RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH v3] igb: Fix string truncation warnings in igb_set_fw_version

From: Pucha, HimasekharX Reddy
Date: Sun Feb 04 2024 - 01:39:36 EST


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Intel-wired-lan <intel-wired-lan-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Kunwu Chan
> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2024 1:58 PM
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> Cc: Kunwu Chan <chentao@xxxxxxxxxx>; Kunwu Chan <kunwu.chan@xxxxxxxxxxx>; Kitszel, Przemyslaw <przemyslaw.kitszel@xxxxxxxxx>; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; intel-wired-lan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Keller, Jacob E <jacob.e.keller@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH v3] igb: Fix string truncation warnings in igb_set_fw_version
>
> Commit 1978d3ead82c ("intel: fix string truncation warnings")
> fixes '-Wformat-truncation=' warnings in igb_main.c by using kasprintf.
>
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c:3092:53: warning:‘%d’ directive output may be truncated writing between 1 and 5 bytes into a region of size between 1 and 13 [-Wformat-truncation=]
> 3092 | "%d.%d, 0x%08x, %d.%d.%d",
> | ^~
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c:3092:34: note:directive argument in the range [0, 65535]
> 3092 | "%d.%d, 0x%08x, %d.%d.%d",
> | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c:3092:34: note:directive argument in the range [0, 65535]
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c:3090:25: note:‘snprintf’ output between 23 and 43 bytes into a destination of size 32
>
> kasprintf() returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory
> which can be NULL upon failure.
>
> Fix this warning by using a larger space for adapter->fw_version,
> and then fall back and continue to use snprintf.
>
> Fixes: 1978d3ead82c ("intel: fix string truncation warnings")
> Signed-off-by: Kunwu Chan <chentao@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Kunwu Chan <kunwu.chan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Suggested-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> v2: Fall back to use snprintf and a larger space,as suggested by
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20231212132637.1b0fb8aa@xxxxxxxxxx/
> v3: Add detailed warnings to the commit msg ,no functional change
> ---
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb.h | 2 +-
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c | 35 ++++++++++++-----------
> 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
>

Tested-by: Pucha Himasekhar Reddy <himasekharx.reddy.pucha@xxxxxxxxx> (A Contingent worker at Intel)