RE: [PATCH v3 8/8] platform/x86: dell-wmi-smbios: clean up wmi descriptor check

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Shevchenko [mailto:andy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, October 2, 2017 8:16 AM
> To: Limonciello, Mario <Mario_Limonciello@xxxxxxxx>
> Cc: dvhart@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; LKML <linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Platform Driver
> <platform-driver-x86@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx>;
> quasisec@xxxxxxxxxx; Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 8/8] platform/x86: dell-wmi-smbios: clean up wmi
> descriptor check
> 
> On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 7:02 AM, Mario Limonciello
> <mario.limonciello@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Some cases the wrong type was used for errors and checks can be
> > done more cleanly.
> 
> Oops, I forgot about this patch, so, please, disregard my comment WRT
> to strncmp() use to the other patch.
> 
> 
> > Signed-off-by: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@xxxxxxxx>
> > Reviewed-by: Edward O'Callaghan <quasisec@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Btw, missed Suggested-by?

Yes sorry about that.  I'll add that for when I get v4 out.

> 
> 
> > -       if (desc_buffer[0] != 0x4C4C4544 && desc_buffer[1] != 0x494D5720)
> > -               dev_warn(&wdev->dev, "Dell descriptor buffer has invalid signature
> (%*ph)\n",
> > -                       8, desc_buffer);
> > +       if (strncmp(obj->string.pointer, "DELL WMI", 8) != 0)
> > +               dev_warn(&wdev->dev, "Dell descriptor buffer has invalid signature
> (%8ph)\n",
> > +                       desc_buffer);
> 
> And as Darren pointed out, this fixes the logic bug as well.
> 
> --
> With Best Regards,
> Andy Shevchenko




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