Make sure that before initializing SMBIOS call input buffer does not contain any garbage (e.g. values from previous SMBIOS call). This fix problem with passing undefined/random parameters to SMBIOS functions. Signed-off-by: Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c | 11 ++++++++++- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c index 35758cb..2caefb2 100644 --- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c @@ -310,10 +310,15 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(buffer_mutex); static int hwswitch_state; +static void clear_buffer(void) +{ + memset(buffer, 0, sizeof(struct calling_interface_buffer)); +} + static void get_buffer(void) { mutex_lock(&buffer_mutex); - memset(buffer, 0, sizeof(struct calling_interface_buffer)); + clear_buffer(); } static void release_buffer(void) @@ -557,6 +562,8 @@ static int dell_rfkill_set(void *data, bool blocked) !(buffer->output[1] & BIT(16))) disable = 1; + clear_buffer(); + buffer->input[0] = (1 | (radio<<8) | (disable << 16)); dell_send_request(buffer, 17, 11); @@ -571,6 +578,7 @@ static void dell_rfkill_update_sw_state(struct rfkill *rfkill, int radio, if (status & BIT(0)) { /* Has hw-switch, sync sw_state to BIOS */ int block = rfkill_blocked(rfkill); + clear_buffer(); buffer->input[0] = (1 | (radio << 8) | (block << 16)); dell_send_request(buffer, 17, 11); } else { @@ -773,6 +781,7 @@ static int __init dell_setup_rfkill(void) get_buffer(); dell_send_request(buffer, 17, 11); status = buffer->output[1]; + clear_buffer(); buffer->input[0] = 0x2; dell_send_request(buffer, 17, 11); hwswitch_state = buffer->output[1]; -- 1.7.9.5 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe platform-driver-x86" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html