On Wed, Sep 02, 2026 at 10:20:26AM +0530, Anshika Jain wrote:
> If len is 0 or negative when a define_fbtft_write_reg()-generated
> function is called, len-- underflows to -1, causing the subsequent
> while (i--) loop to run approximately 2^31 times and write far past
> the end of buf.
> 
> This is a latent bug: nothing in the current code prevents two
> adjacent negative values in an init_sequence from producing len=0,
> and there is no guarantee future or out-of-tree panel definitions
> won't do so.
> 
> Add an early return for len <= 0, matching the existing guard already
> present in the sibling function fbtft_write_reg8_bus9().
> 
> Reported-by: sashiko-bot <[email protected]>
> Link: 
> https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/[email protected]?part=1
> 
> Signed-off-by: Anshika Jain <[email protected]>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-bus.c | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

Did you forget an assisted-by: tag that helped you write this patch and
changelog?

thanks,

greg k-h

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