On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 9:14 AM, Dmitry Bazhenov <dim...@pigeonpoint.com> wrote:
> Hello, Zdenek,
>
> I think there should be no such checks inside these callbacks.
> However, I guess there should be a check inside thr
> ipmi_intf_set_max_request/response_data_size
> functions which guarantee that the minimum value will be not less than 25
> bytes (required by IPMI spec).
>
> Could you please add such check or is it better for me to provide a new
> patch revision?
>
> Regards,
> Dmitry
>

Dmitry,

I don't have access to any IPMI capable hardware, so I'm afraid it's
either up to you or somebody else. I'm sorry.

Best regards,
Z.

> 31.03.2014 13:07, Zdenek Styblik пишет:
>
>> On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 6:54 AM, Zdenek Styblik
>> <zdenek.styb...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 8:33 AM, Dmitry Bazhenov <dim...@pigeonpoint.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> [...]
>>>>>
>>>>> I got a bit "scared" by solution applied to
>>>>> ipmi_intf_get_max_request_data_size() and
>>>>> ipmi_intf_get_max_response_data_size(). But then I've tried to compile
>>>>> just this one function with all kinds of switches and compiler didn't
>>>>> comply, so I guess it's ok.
>>>>> I wonder, shouldn't be the same logic applied to
>>>>> ipmi_lanp_set_max_rq_data_size() and ipmi_lanp_set_max_rp_data_size()
>>>>> as well?
>>>>
>>>> [DB] Calculations in the ipmi_intf_get_max_request_data_size() are
>>>> required
>>>> for the case if the target IPMC device is accessed via IPMI bridging.
>>>> Since
>>>> we can not deduce the target channel maximum message size, we use the
>>>> minimum required size. These calculations are not needed for direct IPMC
>>>> device access.
>>>> [DB] Set max size functions are required if maximum message size over
>>>> the
>>>> chosen interface must be somehow modified from the value received from
>>>> the
>>>> interface properties. This is the case for the encrypted RMCP+ payload
>>>> where
>>>> maximum message size must be reduced by the confidentiality
>>>> header/trailer
>>>> sizes. Other interface types do not even implement these callbacks.
>>>>
>>> What I meant is whether under/over-flow shouldn't be checked in those
>>> functions as well.
>>>
>> Ping?
>>
>> Z.
>
>

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