[patch] x86, efi: fix pointer math issue in handle_ramdisks()

[patch] x86, efi: fix pointer math issue in handle_ramdisks()

[Dan Carpenter]

"filename" is a efi_char16_t string so this check for reaching the end
of the array doesn't work.  We need to cast it to char pointer before
doing the math.

Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com>

diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
index fec216f..cf4cdb7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ static efi_status_t handle_ramdisks(efi_loaded_image_t *image,
 			str++;
 
 		while (*str && *str != ' ' && *str != '\n') {
-			if (p >= filename + sizeof(filename))
+			if ((char *)p >= (char *)filename + sizeof(filename))
 				break;
 
 			*p++ = *str++;

[patch] x86, efi: fix pointer math issue in handle_ramdisks()

[Dan Carpenter]

"filename" is a efi_char16_t string so this check for reaching the end
of the array doesn't work.  We need to cast it to char pointer before
doing the math.

Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com>

diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
index fec216f..cf4cdb7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ static efi_status_t handle_ramdisks(efi_loaded_image_t *image,
 			str++;
 
 		while (*str && *str != ' ' && *str != '\n') {
-			if (p >= filename + sizeof(filename))
+			if ((char *)p >= (char *)filename + sizeof(filename))
 				break;
 
 			*p++ = *str++;

Re: [patch] x86, efi: fix pointer math issue in handle_ramdisks()

[Ingo Molnar]

* Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com> wrote:

> "filename" is a efi_char16_t string so this check for reaching 
> the end of the array doesn't work.  We need to cast it to char 
> pointer before doing the math.

That name should really be changed, 'filename' is a char * by 
convention pretty much everywhere in the kernel - so the current 
naming is highly misleading and results in bugs like this.

filename_16, filename_2byte or filename_UTF or so would be 
suggestive enough to avoid such mishaps in the future.

> @@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ static efi_status_t handle_ramdisks(efi_loaded_image_t *image,
>  			str++;
>  
>  		while (*str && *str != ' ' && *str != '\n') {
> -			if (p >= filename + sizeof(filename))
> +			if ((char *)p >= (char *)filename + sizeof(filename))
>  				break;

I'd also make that void *, because this isnt really a C 
character string anymore.

Thanks,

	Ingo

Re: [patch] x86, efi: fix pointer math issue in handle_ramdisks()

[Ingo Molnar]

* Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com> wrote:

> "filename" is a efi_char16_t string so this check for reaching 
> the end of the array doesn't work.  We need to cast it to char 
> pointer before doing the math.

That name should really be changed, 'filename' is a char * by 
convention pretty much everywhere in the kernel - so the current 
naming is highly misleading and results in bugs like this.

filename_16, filename_2byte or filename_UTF or so would be 
suggestive enough to avoid such mishaps in the future.

> @@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ static efi_status_t handle_ramdisks(efi_loaded_image_t *image,
>  			str++;
>  
>  		while (*str && *str != ' ' && *str != '\n') {
> -			if (p >= filename + sizeof(filename))
> +			if ((char *)p >= (char *)filename + sizeof(filename))
>  				break;

I'd also make that void *, because this isnt really a C 
character string anymore.

Thanks,

	Ingo

[patch v2] x86, efi: fix pointer math issue in handle_ramdisks()

[Dan Carpenter]

"filename" is a efi_char16_t string so this check for reaching the end
of the array doesn't work.  We need to cast the pointer to (u8 *) before
doing the math.

This patch changes the "filename" to "filename_16" to avoid confusion in
the future.

Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com>
---
v2: Rename "filename" to "filename_16"
    Also changed cast from (char *) to (u8 *) because it's not a C
    character string.  Ingo suggested (void *) but that's a GCCism
    I think.

diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
index fec216f..0cdfc0d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ static efi_status_t handle_ramdisks(efi_loaded_image_t *image,
 		struct initrd *initrd;
 		efi_file_handle_t *h;
 		efi_file_info_t *info;
-		efi_char16_t filename[256];
+		efi_char16_t filename_16[256];
 		unsigned long info_sz;
 		efi_guid_t info_guid = EFI_FILE_INFO_ID;
 		efi_char16_t *p;
@@ -552,14 +552,14 @@ static efi_status_t handle_ramdisks(efi_loaded_image_t *image,
 		str += 7;
 
 		initrd = &initrds[i];
-		p = filename;
+		p = filename_16;
 
 		/* Skip any leading slashes */
 		while (*str = '/' || *str = '\\')
 			str++;
 
 		while (*str && *str != ' ' && *str != '\n') {
-			if (p >= filename + sizeof(filename))
+			if ((u8 *)p >= (u8 *)filename_16 + sizeof(filename_16))
 				break;
 
 			*p++ = *str++;
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ static efi_status_t handle_ramdisks(efi_loaded_image_t *image,
 				goto free_initrds;
 		}
 
-		status = efi_call_phys5(fh->open, fh, &h, filename,
+		status = efi_call_phys5(fh->open, fh, &h, filename_16,
 					EFI_FILE_MODE_READ, (u64)0);
 		if (status != EFI_SUCCESS)
 			goto close_handles;

[patch v2] x86, efi: fix pointer math issue in handle_ramdisks()

[Dan Carpenter]

"filename" is a efi_char16_t string so this check for reaching the end
of the array doesn't work.  We need to cast the pointer to (u8 *) before
doing the math.

This patch changes the "filename" to "filename_16" to avoid confusion in
the future.

Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com>
---
v2: Rename "filename" to "filename_16"
    Also changed cast from (char *) to (u8 *) because it's not a C
    character string.  Ingo suggested (void *) but that's a GCCism
    I think.

diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
index fec216f..0cdfc0d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ static efi_status_t handle_ramdisks(efi_loaded_image_t *image,
 		struct initrd *initrd;
 		efi_file_handle_t *h;
 		efi_file_info_t *info;
-		efi_char16_t filename[256];
+		efi_char16_t filename_16[256];
 		unsigned long info_sz;
 		efi_guid_t info_guid = EFI_FILE_INFO_ID;
 		efi_char16_t *p;
@@ -552,14 +552,14 @@ static efi_status_t handle_ramdisks(efi_loaded_image_t *image,
 		str += 7;
 
 		initrd = &initrds[i];
-		p = filename;
+		p = filename_16;
 
 		/* Skip any leading slashes */
 		while (*str == '/' || *str == '\\')
 			str++;
 
 		while (*str && *str != ' ' && *str != '\n') {
-			if (p >= filename + sizeof(filename))
+			if ((u8 *)p >= (u8 *)filename_16 + sizeof(filename_16))
 				break;
 
 			*p++ = *str++;
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ static efi_status_t handle_ramdisks(efi_loaded_image_t *image,
 				goto free_initrds;
 		}
 
-		status = efi_call_phys5(fh->open, fh, &h, filename,
+		status = efi_call_phys5(fh->open, fh, &h, filename_16,
 					EFI_FILE_MODE_READ, (u64)0);
 		if (status != EFI_SUCCESS)
 			goto close_handles;

Re: [patch v2] x86, efi: fix pointer math issue in handle_ramdisks()

[walter harms]

Am 05.03.2012 19:06, schrieb Dan Carpenter:
> "filename" is a efi_char16_t string so this check for reaching the end
> of the array doesn't work.  We need to cast the pointer to (u8 *) before
> doing the math.
> 
> This patch changes the "filename" to "filename_16" to avoid confusion in
> the future.
> 

maybe it is a bit late,  but ...
is efi_char16_t a generic requirement for EFI ? perhaps we can use wchar_t
since it is intended for such cases. additional we would get an api for free.

just my 2 cents,
 wh


> Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com>
> ---
> v2: Rename "filename" to "filename_16"
>     Also changed cast from (char *) to (u8 *) because it's not a C
>     character string.  Ingo suggested (void *) but that's a GCCism
>     I think.
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
> index fec216f..0cdfc0d 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
> @@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ static efi_status_t handle_ramdisks(efi_loaded_image_t *image,
>  		struct initrd *initrd;
>  		efi_file_handle_t *h;
>  		efi_file_info_t *info;
> -		efi_char16_t filename[256];
> +		efi_char16_t filename_16[256];
>  		unsigned long info_sz;
>  		efi_guid_t info_guid = EFI_FILE_INFO_ID;
>  		efi_char16_t *p;
> @@ -552,14 +552,14 @@ static efi_status_t handle_ramdisks(efi_loaded_image_t *image,
>  		str += 7;
>  
>  		initrd = &initrds[i];
> -		p = filename;
> +		p = filename_16;
>  
>  		/* Skip any leading slashes */
>  		while (*str = '/' || *str = '\\')
>  			str++;
>  
>  		while (*str && *str != ' ' && *str != '\n') {
> -			if (p >= filename + sizeof(filename))
> +			if ((u8 *)p >= (u8 *)filename_16 + sizeof(filename_16))
>  				break;
>  
>  			*p++ = *str++;
> @@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ static efi_status_t handle_ramdisks(efi_loaded_image_t *image,
>  				goto free_initrds;
>  		}
>  
> -		status = efi_call_phys5(fh->open, fh, &h, filename,
> +		status = efi_call_phys5(fh->open, fh, &h, filename_16,
>  					EFI_FILE_MODE_READ, (u64)0);
>  		if (status != EFI_SUCCESS)
>  			goto close_handles;
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Re: [patch v2] x86, efi: fix pointer math issue in handle_ramdisks()

[walter harms]

Am 05.03.2012 19:06, schrieb Dan Carpenter:
> "filename" is a efi_char16_t string so this check for reaching the end
> of the array doesn't work.  We need to cast the pointer to (u8 *) before
> doing the math.
> 
> This patch changes the "filename" to "filename_16" to avoid confusion in
> the future.
> 

maybe it is a bit late,  but ...
is efi_char16_t a generic requirement for EFI ? perhaps we can use wchar_t
since it is intended for such cases. additional we would get an api for free.

just my 2 cents,
 wh


> Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com>
> ---
> v2: Rename "filename" to "filename_16"
>     Also changed cast from (char *) to (u8 *) because it's not a C
>     character string.  Ingo suggested (void *) but that's a GCCism
>     I think.
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
> index fec216f..0cdfc0d 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
> @@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ static efi_status_t handle_ramdisks(efi_loaded_image_t *image,
>  		struct initrd *initrd;
>  		efi_file_handle_t *h;
>  		efi_file_info_t *info;
> -		efi_char16_t filename[256];
> +		efi_char16_t filename_16[256];
>  		unsigned long info_sz;
>  		efi_guid_t info_guid = EFI_FILE_INFO_ID;
>  		efi_char16_t *p;
> @@ -552,14 +552,14 @@ static efi_status_t handle_ramdisks(efi_loaded_image_t *image,
>  		str += 7;
>  
>  		initrd = &initrds[i];
> -		p = filename;
> +		p = filename_16;
>  
>  		/* Skip any leading slashes */
>  		while (*str == '/' || *str == '\\')
>  			str++;
>  
>  		while (*str && *str != ' ' && *str != '\n') {
> -			if (p >= filename + sizeof(filename))
> +			if ((u8 *)p >= (u8 *)filename_16 + sizeof(filename_16))
>  				break;
>  
>  			*p++ = *str++;
> @@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ static efi_status_t handle_ramdisks(efi_loaded_image_t *image,
>  				goto free_initrds;
>  		}
>  
> -		status = efi_call_phys5(fh->open, fh, &h, filename,
> +		status = efi_call_phys5(fh->open, fh, &h, filename_16,
>  					EFI_FILE_MODE_READ, (u64)0);
>  		if (status != EFI_SUCCESS)
>  			goto close_handles;
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Re: [patch v2] x86, efi: fix pointer math issue in handle_ramdisks()

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 03/05/2012 10:42 AM, walter harms wrote:
> 
> 
> Am 05.03.2012 19:06, schrieb Dan Carpenter:
>> "filename" is a efi_char16_t string so this check for reaching the end
>> of the array doesn't work.  We need to cast the pointer to (u8 *) before
>> doing the math.
>>
>> This patch changes the "filename" to "filename_16" to avoid confusion in
>> the future.
>>
> 
> maybe it is a bit late,  but ...
> is efi_char16_t a generic requirement for EFI ? perhaps we can use wchar_t
> since it is intended for such cases. additional we would get an api for free.
> 

wchar_t is typically 32 bits on Linux.  16-bit anything is a major fail
since Unicode doesn't actually fit in 16 bits.

	-hpa

Re: [patch v2] x86, efi: fix pointer math issue in handle_ramdisks()

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 03/05/2012 10:42 AM, walter harms wrote:
> 
> 
> Am 05.03.2012 19:06, schrieb Dan Carpenter:
>> "filename" is a efi_char16_t string so this check for reaching the end
>> of the array doesn't work.  We need to cast the pointer to (u8 *) before
>> doing the math.
>>
>> This patch changes the "filename" to "filename_16" to avoid confusion in
>> the future.
>>
> 
> maybe it is a bit late,  but ...
> is efi_char16_t a generic requirement for EFI ? perhaps we can use wchar_t
> since it is intended for such cases. additional we would get an api for free.
> 

wchar_t is typically 32 bits on Linux.  16-bit anything is a major fail
since Unicode doesn't actually fit in 16 bits.

	-hpa

Re: [patch v2] x86, efi: fix pointer math issue in handle_ramdisks()

[walter harms]

Am 05.03.2012 20:33, schrieb H. Peter Anvin:
> On 03/05/2012 10:42 AM, walter harms wrote:
>>
>>
>> Am 05.03.2012 19:06, schrieb Dan Carpenter:
>>> "filename" is a efi_char16_t string so this check for reaching the end
>>> of the array doesn't work.  We need to cast the pointer to (u8 *) before
>>> doing the math.
>>>
>>> This patch changes the "filename" to "filename_16" to avoid confusion in
>>> the future.
>>>
>>
>> maybe it is a bit late,  but ...
>> is efi_char16_t a generic requirement for EFI ? perhaps we can use wchar_t
>> since it is intended for such cases. additional we would get an api for free.
>>
> 
> wchar_t is typically 32 bits on Linux.  16-bit anything is a major fail
> since Unicode doesn't actually fit in 16 bits.
> 
hi,

yep, but i was asking about efi. The basic idea is of cause to map efi_char16_t -> wchar_t
and back and make this a prototype for every driver that needs a special charset.
That would make it possible to recycle the wcs* interface of libc.
IMHO it seems more reasonable than adding one for each (upcoming) type.

re,
 wh

Re: [patch v2] x86, efi: fix pointer math issue in handle_ramdisks()

[walter harms]

Am 05.03.2012 20:33, schrieb H. Peter Anvin:
> On 03/05/2012 10:42 AM, walter harms wrote:
>>
>>
>> Am 05.03.2012 19:06, schrieb Dan Carpenter:
>>> "filename" is a efi_char16_t string so this check for reaching the end
>>> of the array doesn't work.  We need to cast the pointer to (u8 *) before
>>> doing the math.
>>>
>>> This patch changes the "filename" to "filename_16" to avoid confusion in
>>> the future.
>>>
>>
>> maybe it is a bit late,  but ...
>> is efi_char16_t a generic requirement for EFI ? perhaps we can use wchar_t
>> since it is intended for such cases. additional we would get an api for free.
>>
> 
> wchar_t is typically 32 bits on Linux.  16-bit anything is a major fail
> since Unicode doesn't actually fit in 16 bits.
> 
hi,

yep, but i was asking about efi. The basic idea is of cause to map efi_char16_t -> wchar_t
and back and make this a prototype for every driver that needs a special charset.
That would make it possible to recycle the wcs* interface of libc.
IMHO it seems more reasonable than adding one for each (upcoming) type.

re,
 wh

Re: [patch v2] x86, efi: fix pointer math issue in handle_ramdisks()

[Matt Fleming]

On Mon, 2012-03-05 at 21:06 +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> "filename" is a efi_char16_t string so this check for reaching the end
> of the array doesn't work.  We need to cast the pointer to (u8 *) before
> doing the math.
> 
> This patch changes the "filename" to "filename_16" to avoid confusion in
> the future.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com>
> ---
> v2: Rename "filename" to "filename_16"
>     Also changed cast from (char *) to (u8 *) because it's not a C
>     character string.  Ingo suggested (void *) but that's a GCCism
>     I think.

Looks good to me. Is someone going to pick this up?

Re: [patch v2] x86, efi: fix pointer math issue in handle_ramdisks()

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 03/06/2012 12:44 AM, walter harms wrote:
>>
> hi,
> 
> yep, but i was asking about efi. The basic idea is of cause to map efi_char16_t -> wchar_t
> and back and make this a prototype for every driver that needs a special charset.
> That would make it possible to recycle the wcs* interface of libc.
> IMHO it seems more reasonable than adding one for each (upcoming) type.
> 

Actually libc and the C standard is going the opposite ways, adding new
interfaces for UTF-16 and UTF-32.  The wchar_t interface just doesn't
work very well.

	-hpa

Re: [patch v2] x86, efi: fix pointer math issue in handle_ramdisks()

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 03/06/2012 12:44 AM, walter harms wrote:
>>
> hi,
> 
> yep, but i was asking about efi. The basic idea is of cause to map efi_char16_t -> wchar_t
> and back and make this a prototype for every driver that needs a special charset.
> That would make it possible to recycle the wcs* interface of libc.
> IMHO it seems more reasonable than adding one for each (upcoming) type.
> 

Actually libc and the C standard is going the opposite ways, adding new
interfaces for UTF-16 and UTF-32.  The wchar_t interface just doesn't
work very well.

	-hpa

[tip:x86/urgent] x86, efi: Fix pointer math issue in handle_ramdisks()

[tip-bot for Dan Carpenter]

Commit-ID:  c7b738351ba92f48b943ac59aff6b5b0f17f37c9
Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/c7b738351ba92f48b943ac59aff6b5b0f17f37c9
Author:     Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com>
AuthorDate: Mon, 5 Mar 2012 21:06:14 +0300
Committer:  H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
CommitDate: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:03:24 -0700

x86, efi: Fix pointer math issue in handle_ramdisks()

"filename" is a efi_char16_t string so this check for reaching the end
of the array doesn't work.  We need to cast the pointer to (u8 *) before
doing the math.

This patch changes the "filename" to "filename_16" to avoid confusion in
the future.

Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20120305180614.GA26880@elgon.mountain
Acked-by: Matt Fleming <matt.fleming@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
---
 arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c |    8 ++++----
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
index fec216f..0cdfc0d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ static efi_status_t handle_ramdisks(efi_loaded_image_t *image,
 		struct initrd *initrd;
 		efi_file_handle_t *h;
 		efi_file_info_t *info;
-		efi_char16_t filename[256];
+		efi_char16_t filename_16[256];
 		unsigned long info_sz;
 		efi_guid_t info_guid = EFI_FILE_INFO_ID;
 		efi_char16_t *p;
@@ -552,14 +552,14 @@ static efi_status_t handle_ramdisks(efi_loaded_image_t *image,
 		str += 7;
 
 		initrd = &initrds[i];
-		p = filename;
+		p = filename_16;
 
 		/* Skip any leading slashes */
 		while (*str == '/' || *str == '\\')
 			str++;
 
 		while (*str && *str != ' ' && *str != '\n') {
-			if (p >= filename + sizeof(filename))
+			if ((u8 *)p >= (u8 *)filename_16 + sizeof(filename_16))
 				break;
 
 			*p++ = *str++;
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ static efi_status_t handle_ramdisks(efi_loaded_image_t *image,
 				goto free_initrds;
 		}
 
-		status = efi_call_phys5(fh->open, fh, &h, filename,
+		status = efi_call_phys5(fh->open, fh, &h, filename_16,
 					EFI_FILE_MODE_READ, (u64)0);
 		if (status != EFI_SUCCESS)
 			goto close_handles;

Re: [patch v2] x86, efi: fix pointer math issue in handle_ramdisks()

[walter harms]

Am 16.03.2012 20:55, schrieb H. Peter Anvin:
> On 03/06/2012 12:44 AM, walter harms wrote:
>>>
>> hi,
>>
>> yep, but i was asking about efi. The basic idea is of cause to map efi_char16_t -> wchar_t
>> and back and make this a prototype for every driver that needs a special charset.
>> That would make it possible to recycle the wcs* interface of libc.
>> IMHO it seems more reasonable than adding one for each (upcoming) type.
>>
> 
> Actually libc and the C standard is going the opposite ways, adding new
> interfaces for UTF-16 and UTF-32.  The wchar_t interface just doesn't
> work very well.
> 

I admit i do not have the problem yet and i do not like the idea adding even more types.
Oh well may i should be happy that someone is actually thinking about this here and not
simply add yet on other hot fix.

re,
 wh

Re: [patch v2] x86, efi: fix pointer math issue in handle_ramdisks()

[walter harms]

Am 16.03.2012 20:55, schrieb H. Peter Anvin:
> On 03/06/2012 12:44 AM, walter harms wrote:
>>>
>> hi,
>>
>> yep, but i was asking about efi. The basic idea is of cause to map efi_char16_t -> wchar_t
>> and back and make this a prototype for every driver that needs a special charset.
>> That would make it possible to recycle the wcs* interface of libc.
>> IMHO it seems more reasonable than adding one for each (upcoming) type.
>>
> 
> Actually libc and the C standard is going the opposite ways, adding new
> interfaces for UTF-16 and UTF-32.  The wchar_t interface just doesn't
> work very well.
> 

I admit i do not have the problem yet and i do not like the idea adding even more types.
Oh well may i should be happy that someone is actually thinking about this here and not
simply add yet on other hot fix.

re,
 wh