Re: [PATCH] pNFS: Fix uninited ptr access in ext_tree_encode_commit

[Antonio Quartulli]

On 17/07/2025 16:34, Sergey Bashirov wrote:
> Current implementation of the function assumes that the provided buffer
> can always accommodate at least one encoded extent. This patch adds
> handling of all theoretically possible values of be_prev, so that
> ext_tree_encode_commit makes no assumptions about the provided buffer
> size, and static checks pass without warnings.
>
> Fixes: d84c4754f874 ("pNFS: Fix extent encoding in block/scsi layout")
> Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1647611 ("Memory - illegal accesses  (UNINIT)")
> Signed-off-by: Sergey Bashirov <sergeybashirov@xxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Antonio Quartulli <antonio@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks a lot!
Regards,


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