Re: [PATCH 2/5] ACPI: Check parameter when calling acpi_processor_get/set_throttling

[Len Brown <lenb@kernel.org>]

is the patch below still necessary after this (upstream) fix:

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9747#c2

thanks,
-Len

On Monday 28 January 2008 00:53, Zhao Yakui wrote:
> Subject: ACPI : Check parameter when calling acpi_processor_get/set_throttling
> >From : Zhao Yakui <yakui.zhao@intel.com>
> 
> It is necessary to check the parameter when calling the function of 
> acpi_processor_get/set_throttling function so as to avoid the NULL 
> pointer reference in pr or throttling.
> 
> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9747
> 
> Signed-off-by: Zhao Yakui <yakui.zhao@intel.com>
> ---
>  drivers/acpi/processor_throttling.c |   15 +++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)
> 
> Index: linux-2.6/drivers/acpi/processor_throttling.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6.orig/drivers/acpi/processor_throttling.c
> +++ linux-2.6/drivers/acpi/processor_throttling.c
> @@ -589,6 +589,11 @@ static int acpi_processor_get_throttling
>  	cpumask_t saved_mask;
>  	int ret;
>  
> +	if (!pr)
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +
> +	if (!pr->flags.throttling)
> +		return -ENODEV;
>  	/*
>  	 * Migrate task to the cpu pointed by pr.
>  	 */
> @@ -743,6 +748,16 @@ int acpi_processor_set_throttling(struct
>  {
>  	cpumask_t saved_mask;
>  	int ret;
> +
> +	if (!pr)
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +
> +	if (!pr->flags.throttling)
> +		return -ENODEV;
> +
> +	if ((state < 0) || (state > (pr->throttling.state_count - 1)))
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +
>  	/*
>  	 * Migrate task to the cpu pointed by pr.
>  	 */
> 
> 
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