linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/13] hvc: Fix use of uninitialized array in udbg_hvc

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Date:   Thu, 14 Dec 2023 08:36:57 +0000
From:   Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@...roup.eu>
To:     Nicholas Miehlbradt <nicholas@...ux.ibm.com>,
        "glider@...gle.com" <glider@...gle.com>,
        "elver@...gle.com" <elver@...gle.com>,
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        "kasan-dev@...glegroups.com" <kasan-dev@...glegroups.com>,
        "iii@...ux.ibm.com" <iii@...ux.ibm.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/13] hvc: Fix use of uninitialized array in
 udbg_hvc_putc



Le 14/12/2023 à 06:55, Nicholas Miehlbradt a écrit :
> All elements of bounce_buffer are eventually read and passed to the
> hypervisor so it should probably be fully initialized.

should or shall ?

> 
> Signed-off-by: Nicholas Miehlbradt <nicholas@...ux.ibm.com>

Should be a Fixed: tag ?

> ---
>   drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_vio.c | 2 +-
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_vio.c b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_vio.c
> index 736b230f5ec0..1e88bfcdde20 100644
> --- a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_vio.c
> +++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_vio.c
> @@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ static const struct hv_ops hvterm_hvsi_ops = {
>   static void udbg_hvc_putc(char c)
>   {
>   	int count = -1;
> -	unsigned char bounce_buffer[16];
> +	unsigned char bounce_buffer[16] = { 0 };

Why 16 while we have a count of 1 in the call to hvterm_raw_put_chars() ?

>   
>   	if (!hvterm_privs[0])
>   		return;