linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/amd_nb: Check for invalid SMN reads

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Date:   Mon, 3 Apr 2023 21:32:45 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Yazen Ghannam <yazen.ghannam@....com>
Cc:     x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/amd_nb: Check for invalid SMN reads

On Mon, Apr 03, 2023 at 04:42:44PM +0000, Yazen Ghannam wrote:
>  int amd_smn_read(u16 node, u32 address, u32 *value)
>  {
> -	return __amd_smn_rw(node, address, value, false);
> +	int err = __amd_smn_rw(node, address, value, false);
> +
> +	if (PCI_POSSIBLE_ERROR(*value)) {
> +		err = -ENODEV;
> +		*value = 0;
> +	}

Why not put this check in __amd_smn_rw()?

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