Re: [PATCH] drm/fb-helper: Do the mode_set.connectors ZERO_SIZE_PTR check

[Jani Nikula]

On Thu, 06 Mar 2014, Xiubo Li <Li.Xiubo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Since we cannot make sure the 'max_conn_count' will always be none
> zero from the users, and then if max_conn_count equals to zero, the
> kcalloc() will return ZERO_SIZE_PTR, which equals to ((void *)16).
>
> So this patch fix this via doing the zero pionter check of it.

Please just add a check for max_conn_count == 0 up front and handle it.

BR,
Jani.


>
> Signed-off-by: Xiubo Li <Li.Xiubo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
> index 3d13ca6e2..c6680ef 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
> @@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ int drm_fb_helper_init(struct drm_device *dev,
>  				sizeof(struct drm_connector *),
>  				GFP_KERNEL);
>  
> -		if (!fb_helper->crtc_info[i].mode_set.connectors)
> +		if (ZERO_OR_NULL_PTR(fb_helper->crtc_info[i].mode_set.connectors))
>  			goto out_free;
>  		fb_helper->crtc_info[i].mode_set.num_connectors = 0;
>  	}
> -- 
> 1.8.4
>
>
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Jani Nikula, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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