netdev - Re: [net 3/6] net/mlx5: FPGA, return -EINVAL if size is zero

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Date:   Fri, 10 Nov 2017 15:23:44 +0900
From:   Or Gerlitz <gerlitz.or@...il.com>
To:     Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...lanox.com>
Cc:     Kamal Heib <kamalh@...lanox.com>,
        Linux Netdev List <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Yevgeny Kliteynik <kliteyn@...lanox.com>
Subject: Re: [net 3/6] net/mlx5: FPGA, return -EINVAL if size is zero

On Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 3:13 PM, Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...lanox.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 2017-11-09 at 18:12 +0900, Or Gerlitz wrote:
>> On Thu, Nov 9, 2017 at 4:43 PM, Kamal Heib <kamalh@...lanox.com>
>> wrote:
>> > On Wed, 2017-11-08 at 23:13 +0900, Or Gerlitz wrote:
>> > > On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 4:21 PM, Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...lanox.c
>> > > om>
>> > > wrote:
>> > > > From: Kamal Heib <kamalh@...lanox.com>
>> > > >
>> > > > In the current code, if a size of zero is passed to
>> > > > mlx5_fpga_mem_{read|write}_i2c() functions the "err"
>> > >
>> > > Don't we need to fix the call site where zero size is provided
>> > > and
>> > > not
>> > > in called function?
>> > >
>> >
>> > Isn't sending down a zero size a sign for a bug which we are not
>> > fixing?
>> > >
>> >
>> > Both functions are called from an exported symbols. so I think the
>> > size
>> > validation should be within this two functions just like the case
>> > of
>> > checking that mdev isn't set.
>>
>> mmm, I see exported to who exactly? how are they being called, by
>> func pointer?
>> can you point to the call sites?
>
> Or, are you ok with this patch ? I would like to post V2 with the
> reviewed-by tag fix.

The RB tag issue was on another patch.. for this patch I realized after talking
to the author that it comes to fix a build warning. I would be happy
if we can clarify
that in the change log.