If the final name does not fit the string there is a potential endless-loop.
Reported-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <ge...@linux-m68k.org> Signed-off-by: Ricardo Ribalda Delgado <ricardo.riba...@gmail.com> --- drivers/leds/led-class.c | 10 +++++++++- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/leds/led-class.c b/drivers/leds/led-class.c index 294d6d6..2ffe8b1 100644 --- a/drivers/leds/led-class.c +++ b/drivers/leds/led-class.c @@ -223,12 +223,17 @@ static int led_classdev_next_name(const char *init_name, char *name, size_t len) { int i = 0; + int ret = 0; strlcpy(name, init_name, len); - while (class_find_device(leds_class, NULL, name, match_name)) + while (class_find_device(leds_class, NULL, name, match_name) && + (ret < len)) snprintf(name, len, "%s_%d", init_name, ++i); + if (ret >= len) + return -ENOMEM; + return i; } @@ -243,6 +248,9 @@ int led_classdev_register(struct device *parent, struct led_classdev *led_cdev) int ret; ret = led_classdev_next_name(led_cdev->name, name, sizeof(name)); + if (ret < 0) + return ret; + led_cdev->dev = device_create_with_groups(leds_class, parent, 0, led_cdev, led_cdev->groups, "%s", name); if (IS_ERR(led_cdev->dev)) -- 2.1.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/