linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 1/2] ath9k: fix ath_get_rate_txpower() to respect the rate list end tag

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Date:   Tue, 05 Apr 2022 22:27:41 +0200
From:   Toke Høiland-Jørgensen <toke@...e.dk>
To:     Peter Seiderer <ps.report@....net>, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/2] ath9k: fix ath_get_rate_txpower() to respect the
 rate list end tag

Peter Seiderer <ps.report@....net> writes:

> Stop reading (and copying) from ieee80211_tx_rate to ath_tx_info.rates
> after list end tag (count == 0, idx < 0), prevents copying of garbage
> to card registers.
>
> Note: no need to write to the remaining ath_tx_info.rates entries
> as the complete ath_tx_info struct is already initialized to zero from
> both call sites.
>
> Signed-off-by: Peter Seiderer <ps.report@....net>

Acked-by: Toke Høiland-Jørgensen <toke@...e.dk>