On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 03:05:57PM +0800, Dong Zhu wrote:
> From d4eb97e8d5def76d46167c91059147e2c7d33433 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> 
> When using PTP_SYS_OFFSET ioctl to measure the time offset between the
> PHC and system clock, we need to specify the number of measurements, the
> valid value of n_samples is between 1 to 25. If n_samples <= 0 or > 25
> it makes no sense, so this patch intends to add a range check.

The field, n_samples, is unsigned, so the check is not needed.

Thanks,
Richard
 
> Signed-off-by: Dong Zhu <[email protected]>
> ---
>  drivers/ptp/ptp_chardev.c | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/ptp/ptp_chardev.c b/drivers/ptp/ptp_chardev.c
> index 34a0c60..4e85b23 100644
> --- a/drivers/ptp/ptp_chardev.c
> +++ b/drivers/ptp/ptp_chardev.c
> @@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ long ptp_ioctl(struct posix_clock *pc, unsigned int cmd, 
> unsigned long arg)
>                       err = -EFAULT;
>                       break;
>               }
> -             if (sysoff->n_samples > PTP_MAX_SAMPLES) {
> +             if (sysoff->n_samples <= 0 ||
> +                 sysoff->n_samples > PTP_MAX_SAMPLES) {
>                       err = -EINVAL;
>                       break;
>               }
> -- 
> 1.7.11.7
> 
> -- 
> Best Regards,
> Dong Zhu
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to [email protected]
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/

Reply via email to