Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH V3 6/6]: PVH:privcmd changes.

From: Mukesh Rathor
Date: Thu Oct 18 2012 - 20:02:22 EST


On Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:35:53 +0100
Ian Campbell <Ian.Campbell@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> > @@ -439,6 +490,19 @@ static long privcmd_ioctl(struct file *file,
> > return ret;
> > }
> >
> > +static void privcmd_close(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
> > +{
> > + struct page **pages = vma ? vma->vm_private_data : NULL;
>
> Can VMA really be NULL?...

Good programming I thought!

> > + int numpgs = (vma->vm_end - vma->vm_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
>
> ...I assume not since you unconditionally dereference it here.

Added this later, and just didn't change the earlier part.

> > + if (!pages || !numpgs
> > || !xen_feature(XENFEAT_auto_translated_physmap))
>
> In the non-xlat case pages will (or should!) be 1 here which will pass
> the first clause of the test.
>
> Although the later clauses will catch this I think it would be worth
> ordering the checks such that they are each valid, perhaps by pulling
> the feature check to the front or by separating the !xlat case from
> the other two which are valid iff xlat == True.
>

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