Using kstrtol to parse the "{e,}memsize" variables was wrong because this
parses signed long numbers. In case of '{e,}memsize' >= 2G, the top bit
is set, resulting to -ERANGE errors and possibly random system memory
boundaries. We fix this by replacing "kstrtol" with "kstrtoul".
We also improve the code to check the kstrtoul return value and
print a warning if an error was returned.
Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # v3.15+
Signed-off-by: Markos Chandras <markos.chandras@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-memory.c | 14 ++++++++++----
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-memory.c b/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-memory.c
index 0c35dee0a215..8fddd2cdbff7 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-memory.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-memory.c
@@ -35,13 +35,19 @@ fw_memblock_t * __init fw_getmdesc(int eva)
/* otherwise look in the environment */
memsize_str = fw_getenv("memsize");
- if (memsize_str)
- tmp = kstrtol(memsize_str, 0, &memsize);
+ if (memsize_str) {
+ tmp = kstrtoul(memsize_str, 0, &memsize);
+ if (tmp)
+ pr_warn("Failed to read the 'memsize' env variable.\n");
+ }
if (eva) {
/* Look for ememsize for EVA */
ememsize_str = fw_getenv("ememsize");
- if (ememsize_str)
- tmp = kstrtol(ememsize_str, 0, &ememsize);
+ if (ememsize_str) {
+ tmp = kstrtoul(ememsize_str, 0, &ememsize);
+ if (tmp)
+ pr_warn("Failed to read the 'ememsize' env variable.\n");
+ }
}
if (!memsize && !ememsize) {
pr_warn("memsize not set in YAMON, set to default (32Mb)\n");
--
2.0.4
