Benoit PAPILLAULT schrieb:
> Dan Carpenter a écrit :
>> The first chunk fixes a debugging assert to print a warning about
>> array underflows.
>> The second chunk corrects a potential array underflow. I also removed
>> an assert
>> in the second chunk because it can no longer happen.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@xxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> This was found by a static check and compile tested only. Please
>> review carefully.
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
>> b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
>> index f14deb0..ead2f2c 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
>> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
>> @@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static void zd_mac_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw
>> *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
>> first_idx = info->status.rates[0].idx;
>> ZD_ASSERT(0<=first_idx && first_idx<ARRAY_SIZE(zd_retry_rates));
>> retries = &zd_retry_rates[first_idx];
>> - ZD_ASSERT(0<=retry && retry<=retries->count);
>> + ZD_ASSERT(1 <= retry && retry <= retries->count);
>>
> Note: normal hardware always report a tx_status->retry >= 1. There are 2
> code paths to initialize retry itself : either tx_status is NULL and
> then retry=1 (so we are safe), or tx_status is not NULL and retry =
> tx_status->retry + success >=1 (so we are safe again).
>
> However, I wonder how we should handle if it happens that the HW reports
> a tx_status->retry = 0. I think ZD_ASSERT purpose is to catch
> programming errors, not bogus hardware. Comments?
Simply assume the worst, so far i see the patch does not
add more code nor should it change normal behavier.
This will help to make the code more robust.
just my 2 cents,
walter
>>
>> info->status.rates[0].idx = retries->rate[0];
>> info->status.rates[0].count = 1; // (retry > 1 ? 2 : 1);
>> @@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ static void zd_mac_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw
>> *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
>> info->status.rates[i].count = 1; // ((i==retry-1) && success
>> ? 1:2);
>> }
>> for (; i<IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES && i<retry; i++) {
>> - info->status.rates[i].idx = retries->rate[retry-1];
>> + info->status.rates[i].idx = retries->rate[retry - 1];
>> info->status.rates[i].count = 1; // (success ? 1:2);
>> }
>> if (i<IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES)
>> @@ -424,12 +424,10 @@ void zd_mac_tx_failed(struct urb *urb)
>> first_idx = info->status.rates[0].idx;
>> ZD_ASSERT(0<=first_idx && first_idx<ARRAY_SIZE(zd_retry_rates));
>> retries = &zd_retry_rates[first_idx];
>> - if (retry < 0 || retry > retries->count) {
>> + if (retry <= 0 || retry > retries->count)
>> continue;
>> - }
>>
>> - ZD_ASSERT(0<=retry && retry<=retries->count);
>> - final_idx = retries->rate[retry-1];
>> + final_idx = retries->rate[retry - 1];
>> final_rate = zd_rates[final_idx].hw_value;
>>
>> if (final_rate != tx_status->rate) {
>>
>>
> Acked-by: Benoit Papillault <benoit.papillault@xxxxxxx>
>
> Regards,
> Benoit
>
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