[PATCH] Staging: media: omap4iss: Use WARN_ON() instead of BUG_ON().

[PATCH] Staging: media: omap4iss: Use WARN_ON() instead of BUG_ON().

[Srishti Sharma]

Use WARN_ON() instead of BUG_ON() to avoid crashing the kernel.

Signed-off-by: Srishti Sharma <srishtishar@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/staging/media/omap4iss/iss.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/omap4iss/iss.c b/drivers/staging/media/omap4iss/iss.c
index c26c99fd..b1036ba 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/omap4iss/iss.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/omap4iss/iss.c
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ void omap4iss_put(struct iss_device *iss)
 		return;

 	mutex_lock(&iss->iss_mutex);
-	BUG_ON(iss->ref_count == 0);
+	WARN_ON(iss->ref_count == 0);
 	if (--iss->ref_count == 0) {
 		iss_disable_interrupts(iss);
 		/* Reset the ISS if an entity has failed to stop. This is the
--
2.7.4

Re: [Outreachy kernel] [PATCH] Staging: media: omap4iss: Use WARN_ON() instead of BUG_ON().

[Julia Lawall]

On Fri, 8 Sep 2017, Srishti Sharma wrote:

> Use WARN_ON() instead of BUG_ON() to avoid crashing the kernel.
>
> Signed-off-by: Srishti Sharma <srishtishar@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/media/omap4iss/iss.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/omap4iss/iss.c b/drivers/staging/media/omap4iss/iss.c
> index c26c99fd..b1036ba 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/media/omap4iss/iss.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/media/omap4iss/iss.c
> @@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ void omap4iss_put(struct iss_device *iss)
>  		return;
>
>  	mutex_lock(&iss->iss_mutex);
> -	BUG_ON(iss->ref_count == 0);
> +	WARN_ON(iss->ref_count == 0);
>  	if (--iss->ref_count == 0) {

Won't this then infinite loop?

julia

>  		iss_disable_interrupts(iss);
>  		/* Reset the ISS if an entity has failed to stop. This is the
> --
> 2.7.4
>
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Re: [Outreachy kernel] [PATCH] Staging: media: omap4iss: Use WARN_ON() instead of BUG_ON().

[Srishti Sharma]

On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 7:40 PM, Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@lip6.fr> wrote:
>
>
> On Fri, 8 Sep 2017, Srishti Sharma wrote:
>
>> Use WARN_ON() instead of BUG_ON() to avoid crashing the kernel.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Srishti Sharma <srishtishar@gmail.com>
>> ---
>>  drivers/staging/media/omap4iss/iss.c | 2 +-
>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/omap4iss/iss.c b/drivers/staging/media/omap4iss/iss.c
>> index c26c99fd..b1036ba 100644
>> --- a/drivers/staging/media/omap4iss/iss.c
>> +++ b/drivers/staging/media/omap4iss/iss.c
>> @@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ void omap4iss_put(struct iss_device *iss)
>>               return;
>>
>>       mutex_lock(&iss->iss_mutex);
>> -     BUG_ON(iss->ref_count == 0);
>> +     WARN_ON(iss->ref_count == 0);
>>       if (--iss->ref_count == 0) {
>
> Won't this then infinite loop?

 Oh.. yes ! It would, sorry . Please drop this patch .

 Regards,
 Srishti

>
> julia
>
>>               iss_disable_interrupts(iss);
>>               /* Reset the ISS if an entity has failed to stop. This is the
>> --
>> 2.7.4
>>
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Re: [PATCH] Staging: media: omap4iss: Use WARN_ON() instead of BUG_ON().

[Dan Carpenter]

On Fri, Sep 08, 2017 at 07:38:18PM +0530, Srishti Sharma wrote:
> Use WARN_ON() instead of BUG_ON() to avoid crashing the kernel.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Srishti Sharma <srishtishar@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/media/omap4iss/iss.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/omap4iss/iss.c b/drivers/staging/media/omap4iss/iss.c
> index c26c99fd..b1036ba 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/media/omap4iss/iss.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/media/omap4iss/iss.c
> @@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ void omap4iss_put(struct iss_device *iss)
>  		return;
> 
>  	mutex_lock(&iss->iss_mutex);
> -	BUG_ON(iss->ref_count == 0);
> +	WARN_ON(iss->ref_count == 0);

ref_counting bugs often have a security aspect.  BUG_ON() is probably
safer here.  Better to crash than to lose all your bitcoin.

regards,
dan carpenter

Re: [PATCH] Staging: media: omap4iss: Use WARN_ON() instead of BUG_ON().

[Srishti Sharma]

On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 8:08 PM, Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 08, 2017 at 07:38:18PM +0530, Srishti Sharma wrote:
>> Use WARN_ON() instead of BUG_ON() to avoid crashing the kernel.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Srishti Sharma <srishtishar@gmail.com>
>> ---
>>  drivers/staging/media/omap4iss/iss.c | 2 +-
>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/omap4iss/iss.c b/drivers/staging/media/omap4iss/iss.c
>> index c26c99fd..b1036ba 100644
>> --- a/drivers/staging/media/omap4iss/iss.c
>> +++ b/drivers/staging/media/omap4iss/iss.c
>> @@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ void omap4iss_put(struct iss_device *iss)
>>               return;
>>
>>       mutex_lock(&iss->iss_mutex);
>> -     BUG_ON(iss->ref_count == 0);
>> +     WARN_ON(iss->ref_count == 0);
>
> ref_counting bugs often have a security aspect.  BUG_ON() is probably
> safer here.  Better to crash than to lose all your bitcoin.

Okay, Thanks for this.

Regards,
Srishti

>
> regards,
> dan carpenter
>