linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 1/2] acpi/nfit: Block function zero DSMs

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Date:   Mon, 14 Jan 2019 17:57:09 -0800
From:   Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
To:     linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org
Cc:     stable@...r.kernel.org, stuart hayes <stuart.w.hayes@...il.com>,
        Jeff Moyer <jmoyer@...hat.com>, vishal.l.verma@...el.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, vishal.l.verma@...el.com
Subject: [PATCH v2 1/2] acpi/nfit: Block function zero DSMs

In preparation for using function number 0 as an error value, prevent it
from being considered a valid function value by acpi_nfit_ctl().

Cc: <stable@...r.kernel.org>
Cc: stuart hayes <stuart.w.hayes@...il.com>
Fixes: e02fb7264d8a ("nfit: add Microsoft NVDIMM DSM command set...")
Reported-by: Jeff Moyer <jmoyer@...hat.com>
Signed-off-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
---
 drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c |    7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c b/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c
index 790691d9a982..67aef1a793d5 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c
@@ -1867,6 +1867,13 @@ static int acpi_nfit_add_dimm(struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Function 0 is the command interrogation function, don't
+	 * export it to potential userspace use, and enable it to be
+	 * used as an error value in acpi_nfit_ctl().
+	 */
+	dsm_mask &= ~1UL;
+
 	guid = to_nfit_uuid(nfit_mem->family);
 	for_each_set_bit(i, &dsm_mask, BITS_PER_LONG)
 		if (acpi_check_dsm(adev_dimm->handle, guid,