linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH][next] scsi: pm80xx: Fix potential infinite loop

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Date:   Wed, 07 Apr 2021 13:18:02 -0400
From:   "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
To:     Colin King <colin.king@...onical.com>
Cc:     Jack Wang <jinpu.wang@...ud.ionos.com>,
        "James E . J . Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>,
        "Martin K . Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        Viswas G <Viswas.G@...rochip.com>, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][next] scsi: pm80xx: Fix potential infinite loop


Hi Colin!

> The for-loop iterates with a u8 loop counter i and compares this with
> the loop upper limit of pm8001_ha->max_q_num which is a u32 type.
> There is a potential infinite loop if pm8001_ha->max_q_num is larger
> than the u8 loop counter. Fix this by making the loop counter the same
> type as pm8001_ha->max_q_num.

No particular objections to the patch for future-proofing. However, as
far as I can tell max_q_num is capped at 64 (PM8001_MAX_MSIX_VEC).

-- 
Martin K. Petersen	Oracle Linux Engineering