The WARN_ON_ONCE() check for scan_request will not correctly detect a NULL pointer for scan_type == IWL_SCAN_NORMAL. Make it explicit that the check only applies to normal scans. Convert WARN_ON_ONCE to WARN_ON since priv->scan_request really _can't_ be NULL for normal scans. If it is then we should emit frequent warnings. This smatch warning led to scrutiny of iwlagn_request_scan(): drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/scan.c:894 iwlagn_request_scan() error: we previously assumed 'priv->scan_request' could be null (see line 792) Cc: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Wey-Yi Guy <wey-yi.w.guy@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Intel Linux Wireless <ilw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: "John W. Linville" <linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Emmanuel Grumbach <emmanuel.grumbach@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Don Fry <donald.h.fry@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: linux-wireless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- This patch does apply to 3.6.y, but it doesn't fix an existing bug so I don't think it qualifies. This patch simply makes the driver more robust for future development. drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/scan.c | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/scan.c index bb9f625..e5cbcca 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/scan.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/scan.c @@ -673,8 +673,9 @@ static int iwlagn_request_scan(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct ieee80211_vif *vif) const u8 *ssid = NULL; u8 ssid_len = 0; - if (WARN_ON_ONCE(priv->scan_request && - priv->scan_request->n_channels > MAX_SCAN_CHANNEL)) + if (WARN_ON(priv->scan_type == IWL_SCAN_NORMAL && + (!priv->scan_request || + priv->scan_request->n_channels > MAX_SCAN_CHANNEL))) return -EINVAL; lockdep_assert_held(&priv->mutex); -- 1.7.9.5 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
