[PATCH v2 1/2] net/fsl_pq_mdio: check TBI address for consistency with mapped range

[Gerlando Falauto]

When configuring the MDIO subsystem it is also necessary to configure
the TBI register. Make sure the TBI is contained within the mapped
register range in order to:
a) make sure the address is computed correctly
b) make users aware that we're actually accessing that register

In case of error, print a message but continue anyway.

Signed-off-by: Gerlando Falauto <gerlando.falauto@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Timur Tabi <timur@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: David S. Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Kumar Gala <galak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes from v1:
- Added type cast & fixed range
- removed freescale recipients

 drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fsl_pq_mdio.c | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fsl_pq_mdio.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fsl_pq_mdio.c
index 3c40f6b..5333d0a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fsl_pq_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fsl_pq_mdio.c
@@ -445,6 +445,16 @@ static int fsl_pq_mdio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 			tbipa = data->get_tbipa(priv->map);
 
+			/*
+			 * Add consistency check to make sure TBI is contained
+			 * within the mapped range (not because we would get a
+			 * segfault, rather to catch bugs in computing TBI
+			 * address). Print error message but continue anyway.
+			 */
+			if ((void *)tbipa > priv->map + resource_size(&res) - 4)
+				dev_err(&pdev->dev, "invalid register map (should be at least 0x%04x to contain TBI address)\n",
+					((void *)tbipa - priv->map) + 4);
+
 			iowrite32be(be32_to_cpup(prop), tbipa);
 		}
 	}
-- 
1.8.0.1

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