Re: [PATCH 1/1] PCI: check return value of pci_find_ext_capability

From: Bjorn Helgaas
Date: Tue Apr 25 2017 - 15:31:24 EST


On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 01:36:58PM +0300, Mika Westerberg wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 23, 2017 at 10:00:20PM +0800, Pan Bian wrote:
> > From: Pan Bian <bianpan2016@xxxxxxx>
> >
> > Function pci_find_ext_capability() will returns 0 on failure, and its
> > return value should be checked before it is used. However, in function
> > pcie_port_enable_msix(), its return value is not checked. This patch
> > adds the check.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Pan Bian <bianpan2016@xxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > drivers/pci/pcie/portdrv_core.c | 2 ++
> > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/pci/pcie/portdrv_core.c b/drivers/pci/pcie/portdrv_core.c
> > index cea504f..001951d 100644
> > --- a/drivers/pci/pcie/portdrv_core.c
> > +++ b/drivers/pci/pcie/portdrv_core.c
> > @@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ static int pcie_port_enable_msix(struct pci_dev *dev, int *irqs, int mask)
> > * interrupt message."
> > */
> > pos = pci_find_ext_capability(dev, PCI_EXT_CAP_ID_ERR);
> > + if (!pos)
> > + goto out_free_irqs;
>
> I don't think this can happen because get_port_device_capability() will
> enumerate this capability and only if it exists, set PCIE_PORT_SERVICE_AER.

The path is more complicated than I'd like, but I think you're right.
We should also be able to use dev->aer_cap here instead of looking it
up again.

Bjorn