Re: [PATCH] IXP4xx: Ensure index is positive

[Krzysztof Halasa]

Karl Hiramoto <karl@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

>> +++ b/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/common.c
>> @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(gpio_to_irq);
>>   int irq_to_gpio(int irq)
>>  {
>> -	int gpio = (irq < 32) ? irq2gpio[irq] : -EINVAL;
>> +	int gpio = (irq < 32 && irq >= 0) ? irq2gpio[irq] : -EINVAL;
>>   	if (gpio == -1)
>>  		return -EINVAL;

>> +++ b/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/ixp4xx_npe.c
>> @@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ err:
>>   struct npe *npe_request(int id)
>>  {
>> -	if (id < NPE_COUNT)
>> +	if (id >= 0 && id < NPE_COUNT)

> changing npe_request() to unsigned would probably be better and  not
> add to bloat.   If your calling these functions with negative
> arguments, your code is buggy then.

Right. Both files in fact.

Even the id < NPE_COUNT test is probably not needed but I can imagine
someone lowering NPE_COUNT. Negative values are unreasonable (though
unsigned type make this unrelevant, of course).
-- 
Krzysztof Halasa
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