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Message-ID: <YFtwo4+4Rnmbnyid@smile.fi.intel.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2021 19:02:27 +0200
From: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...el.com>
To: Roger Pau Monne <roger.pau@...rix.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org,
Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>,
Andy Shevchenko <andy@...nel.org>,
Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] intel/pinctrl: check capability offset is between
MMIO region
On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 04:43:12PM +0100, Roger Pau Monne wrote:
> When parsing the capability list make sure the offset is between the
> MMIO region mapped in 'regs', or else the kernel hits a page fault.
>
> Adding the check is harmless, and prevents buggy or broken systems
> from crashing the kernel if the capability linked list is somehow
> broken.
I don't think we need a dead code in the kernel. If you have a hardware to show
this issue, I eagerly want to know this!
--
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko
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