Re: [PATCH v2] memory: brcmstb_dpfe: fix array index out of bounds

From: Krzysztof Kozlowski
Date: Sat Aug 22 2020 - 12:46:27 EST


On Sat, Aug 22, 2020 at 09:40:59AM -0700, Markus Mayer wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Aug 2020 at 04:56, Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 09:52:21AM -0700, Markus Mayer wrote:
> > > We would overrun the error_text array if we hit a TIMEOUT condition,
> > > because we were using the error code "ETIMEDOUT" (which is 110) as an
> > > array index.
> > >
> > > We fix the problem by correcting the array index and by providing a
> > > function to retrieve error messages rather than accessing the array
> > > directly. The function includes a bounds check that prevents the array
> > > from being overrun.
> > >
> > > This patch was prepared in response to
> > > https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/8/18/505.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Markus Mayer <mmayer@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Your Signed-off-by does not match From field. Please run
> > scripts/checkpatch on every patch you send.
> >
> > I fixed it up, assuming markus.mayer@xxxxxxxxxxxx is the valid email
> > address.
>
> No. I have always been using mmayer@xxxxxxxxxxxx since it is shorter.
> That's also what's in the MAINTAINERS file. Please change it back. I
> accidentally used the long form for one of my e-mail replies which is
> where the confusion must have originated.

I'll drop the patch then. You need to resend with SoB matching email.

Best regards,
Krzysztof