The dmi_list array is initialized using gnu designated initializers, and
therefore may contain fewer explicitly defined entries as there are
elements in it. This is because the enum above with M_xyz constants
contains more items than the designated initializer. Those elements not
explicitly initialized are implicitly set to 0.
Now efifb_setup() loops through all these array elements, and performs
a strcmp on each item. For non explicitly initialized elements this will
be a null pointer:
This patch swaps the check order in the if statement, thus checks first
whether dmi_list[i].base is null.
Signed-off-by: James Bates <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: David Herrmann <[email protected]>
---
Hi
As James didn't respond to the last emails, I just rebased the patch and resent
it. The efi M_xyz constants were moved to x86-sysfb so if anyone wants to remove
unused bits, please send a separate patch to LKML and x86-ML. This patch just
fixes the NULL-deref.
Thanks
David
drivers/video/efifb.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/video/efifb.c b/drivers/video/efifb.c
index 7f9ff75..fcb9500 100644
--- a/drivers/video/efifb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/efifb.c
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ static int efifb_setup(char *options)
if (!*this_opt) continue;
for (i = 0; i < M_UNKNOWN; i++) {
- if (!strcmp(this_opt, efifb_dmi_list[i].optname) &&
- efifb_dmi_list[i].base != 0) {
+ if (efifb_dmi_list[i].base != 0 &&
+ !strcmp(this_opt, efifb_dmi_list[i].optname)) {
screen_info.lfb_base = efifb_dmi_list[i].base;
screen_info.lfb_linelength = efifb_dmi_list[i].stride;
screen_info.lfb_width = efifb_dmi_list[i].width;
--
1.8.4
From: James Bates <[email protected]>
The dmi_list array is initialized using gnu designated initializers, and
therefore may contain fewer explicitly defined entries as there are
elements in it. This is because the enum above with M_xyz constants
contains more items than the designated initializer. Those elements not
explicitly initialized are implicitly set to 0.
Now efifb_setup() loops through all these array elements, and performs
a strcmp on each item. For non explicitly initialized elements this will
be a null pointer:
This patch swaps the check order in the if statement, thus checks first
whether dmi_list[i].base is null.
Signed-off-by: James Bates <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: David Herrmann <[email protected]>
---
v3: fixes the "Author" field and James' email address
drivers/video/efifb.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/video/efifb.c b/drivers/video/efifb.c
index 7f9ff75..fcb9500 100644
--- a/drivers/video/efifb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/efifb.c
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ static int efifb_setup(char *options)
if (!*this_opt) continue;
for (i = 0; i < M_UNKNOWN; i++) {
- if (!strcmp(this_opt, efifb_dmi_list[i].optname) &&
- efifb_dmi_list[i].base != 0) {
+ if (efifb_dmi_list[i].base != 0 &&
+ !strcmp(this_opt, efifb_dmi_list[i].optname)) {
screen_info.lfb_base = efifb_dmi_list[i].base;
screen_info.lfb_linelength = efifb_dmi_list[i].stride;
screen_info.lfb_width = efifb_dmi_list[i].width;
--
1.8.4
ping
On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 6:43 PM, David Herrmann <[email protected]> wrote:
> From: James Bates <[email protected]>
>
> The dmi_list array is initialized using gnu designated initializers, and
> therefore may contain fewer explicitly defined entries as there are
> elements in it. This is because the enum above with M_xyz constants
> contains more items than the designated initializer. Those elements not
> explicitly initialized are implicitly set to 0.
>
> Now efifb_setup() loops through all these array elements, and performs
> a strcmp on each item. For non explicitly initialized elements this will
> be a null pointer:
>
> This patch swaps the check order in the if statement, thus checks first
> whether dmi_list[i].base is null.
>
> Signed-off-by: James Bates <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: David Herrmann <[email protected]>
> ---
> v3: fixes the "Author" field and James' email address
>
> drivers/video/efifb.c | 4 ++--
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/video/efifb.c b/drivers/video/efifb.c
> index 7f9ff75..fcb9500 100644
> --- a/drivers/video/efifb.c
> +++ b/drivers/video/efifb.c
> @@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ static int efifb_setup(char *options)
> if (!*this_opt) continue;
>
> for (i = 0; i < M_UNKNOWN; i++) {
> - if (!strcmp(this_opt, efifb_dmi_list[i].optname) &&
> - efifb_dmi_list[i].base != 0) {
> + if (efifb_dmi_list[i].base != 0 &&
> + !strcmp(this_opt, efifb_dmi_list[i].optname)) {
> screen_info.lfb_base = efifb_dmi_list[i].base;
> screen_info.lfb_linelength = efifb_dmi_list[i].stride;
> screen_info.lfb_width = efifb_dmi_list[i].width;
> --
> 1.8.4
>
On 02/10/13 19:43, David Herrmann wrote:
> From: James Bates <[email protected]>
>
> The dmi_list array is initialized using gnu designated initializers, and
> therefore may contain fewer explicitly defined entries as there are
> elements in it. This is because the enum above with M_xyz constants
> contains more items than the designated initializer. Those elements not
> explicitly initialized are implicitly set to 0.
>
> Now efifb_setup() loops through all these array elements, and performs
> a strcmp on each item. For non explicitly initialized elements this will
> be a null pointer:
>
> This patch swaps the check order in the if statement, thus checks first
> whether dmi_list[i].base is null.
>
> Signed-off-by: James Bates <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: David Herrmann <[email protected]>
> ---
> v3: fixes the "Author" field and James' email address
>
> drivers/video/efifb.c | 4 ++--
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/video/efifb.c b/drivers/video/efifb.c
> index 7f9ff75..fcb9500 100644
> --- a/drivers/video/efifb.c
> +++ b/drivers/video/efifb.c
> @@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ static int efifb_setup(char *options)
> if (!*this_opt) continue;
>
> for (i = 0; i < M_UNKNOWN; i++) {
> - if (!strcmp(this_opt, efifb_dmi_list[i].optname) &&
> - efifb_dmi_list[i].base != 0) {
> + if (efifb_dmi_list[i].base != 0 &&
> + !strcmp(this_opt, efifb_dmi_list[i].optname)) {
> screen_info.lfb_base = efifb_dmi_list[i].base;
> screen_info.lfb_linelength = efifb_dmi_list[i].stride;
> screen_info.lfb_width = efifb_dmi_list[i].width;
>
Thanks, queued for 3.13.
Tomi
On 18:40 Wed 02 Oct , David Herrmann wrote:
> The dmi_list array is initialized using gnu designated initializers, and
> therefore may contain fewer explicitly defined entries as there are
> elements in it. This is because the enum above with M_xyz constants
> contains more items than the designated initializer. Those elements not
> explicitly initialized are implicitly set to 0.
>
> Now efifb_setup() loops through all these array elements, and performs
> a strcmp on each item. For non explicitly initialized elements this will
> be a null pointer:
>
> This patch swaps the check order in the if statement, thus checks first
> whether dmi_list[i].base is null.
>
> Signed-off-by: James Bates <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: David Herrmann <[email protected]>
with the simpleDRM arriving next merge I'm wondering if we need to keep it?
Best Regaards,
J.
> ---
> Hi
>
> As James didn't respond to the last emails, I just rebased the patch and resent
> it. The efi M_xyz constants were moved to x86-sysfb so if anyone wants to remove
> unused bits, please send a separate patch to LKML and x86-ML. This patch just
> fixes the NULL-deref.
>
> Thanks
> David
>
> drivers/video/efifb.c | 4 ++--
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/video/efifb.c b/drivers/video/efifb.c
> index 7f9ff75..fcb9500 100644
> --- a/drivers/video/efifb.c
> +++ b/drivers/video/efifb.c
> @@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ static int efifb_setup(char *options)
> if (!*this_opt) continue;
>
> for (i = 0; i < M_UNKNOWN; i++) {
> - if (!strcmp(this_opt, efifb_dmi_list[i].optname) &&
> - efifb_dmi_list[i].base != 0) {
> + if (efifb_dmi_list[i].base != 0 &&
> + !strcmp(this_opt, efifb_dmi_list[i].optname)) {
> screen_info.lfb_base = efifb_dmi_list[i].base;
> screen_info.lfb_linelength = efifb_dmi_list[i].stride;
> screen_info.lfb_width = efifb_dmi_list[i].width;
> --
> 1.8.4
>
Hi
On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 11:45 AM, Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
<[email protected]> wrote:
> On 18:40 Wed 02 Oct , David Herrmann wrote:
>> The dmi_list array is initialized using gnu designated initializers, and
>> therefore may contain fewer explicitly defined entries as there are
>> elements in it. This is because the enum above with M_xyz constants
>> contains more items than the designated initializer. Those elements not
>> explicitly initialized are implicitly set to 0.
>>
>> Now efifb_setup() loops through all these array elements, and performs
>> a strcmp on each item. For non explicitly initialized elements this will
>> be a null pointer:
>>
>> This patch swaps the check order in the if statement, thus checks first
>> whether dmi_list[i].base is null.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: James Bates <[email protected]>
>> Signed-off-by: David Herrmann <[email protected]>
>
> with the simpleDRM arriving next merge I'm wondering if we need to keep it?
SimpleDRM is not coming next merge-window. It's basically finished,
but I'm still working on the user-space side as its KMS api is highly
reduced compared to fully-featured DRM/KMS drivers. Maybe 3.13 will
work out.
Anyhow, this patch is still needed as it fixes a serious bug for simplefb.
Thanks
David