linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1] Input: touchscreen: ads7846.c: fix integer overflow on Rt calculation

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Date:   Tue, 17 Nov 2020 16:31:48 -0800
From:   Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:     Oleksij Rempel <o.rempel@...gutronix.de>
Cc:     Alexandru Ardelean <alexandru.ardelean@...log.com>,
        Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
        David Jander <david@...tonic.nl>, kernel@...gutronix.de,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-spi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] Input: touchscreen: ads7846.c: fix integer overflow
 on Rt calculation

On Fri, Nov 13, 2020 at 12:22:40PM +0100, Oleksij Rempel wrote:
> In some rare cases the 32 bit Rt value will overflow if z2 and x is max,
> z1 is minimal value and x_plate_ohms is relatively high (for example 800
> ohm). This would happen on some screen age with low pressure.
> 
> There are two possible fixes:
> - make Rt 64bit
> - reorder calculation to avoid overflow
> 
> The second variant seems to be preferable, since 64 bit calculation on
> 32 bit system is a bit more expensive.
> 
> Fixes: ffa458c1bd9b6f653008d450f337602f3d52a646 ("spi: ads7846 driver")
> Co-Developed-by: David Jander <david@...tonic.nl>
> Signed-off-by: David Jander <david@...tonic.nl>
> Signed-off-by: Oleksij Rempel <o.rempel@...gutronix.de>

Applied, thank you.

-- 
Dmitry