efi/fdt: Indentation fix

Hi Joe,

On 02/10/18 17:05, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Mon, 2018-10-01 at 11:29 +0100, Julien Thierry wrote:
>> Closing bracket seems to end a for statement when it is actually ending
>> the contained if.
>>
>> No functional change/fix, just fix the indentation.
> []
>> diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/fdt.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/fdt.c
> []
>> @@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ void *get_fdt(efi_system_table_t *sys_table, unsigned long *fdt_size)
>>   			}
>>   			*fdt_size = fdt_totalsize(fdt);
>>   			break;
>> -	 }
>> +		}
>>
>>   	return fdt;
>>   }
> 
> Hello Julian.
> 
> [trivial style bikeshedding follows]
> 
> I think it better to add braces to the for loop so
> this stands out better.
> 
> Also, I would generally write this so the if test is
> reversed and uses a continue so the match block saves
> an indent level.
> 
> This is the only use efi_guidcmp with a == test in
> drivers/firmware, so perhaps remove that and use ! as
> the other uses have no == or != test.
> 
> Lastly, a direct return might be better and the return
> fdt could be removed and converted to return NULL.
> 

The suggestions make sense, I'll respin this taking your remarks into 
account.

Thanks,

> Something like:
> ---
>   drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/fdt.c | 29 +++++++++++++++--------------
>   1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/fdt.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/fdt.c
> index 8830fa601e45..2d0b895e2f67 100644
> --- a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/fdt.c
> +++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/fdt.c
> @@ -366,22 +366,23 @@ void *get_fdt(efi_system_table_t *sys_table, unsigned long *fdt_size)
>   {
>   	efi_guid_t fdt_guid = DEVICE_TREE_GUID;
>   	efi_config_table_t *tables;
> -	void *fdt;
>   	int i;
>   
> -	tables = (efi_config_table_t *) sys_table->tables;
> -	fdt = NULL;
> +	tables = (efi_config_table_t *)sys_table->tables;
>   
> -	for (i = 0; i < sys_table->nr_tables; i++)
> -		if (efi_guidcmp(tables[i].guid, fdt_guid) == 0) {
> -			fdt = (void *) tables[i].table;
> -			if (fdt_check_header(fdt) != 0) {
> -				pr_efi_err(sys_table, "Invalid header detected on UEFI supplied FDT, ignoring ...\n");
> -				return NULL;
> -			}
> -			*fdt_size = fdt_totalsize(fdt);
> -			break;
> -	 }
> +	for (i = 0; i < sys_table->nr_tables; i++) {
> +		void *fdt;
> +
> +		if (efi_guidcmp(tables[i].guid, fdt_guid))
> +			continue;
> +		fdt = (void *)tables[i].table;
> +		if (fdt_check_header(fdt) != 0) {
> +			pr_efi_err(sys_table, "Invalid header detected on UEFI supplied FDT, ignoring ...\n");
> +			return NULL;
> +		}
> +		*fdt_size = fdt_totalsize(fdt);
> +		return fdt;
> +	}
>   
> -	return fdt;
> +	return NULL;
>   }
> 
> 

-- 
Julien Thierry