[PATCH] hvsi: Messed up error checking getting state name
From: Phil Carmody
Date:  Fri Apr 16 2010 - 07:46:45 EST
From: Phil Carmody <ext-phil.2.carmody@xxxxxxxxx>
Handle out-of-range indices before reading what they refer
to. And don't access the one-past-the-end element of the
array either.
Signed-off-by: Phil Carmody <ext-phil.2.carmody@xxxxxxxxx>
---
 drivers/char/hvsi.c |    6 ++----
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/char/hvsi.c b/drivers/char/hvsi.c
index 793b236..d4b14ff 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hvsi.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hvsi.c
@@ -194,10 +194,8 @@ static inline void print_state(struct hvsi_struct *hp)
 		"HVSI_WAIT_FOR_MCTRL_RESPONSE",
 		"HVSI_FSP_DIED",
 	};
-	const char *name = state_names[hp->state];
-
-	if (hp->state > ARRAY_SIZE(state_names))
-		name = "UNKNOWN";
+	const char *name = (hp->state < ARRAY_SIZE(state_names))
+		? state_names[hp->state] : "UNKNOWN";
 
 	pr_debug("hvsi%i: state = %s\n", hp->index, name);
 #endif /* DEBUG */
-- 
1.6.0.4
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/