[PATCH 2/2 v2] mpic_u3msi: mpic_u3msi: failed allocation unnoticed

From: Roel Kluin
Date: Wed Apr 23 2008 - 18:25:57 EST


Segher Boessenkool wrote:
>> bitmap_find_free_region(), called by mpic_msi_alloc_hwirqs() may
>> return -ENOMEM, but hwirq of type irq_hw_number_t which is unsigned.
>
>> list_for_each_entry(entry, &pdev->msi_list, list) {
>> hwirq = mpic_msi_alloc_hwirqs(msi_mpic, 1);
>> - if (hwirq < 0) {
>> + if (hwirq == -ENOMEM) {

>
> Please test for _all_ error values, instead.
>
> Segher

In this case -ENOMEM was _all_ error values, but I get your point.
---
bitmap_find_free_region(), called by mpic_msi_alloc_hwirqs() may return
signed, but hwirq is unsigned. A failed allocation remains unnoticed.

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic_u3msi.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic_u3msi.c
index 1d5a408..e790f39 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic_u3msi.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic_u3msi.c
@@ -115,14 +115,16 @@ static int u3msi_setup_msi_irqs(struct pci_dev *pdev, int nvec, int type)
struct msi_desc *entry;
struct msi_msg msg;
u64 addr;
+ int ret;

addr = find_ht_magic_addr(pdev);
msg.address_lo = addr & 0xFFFFFFFF;
msg.address_hi = addr >> 32;

list_for_each_entry(entry, &pdev->msi_list, list) {
- hwirq = mpic_msi_alloc_hwirqs(msi_mpic, 1);
- if (hwirq < 0) {
+ ret = mpic_msi_alloc_hwirqs(msi_mpic, 1);
+ hwirq = ret;
+ if (ret < 0) {
pr_debug("u3msi: failed allocating hwirq\n");
return hwirq;
}
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