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SubjectRE: [PATCH v3 8/8] platform/x86: dell-wmi-smbios: clean up wmi descriptor check
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Shevchenko [mailto:andy.shevchenko@gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 2, 2017 8:16 AM
> To: Limonciello, Mario <Mario_Limonciello@Dell.com>
> Cc: dvhart@infradead.org; LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>; Platform Driver
> <platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org>; Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>;
> quasisec@google.com; Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 8/8] platform/x86: dell-wmi-smbios: clean up wmi
> descriptor check
>
> On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 7:02 AM, Mario Limonciello
> <mario.limonciello@dell.com> wrote:
> > Some cases the wrong type was used for errors and checks can be
> > done more cleanly.
>
> Oops, I forgot about this patch, so, please, disregard my comment WRT
> to strncmp() use to the other patch.
>
>
> > Signed-off-by: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@dell.com>
> > Reviewed-by: Edward O'Callaghan <quasisec@google.com>
>
> Btw, missed Suggested-by?

Yes sorry about that. I'll add that for when I get v4 out.

>
>
> > - if (desc_buffer[0] != 0x4C4C4544 && desc_buffer[1] != 0x494D5720)
> > - dev_warn(&wdev->dev, "Dell descriptor buffer has invalid signature
> (%*ph)\n",
> > - 8, desc_buffer);
> > + if (strncmp(obj->string.pointer, "DELL WMI", 8) != 0)
> > + dev_warn(&wdev->dev, "Dell descriptor buffer has invalid signature
> (%8ph)\n",
> > + desc_buffer);
>
> And as Darren pointed out, this fixes the logic bug as well.
>
> --
> With Best Regards,
> Andy Shevchenko
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