Re: [PATCH] scsi: xen-scsifront: add error handling for xenbus_printf

[Finn Thain <fthain@telegraphics.com.au>]

On Tue, 12 Jun 2018, Zhouyang Jia wrote:

> When xenbus_printf fails, the lack of error-handling code may
> cause unexpected results.
> 
> This patch adds error-handling code after calling xenbus_printf.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Zhouyang Jia <jiazhouyang09@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
>  1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c b/drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c
> index 36f59a1..3d858ac 100644
> --- a/drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c
> @@ -654,10 +654,17 @@ static int scsifront_dev_reset_handler(struct scsi_cmnd *sc)
>  static int scsifront_sdev_configure(struct scsi_device *sdev)
>  {
>  	struct vscsifrnt_info *info = shost_priv(sdev->host);
> +	struct xenbus_device *dev = info->dev;
> +	int err;
>  
> -	if (info && current == info->curr)
> -		xenbus_printf(XBT_NIL, info->dev->nodename,
> +	if (info && current == info->curr) {
> +		err = xenbus_printf(XBT_NIL, info->dev->nodename,
>  			      info->dev_state_path, "%d", XenbusStateConnected);

The existing code checks whether 'info' is NULL before dereferencing it. 
But your patch checks for NULL after dereferencing.

> +		if (err) {
> +			dev_err(&dev->dev, "writing dev_state_path\n");
> +			return err;
> +		}
> +	}
>  
>  	return 0;
>  }
> @@ -665,10 +672,15 @@ static int scsifront_sdev_configure(struct scsi_device *sdev)
>  static void scsifront_sdev_destroy(struct scsi_device *sdev)
>  {
>  	struct vscsifrnt_info *info = shost_priv(sdev->host);
> +	struct xenbus_device *dev = info->dev;
> +	int err;
>  
> -	if (info && current == info->curr)
> -		xenbus_printf(XBT_NIL, info->dev->nodename,
> +	if (info && current == info->curr) {
> +		err = xenbus_printf(XBT_NIL, info->dev->nodename,
>  			      info->dev_state_path, "%d", XenbusStateClosed);

Same here.

> +		if (err)
> +			dev_err(&dev->dev, "writing dev_state_path\n");
> +	}
>  }
>  
>  static struct scsi_host_template scsifront_sht = {

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