linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net v1] octeon_ep: explicitly test for firmware ready value

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <CADEbmW32rjDJgr4xEArasguWfsSNTJpw__AgsE9n8mwE3qXwFA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 6 Dec 2023 14:58:04 +0100
From:   Michal Schmidt <mschmidt@...hat.com>
To:     Shinas Rasheed <srasheed@...vell.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        hgani@...vell.com, vimleshk@...vell.com, egallen@...hat.com,
        pabeni@...hat.com, horms@...nel.org, kuba@...nel.org,
        davem@...emloft.net, wizhao@...hat.com, konguyen@...hat.com,
        Veerasenareddy Burru <vburru@...vell.com>,
        Sathesh Edara <sedara@...vell.com>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Abhijit Ayarekar <aayarekar@...vell.com>,
        Satananda Burla <sburla@...vell.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v1] octeon_ep: explicitly test for firmware ready value

On Wed, Dec 6, 2023 at 7:36 AM Shinas Rasheed <srasheed@...vell.com> wrote:
>
> The firmware ready value is 1, and get firmware ready status
> function should explicitly test for that value. The firmware
> ready value read will be 2 after driver load, and on unbind
> till firmware rewrites the firmware ready back to 0, the value
> seen by driver will be 2, which should be regarded as not ready.
>
> Fixes: 10c073e40469 ("octeon_ep: defer probe if firmware not ready")
> Signed-off-by: Shinas Rasheed <srasheed@...vell.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_main.c | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_main.c
> index 552970c7dec0..b8ae269f6f97 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_main.c
> @@ -1258,7 +1258,8 @@ static bool get_fw_ready_status(struct pci_dev *pdev)
>
>                 pci_read_config_byte(pdev, (pos + 8), &status);
>                 dev_info(&pdev->dev, "Firmware ready status = %u\n", status);
> -               return status;
> +#define FW_STATUS_READY 1ULL
> +               return (status == FW_STATUS_READY) ? true : false;

"status == FW_STATUS_READY" is already the bool value you want. You
don't need to use the ternary operator here.

>         }
>         return false;
>  }
> --
> 2.25.1
>