linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/2] mwifiex: use 'total_ie_len' in mwifiex_update_bss_desc_with

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Date:   Fri, 14 Jun 2019 17:13:21 -0700
From:   Brian Norris <briannorris@...omium.org>
To:     Ganapathi Bhat <gbhat@...vell.com>,
        Nishant Sarmukadam <nishants@...vell.com>,
        Amitkumar Karwar <amitkarwar@...il.com>,
        Xinming Hu <huxinming820@...il.com>
Cc:     <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
        Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>,
        Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
        Brian Norris <briannorris@...omium.org>
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] mwifiex: use 'total_ie_len' in mwifiex_update_bss_desc_with_ie()

This is clearer than copy/pasting the magic number '+ 2' around, and it
even saves the need for one existing comment.

Cc: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>
Signed-off-by: Brian Norris <briannorris@...omium.org>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c | 14 ++++++--------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c
index e2786ab612ca..707e5159262f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c
@@ -1269,7 +1269,7 @@ int mwifiex_update_bss_desc_with_ie(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter,
 			break;
 
 		case WLAN_EID_FH_PARAMS:
-			if (element_len + 2 < sizeof(*fh_param_set))
+			if (total_ie_len < sizeof(*fh_param_set))
 				return -EINVAL;
 			fh_param_set =
 				(struct ieee_types_fh_param_set *) current_ptr;
@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@ int mwifiex_update_bss_desc_with_ie(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter,
 			break;
 
 		case WLAN_EID_DS_PARAMS:
-			if (element_len + 2 < sizeof(*ds_param_set))
+			if (total_ie_len < sizeof(*ds_param_set))
 				return -EINVAL;
 			ds_param_set =
 				(struct ieee_types_ds_param_set *) current_ptr;
@@ -1292,7 +1292,7 @@ int mwifiex_update_bss_desc_with_ie(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter,
 			break;
 
 		case WLAN_EID_CF_PARAMS:
-			if (element_len + 2 < sizeof(*cf_param_set))
+			if (total_ie_len < sizeof(*cf_param_set))
 				return -EINVAL;
 			cf_param_set =
 				(struct ieee_types_cf_param_set *) current_ptr;
@@ -1302,7 +1302,7 @@ int mwifiex_update_bss_desc_with_ie(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter,
 			break;
 
 		case WLAN_EID_IBSS_PARAMS:
-			if (element_len + 2 < sizeof(*ibss_param_set))
+			if (total_ie_len < sizeof(*ibss_param_set))
 				return -EINVAL;
 			ibss_param_set =
 				(struct ieee_types_ibss_param_set *)
@@ -1459,10 +1459,8 @@ int mwifiex_update_bss_desc_with_ie(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter,
 			break;
 		}
 
-		current_ptr += element_len + 2;
-
-		/* Need to account for IE ID and IE Len */
-		bytes_left -= (element_len + 2);
+		current_ptr += total_ie_len;
+		bytes_left -= total_ie_len;
 
 	}	/* while (bytes_left > 2) */
 	return ret;
-- 
2.22.0.410.gd8fdbe21b5-goog