Re: [PATCH] USB XHCI: Bugfix for NULL pointer deference in xhci_endpoint_init() function

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On 01.07.2015 07:40, AMAN DEEP wrote:
> 
> virt_dev->num_cached_rings counts on freed ring and 
> is not updated correctly. In xhci_free_or_cache_endpoint_ring() function, 
> the free ring is added into cache and then 
> num_rings_cache is incremented as below:
> 		virt_dev->ring_cache[rings_cached] =
> 			virt_dev->eps[ep_index].ring;
> 		virt_dev->num_rings_cached++;
> here, free ring pointer is added to a current index and then 
> index is incremented.
> So current index always points to empty location in the ring cache.
> For getting available free ring, 
> current index should be decremented first and then
> corresponding ring buffer value should be taken from ring cache.
> 
> But In function xhci_endpoint_init(), 
> the num_rings_cached index is accessed before decrement.
> 		virt_dev->eps[ep_index].new_ring =
> 			virt_dev->ring_cache[virt_dev->num_rings_cached];
> 		virt_dev->ring_cache[virt_dev->num_rings_cached] = NULL;
> 		virt_dev->num_rings_cached--;
> This is bug in manipulating the index of ring cache.
> And it should be as below:
> 		virt_dev->num_rings_cached--;
> 		virt_dev->eps[ep_index].new_ring =
> 			virt_dev->ring_cache[virt_dev->num_rings_cached];
> 		virt_dev->ring_cache[virt_dev->num_rings_cached] = NULL;
> 

Nice catch, Thanks

I'll add it to my queue

-Mathias


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