Re: [PATCH][next] iwlegacy: ensure loop counter addr does not wrap and cause an infinite loop

[Kalle Valo]

Colin King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> The loop counter addr is a u16 where as the upper limit of the loop
> is an int. In the unlikely event that the il->cfg->eeprom_size is
> greater than 64K then we end up with an infinite loop since addr will
> wrap around an never reach upper loop limit. Fix this by making addr
> an int.
> 
> Addresses-Coverity: ("Infinite loop")
> Fixes: be663ab67077 ("iwlwifi: split the drivers for agn and legacy devices 3945/4965")
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Stanislaw Gruszka <stf_xl@xxxxx>

Patch applied to wireless-drivers-next.git, thanks.

c2f9a4e4a5ab iwlegacy: ensure loop counter addr does not wrap and cause an infinite loop

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