Re: [PATCH 3.9-table] NTB: fix pointer math issues

From: Jon Mason
Date: Sat May 18 2013 - 10:49:41 EST


On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 11:39:05AM +0900, Jonghwan Choi wrote:
> From: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> This patch looks like it should be in the 3.9-stable tree, should we apply
> it?

Yes, thanks.

>
> ------------------
>
> From: "Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx>"
>
> commit cc0f868d8adef7bdc12cda132654870086d766bc upstream
>
> ->remote_rx_info and ->rx_info are struct ntb_rx_info pointers. If we
> add sizeof(struct ntb_rx_info) then it goes too far.
>
> Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # 3.9.x: ad3e2751: ntb: off by one
> Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Jon Mason <jon.mason@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Jonghwan Choi <jhbird.choi@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/ntb/ntb_transport.c | 4 ++--
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/ntb/ntb_transport.c b/drivers/ntb/ntb_transport.c
> index e0bdfd7..676ee16 100644
> --- a/drivers/ntb/ntb_transport.c
> +++ b/drivers/ntb/ntb_transport.c
> @@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ static void ntb_transport_setup_qp_mw(struct ntb_transport *nt,
> (qp_num / NTB_NUM_MW * rx_size);
> rx_size -= sizeof(struct ntb_rx_info);
>
> - qp->rx_buff = qp->remote_rx_info + sizeof(struct ntb_rx_info);
> + qp->rx_buff = qp->remote_rx_info + 1;
> qp->rx_max_frame = min(transport_mtu, rx_size);
> qp->rx_max_entry = rx_size / qp->rx_max_frame;
> qp->rx_index = 0;
> @@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ static void ntb_transport_init_queue(struct ntb_transport *nt,
> (qp_num / NTB_NUM_MW * tx_size);
> tx_size -= sizeof(struct ntb_rx_info);
>
> - qp->tx_mw = qp->rx_info + sizeof(struct ntb_rx_info);
> + qp->tx_mw = qp->rx_info + 1;
> qp->tx_max_frame = min(transport_mtu, tx_size);
> qp->tx_max_entry = tx_size / qp->tx_max_frame;
> qp->tx_index = 0;
> --
> 1.8.1.2
>
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