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From: Wolfram Sang <wsa-z923LK4zBo2bacvFa/9K2g@public.gmane.org>
To: "Uwe Kleine-König"
	<u.kleine-koenig-bIcnvbaLZ9MEGnE8C9+IrQ@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Prasanna Kumar
	<prasanna.ps-Sze3O3UU22JBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org>,
	Kukjin Kim <kgene.kim-Sze3O3UU22JBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org>,
	linux-samsung-soc-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	linux-i2c-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	linux-arm-kernel-IAPFreCvJWM7uuMidbF8XUB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org,
	Jaemin Yoo <jmin.yoo-Sze3O3UU22JBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] i2c: s3c2410: Add SMBus emulation for block read
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:06:51 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130415160651.GA6286@the-dreams.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20130409122313.GD4913-bIcnvbaLZ9MEGnE8C9+IrQ@public.gmane.org>


> I don't know if that can happen, but if the block has length 0 (that is,
> only consists of a single byte that is read as 0) the is_msglast() test
> returns 0 which might be wrong. Maybe even if it cannot regularily
> happen handle it in a sane way?

Length of 0 is illegal according to the specs, but a check won't hurt.

> Also I wonder if error checking for byte > I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX would be
> needed to prevent a buffer overrun?

Yes. Although I have seen devices able to send more than that, yet
adding support for that is a seperate issue.

      parent reply	other threads:[~2013-04-15 16:06 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-03-26 14:29 [PATCH] i2c: s3c2410: Add SMBus emulation for block read Prasanna Kumar
     [not found] ` <1364308196-10101-1-git-send-email-prasanna.ps-Sze3O3UU22JBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org>
2013-04-09  9:37   ` Wolfram Sang
2013-04-09 12:23 ` Uwe Kleine-König
     [not found]   ` <20130409122313.GD4913-bIcnvbaLZ9MEGnE8C9+IrQ@public.gmane.org>
2013-04-15 16:06     ` Wolfram Sang [this message]

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