Re: [PATCH] Bluetooth: eir_append_data should take care of padding

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



Hi Vishal,

On Wed, Apr 25, 2012, Vishal Agarwal wrote:
> EIR data received from controller might contain padding zeros.
> In this case data should be appended in the starting of padding
> instead of at the end of padding. Data added after the padding will
> be discarded by user space.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vishal Agarwal <vishal.agarwal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h |   21 +++++++++++++++++----
>  1 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
> index ef6e654..9e42e2b 100644
> --- a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
> +++ b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
> @@ -938,11 +938,24 @@ static inline bool eir_has_data_type(u8 *data, size_t data_len, u8 type)
>  static inline u16 eir_append_data(u8 *eir, u16 eir_len, u8 type, u8 *data,
>  				  u8 data_len)
>  {
> -	eir[eir_len++] = sizeof(type) + data_len;
> -	eir[eir_len++] = type;
> -	memcpy(&eir[eir_len], data, data_len);
> -	eir_len += data_len;
> +	u8 field_len;
> +	size_t parsed = 0;
> +
> +	while (parsed < eir_len - 1) {
> +		field_len = eir[0];
>  
> +		if (field_len == 0) {
> +			eir[0] = sizeof(type) + data_len;
> +			eir[1] = type;
> +			memcpy(&eir[2], data, data_len);
> +			/* data_len + 1 byte for size + 1 byte for type */
> +			eir_len = parsed + data_len + 2;
> +			break;
> +		}
> +
> +		parsed += field_len + 1;
> +		eir += field_len + 1;
> +	}
>  	return eir_len;

I don't really see the point of this. The eir_len parameter passed to
this function is supposed to be the length of the significant
(non-padded) data. I.e. it should already indicate the start of the
padded zeroes. If you see misuse of this somewhere please submit a patch
for that instead.

Johan
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-bluetooth" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html


[Index of Archives]     [Bluez Devel]     [Linux Wireless Networking]     [Linux Wireless Personal Area Networking]     [Linux ATH6KL]     [Linux USB Devel]     [Linux Media Drivers]     [Linux Audio Users]     [Linux Kernel]     [Linux SCSI]     [Big List of Linux Books]

  Powered by Linux