Re: [PATCH] test_firmware: remove unnecessary test_fw_mutex in test_dev_config_show_xxx

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Hi Kees,

On 2020-04-14 8:10 p.m., Kees Cook wrote:
On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 05:25:17PM -0700, Scott Branden wrote:
Remove unnecessary use of test_fw_mutex in test_dev_config_show_xxx
functions that show simple bool, int, and u8.
I would expect at least a READ_ONCE(), yes?
I don't understand why you need a READ_ONCE when removing a mutex around an assignment
of a parameter passed into a function being assigned to a local variable.

Could you please explain your expectations.

Signed-off-by: Scott Branden <scott.branden@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
  lib/test_firmware.c | 26 +++-----------------------
  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/test_firmware.c b/lib/test_firmware.c
index 0c7fbcf07ac5..9fee2b93a8d1 100644
--- a/lib/test_firmware.c
+++ b/lib/test_firmware.c
@@ -310,27 +310,13 @@ static int test_dev_config_update_bool(const char *buf, size_t size,
  	return ret;
  }
-static ssize_t
-test_dev_config_show_bool(char *buf,
-			  bool config)
+static ssize_t test_dev_config_show_bool(char *buf, bool val)
  {
-	bool val;
-
-	mutex_lock(&test_fw_mutex);
-	val = config;
-	mutex_unlock(&test_fw_mutex);
-
  	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%d\n", val);
  }
-static ssize_t test_dev_config_show_int(char *buf, int cfg)
+static ssize_t test_dev_config_show_int(char *buf, int val)
  {
-	int val;
-
-	mutex_lock(&test_fw_mutex);
-	val = cfg;
-	mutex_unlock(&test_fw_mutex);
-
  	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%d\n", val);
  }
@@ -354,14 +340,8 @@ static int test_dev_config_update_u8(const char *buf, size_t size, u8 *cfg)
  	return size;
  }
-static ssize_t test_dev_config_show_u8(char *buf, u8 cfg)
+static ssize_t test_dev_config_show_u8(char *buf, u8 val)
  {
-	u8 val;
-
-	mutex_lock(&test_fw_mutex);
-	val = cfg;
-	mutex_unlock(&test_fw_mutex);
-
  	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%u\n", val);
  }
--
2.17.1





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