On 10/23/13 3:34 PM, Ben Myers wrote: > xfs: fix possible NULL dereference in xlog_verify_iclog > > In xlog_verify_iclog a debug check of the incore log buffers prints an > error if icptr is null and then goes on to dereference the pointer > regardless. Convert this to an assert so that the intention is clear. > This was reported by Coverty. > > Reported-by: Geyslan G. Bem <geyslan@xxxxxxxxx> > Signed-off-by: Ben Myers <bpm@xxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@xxxxxxxxxx> > --- > fs/xfs/xfs_log.c | 8 +++----- > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) > > Index: b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c > =================================================================== > --- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c 2013-10-23 14:52:47.875216875 -0500 > +++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c 2013-10-23 14:53:53.775245830 -0500 > @@ -3714,11 +3714,9 @@ xlog_verify_iclog( > /* check validity of iclog pointers */ > spin_lock(&log->l_icloglock); > icptr = log->l_iclog; > - for (i=0; i < log->l_iclog_bufs; i++) { > - if (icptr == NULL) > - xfs_emerg(log->l_mp, "%s: invalid ptr", __func__); > - icptr = icptr->ic_next; > - } > + for (i=0; i < log->l_iclog_bufs; i++, icptr = icptr->ic_next) > + ASSERT(icptr); > + > if (icptr != log->l_iclog) > xfs_emerg(log->l_mp, "%s: corrupt iclog ring", __func__); > spin_unlock(&log->l_icloglock); > > _______________________________________________ > xfs mailing list > xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://oss.sgi.com/mailman/listinfo/xfs > _______________________________________________ xfs mailing list xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx http://oss.sgi.com/mailman/listinfo/xfs