linux-kernel - Re: dell_smbios KASAN bug

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Date:   Wed, 3 Apr 2019 13:16:54 -0400
From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:     Tom Zanussi <tzanussi@...il.com>
Cc:     Mario.Limonciello@...l.com, pali.rohar@...il.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: dell_smbios KASAN bug

On Mon, 25 Mar 2019 11:20:47 -0500
Tom Zanussi <tzanussi@...il.com> wrote:

> > Is it OK if I add the following tags to that patch?
> > 
> > Reported-by: Tom Zanussi <tzanussi@...il.com>
> > Tested-by: Tom Zanussi <tzanussi@...il.com>
> >   
> 
> Yep, fine with me.

I modified the patch slightly. Can you test this too. There should be
no reason that it wont work as this is "safer" but I don't want to put
your tested-by if you haven't tested it ;-)

-- Steve

diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios-base.c b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios-base.c
index 0537d44d45a6..a74c0df25b15 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios-base.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios-base.c
@@ -625,6 +625,8 @@ static int __init dell_smbios_init(void)
 
 fail_platform_driver:
 	kfree(da_tokens);
+	da_tokens = NULL;
+	da_num_tokens = 0;
 	return ret;
 }