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Re: [PATCH] intel_idle: avoid theoretical uninitialized data usage

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On Monday, October 24, 2016 05:52:37 PM Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> When CONFIG_PCI is disabled, pci_read_config_byte() may not update
> its result, as indicated by this warning:
> 
> drivers/idle/i7300_idle.c: In function ‘i7300_idle_notifier’:
> drivers/idle/i7300_idle.c:423:141: warning: ‘got_ctl’ may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wmaybe-uninitialized]
> drivers/idle/i7300_idle.c:415:5: note: ‘got_ctl’ was declared here
> 
> We know the function is never called if CONFIG_PCI is not set, so
> this is harmless, but we can avoid the problem by checking the
> return value of the config space accessor before using the result.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
> ---
>  drivers/idle/i7300_idle.c | 11 ++++++++---
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/idle/i7300_idle.c b/drivers/idle/i7300_idle.c
> index ffeebc7e9f1c..9a104e558c77 100644
> --- a/drivers/idle/i7300_idle.c
> +++ b/drivers/idle/i7300_idle.c
> @@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ static int i7300_idle_thrt_save(void)
>  {
>  	u32 new_mc_val;
>  	u8 gblactlm;
> +	int ret;
>  
>  	pci_read_config_byte(fbd_dev, DIMM_THRTCTL, &i7300_idle_thrtctl_saved);
>  	pci_read_config_byte(fbd_dev, DIMM_THRTLOW, &i7300_idle_thrtlow_saved);
> @@ -364,7 +365,9 @@ static int i7300_idle_thrt_save(void)
>  	 * unlimited-activations while in open-loop throttling (i.e., when
>  	 * Global Activation Throttle Limit is zero).
>  	 */
> -	pci_read_config_byte(fbd_dev, DIMM_GBLACT, &gblactlm);
> +	ret = pci_read_config_byte(fbd_dev, DIMM_GBLACT, &gblactlm);
> +	if (ret)
> +		return ret;
>  	dprintk("thrtctl_saved = 0x%02x, thrtlow_saved = 0x%02x\n",
>  		i7300_idle_thrtctl_saved,
>  		i7300_idle_thrtlow_saved);
> @@ -413,14 +416,16 @@ static void i7300_idle_stop(void)
>  {
>  	u8 new_ctl;
>  	u8 got_ctl;
> +	int ret;
>  
>  	new_ctl = i7300_idle_thrtctl_saved & ~DIMM_THRTCTL_THRMHUNT;
>  	pci_write_config_byte(fbd_dev, DIMM_THRTCTL, new_ctl);
>  
>  	pci_write_config_byte(fbd_dev, DIMM_THRTLOW, i7300_idle_thrtlow_saved);
>  	pci_write_config_byte(fbd_dev, DIMM_THRTCTL, i7300_idle_thrtctl_saved);
> -	pci_read_config_byte(fbd_dev, DIMM_THRTCTL, &got_ctl);
> -	WARN_ON_ONCE(got_ctl != i7300_idle_thrtctl_saved);
> +	ret = pci_read_config_byte(fbd_dev, DIMM_THRTCTL, &got_ctl);
> +
> +	WARN_ON_ONCE(ret || (got_ctl != i7300_idle_thrtctl_saved));
>  }
>  

Applied (with a minor subject tweak).

Thanks,
Rafael

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Re: [PATCH] intel_idle: avoid theoretical uninitialized data usage "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@rjwysocki.net> - 2016-11-14 01:30 +0100

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