[PATCH] scsi: lpfc: avoid usage of list iterator variable after loop

[Jakob Koschel]

If the &epd_pool->list is empty when executing
lpfc_get_io_buf_from_expedite_pool() the function would return an
invalid pointer. Even in the case if the list is guaranteed to be
populated, the iterator variable should not be used after the loop to be
more robust for future changes.

Linus proposed to avoid any use of the list iterator variable after the
loop, in the attempt to move the list iterator variable declaration into
the marcro to avoid any potential misuse after the loop [1].

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAHk-=wgRr_D8CB-D9Kg-c=EHreAsk5SqXPwr9Y7k9sA6cWXJ6w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ [1]
Signed-off-by: Jakob Koschel <jkl820.git@xxxxxxxxx>
---
 drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
index edbd81c3b643..5d06bf6d4f39 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
@@ -21899,20 +21899,20 @@ lpfc_get_io_buf_from_private_pool(struct lpfc_hba *phba,
 static struct lpfc_io_buf *
 lpfc_get_io_buf_from_expedite_pool(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
 {
-	struct lpfc_io_buf *lpfc_ncmd;
+	struct lpfc_io_buf *lpfc_ncmd = NULL, *iter;
 	struct lpfc_io_buf *lpfc_ncmd_next;
 	unsigned long iflag;
 	struct lpfc_epd_pool *epd_pool;
 
 	epd_pool = &phba->epd_pool;
-	lpfc_ncmd = NULL;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&epd_pool->lock, iflag);
 	if (epd_pool->count > 0) {
-		list_for_each_entry_safe(lpfc_ncmd, lpfc_ncmd_next,
+		list_for_each_entry_safe(iter, lpfc_ncmd_next,
 					 &epd_pool->list, list) {
-			list_del(&lpfc_ncmd->list);
+			list_del(&iter->list);
 			epd_pool->count--;
+			lpfc_ncmd = iter;
 			break;
 		}
 	}

---
base-commit: c0927a7a5391f7d8e593e5e50ead7505a23cadf9
change-id: 20230301-scsi-lpfc-avoid-list-iterator-after-loop-7b7d5c3a8efc

Best regards,
-- 
Jakob Koschel <jkl820.git@xxxxxxxxx>