Re: [PATCH] nfsd: wrong index used in inner loop

From: Mi Jinlong
Date: Mon Mar 14 2011 - 22:30:57 EST




J. Bruce Fields:
> On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 12:13:55PM +0800, Mi Jinlong wrote:
>>
>> J. Bruce Fields:
>>> On Tue, Mar 08, 2011 at 10:32:26PM +0100, roel wrote:
>>>> Index i was already used in the outer loop
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> ---
>>>> fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c | 4 ++--
>>>> 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>>>
>>>> Not 100% sure this one is needed but it looks suspicious.
>>> Looks bad to me, thanks.
>>>
>>> nfsd4_decode_create_session should probably really be broken up a little
>>> bit; if it wasn't so long this would have been more obvious.
>>>
>>> I'll see if I can slip this into 2.6.38 with a couple other last-minute
>>> patches.... Otherwise, it'll be in 2.6.39.
>>>
>>> --b.
>>>
>>>> diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
>>>> index 1275b86..615f0a9 100644
>>>> --- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
>>>> +++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
>>>> @@ -1142,7 +1142,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_create_session(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp,
>>>>
>>>> u32 dummy;
>>>> char *machine_name;
>>>> - int i;
>>>> + int i, j;
>>>> int nr_secflavs;
>>>>
>>>> READ_BUF(16);
>>>> @@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_create_session(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp,
>>>> READ_BUF(4);
>>>> READ32(dummy);
>>>> READ_BUF(dummy * 4);
>>>> - for (i = 0; i < dummy; ++i)
>>>> + for (j = 0; j < dummy; ++j)
>>>> READ32(dummy);
>> We must not use dummy for index here.
>> After the first index, READ32(dummy) will change dummy!!!!
>
> Actually, wait, this is kind of silly. I don't see why we couldn't just
> skip the loop and do
>
> p += dummy;
>
> Also, your new test is still failing with a BAD_XDR error. Well, maybe
> the test should fail--we don't really implement this yet anyway--but it
> should at least be getting past the xdr decoding. So something else is
> still wrong.

How did you modify it??

When testing it, I modify as

- for (j = 0; j < dummy; ++j)
- READ32(dummy);
+ p += dummy;

or

- for (j = 0; j < dummy; ++j)
- READ32(dummy);

Test case CSESS16 and CSESS16a are PASS,
I can't get BAD_XDR error as you said.

--
thanks,
Mi Jinlong

>
> --b.
>
>> The following patch fix this problem.
>>
>> --
>> thanks,
>> Mi Jinlong
>> ============================================================
>>
>> We must not use dummy for index.
>> After the first index, READ32(dummy) will change dummy!!!!
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Mi Jinlong <mijinlong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c | 4 ++--
>> 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
>> index 615f0a9..8dd70d0 100644
>> --- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
>> +++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
>> @@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_create_session(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp,
>> {
>> DECODE_HEAD;
>>
>> - u32 dummy;
>> + u32 dummy, tmp;
>> char *machine_name;
>> int i, j;
>> int nr_secflavs;
>> @@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_create_session(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp,
>> READ32(dummy);
>> READ_BUF(dummy * 4);
>> for (j = 0; j < dummy; ++j)
>> - READ32(dummy);
>> + READ32(tmp);
>> break;
>> case RPC_AUTH_GSS:
>> dprintk("RPC_AUTH_GSS callback secflavor "
>> --
>> 1.7.4.1
>>
>>
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thanks
Mi Jinlong

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