Re: [PATCH v3] dell_rbu: make firmware payload memory uncachable

From: Takashi Iwai
Date: Wed Apr 04 2018 - 16:30:22 EST


On Wed, 28 Mar 2018 17:07:47 +0200,
Stuart Hayes wrote:
>
> @@ -180,6 +181,12 @@ static int create_packet(void *data, size_t length)
> invalid_addr_packet_array[idx++] = packet_data_temp_buf;
> packet_data_temp_buf = NULL;
> }
> + /*
> + * set to uncachable or it may never get written back before
> + * reboot
> + */
> + set_memory_uc((unsigned long)packet_data_temp_buf,
> + 1 << ordernum);

Won't this cause Oops when the if-condition above meets?
Namely packet_data_temp_buf is set to NULL there.

Maybe better to try a fault injection to check the error handling.


thanks,

Takashi