netdev - [PATCH] selftests: txring_overwrite: fix incorrect test of mmap() return 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-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Fri,  5 Jul 2019 13:43:14 +0200
From:   Frank de Brabander <debrabander@...il.com>
To:     "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, Frank de Brabander <debrabander@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH] selftests: txring_overwrite: fix incorrect test of mmap() return value

If mmap() fails it returns MAP_FAILED, which is defined as ((void *) -1).
The current if-statement incorrectly tests if *ring is NULL.

Signed-off-by: Frank de Brabander <debrabander@...il.com>
---
 tools/testing/selftests/net/txring_overwrite.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/txring_overwrite.c b/tools/testing/selftests/net/txring_overwrite.c
index fd8b1c6..7d9ea03 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/txring_overwrite.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/txring_overwrite.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static int setup_tx(char **ring)

 	*ring = mmap(0, req.tp_block_size * req.tp_block_nr,
 		     PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED, fdt, 0);
-	if (!*ring)
+	if (*ring == MAP_FAILED)
 		error(1, errno, "mmap");

 	return fdt;
-- 
2.7.4