Re: [PATCH v4 1/5] arch_topology: validate input frequencies to arch_set_freq_scale()

From: Ionela Voinescu
Date: Tue Sep 01 2020 - 16:58:01 EST


Hi Viresh,

On Monday 31 Aug 2020 at 16:43:08 (+0530), Viresh Kumar wrote:
> On 28-08-20, 18:32, Ionela Voinescu wrote:
> > The current frequency passed to arch_set_freq_scale() could end up
> > being 0, signaling an error in setting a new frequency. Also, if the
> > maximum frequency in 0, this will result in a division by 0 error.
> >
> > Therefore, validate these input values before using them for the
> > setting of the frequency scale factor.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Ionela Voinescu <ionela.voinescu@xxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@xxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > drivers/base/arch_topology.c | 5 +++++
> > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/base/arch_topology.c b/drivers/base/arch_topology.c
> > index 75f72d684294..5708eb724790 100644
> > --- a/drivers/base/arch_topology.c
> > +++ b/drivers/base/arch_topology.c
> > @@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ void arch_set_freq_scale(struct cpumask *cpus, unsigned long cur_freq,
> > unsigned long scale;
> > int i;
> >
> > + if (unlikely(!cur_freq || !max_freq)) {
> > + WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
> > + return;
> > + }
>
> This can be written as:
>
> if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!cur_freq || !max_freq))
> return;

Yes, that's better.

I've pushed v5 with this and your Acked-by.

Thanks for all your reviews,
Ionela.

>
> With that.
>
> Acked-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> > +
> > /*
> > * If the use of counters for FIE is enabled, just return as we don't
> > * want to update the scale factor with information from CPUFREQ.
> > --
> > 2.17.1
>
> --
> viresh