Using kstrtol to parse the "{e,}memsize" variables was wrong because this
parses signed long numbers. In case of '{e,}memsize' >= 2G, the top bit
is set, resulting to -ERANGE errors and possibly random system memory
boundaries. We fix this by replacing "kstrtol" with "kstrtoul".
We also improve the code to check the kstrtoul return value and
print a warning if an error was returned.Cc: <[email protected]> # v3.15+ Signed-off-by: Markos Chandras <[email protected]> --- arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-memory.c | 14 ++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-memory.c b/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-memory.c index 0c35dee0a215..8fddd2cdbff7 100644 --- a/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-memory.c +++ b/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-memory.c @@ -35,13 +35,19 @@ fw_memblock_t * __init fw_getmdesc(int eva) /* otherwise look in the environment */ memsize_str = fw_getenv("memsize"); - if (memsize_str) - tmp = kstrtol(memsize_str, 0, &memsize); + if (memsize_str) { + tmp = kstrtoul(memsize_str, 0, &memsize); + if (tmp) + pr_warn("Failed to read the 'memsize' env variable.\n"); + } if (eva) { /* Look for ememsize for EVA */ ememsize_str = fw_getenv("ememsize"); - if (ememsize_str) - tmp = kstrtol(ememsize_str, 0, &ememsize); + if (ememsize_str) { + tmp = kstrtoul(ememsize_str, 0, &ememsize); + if (tmp) + pr_warn("Failed to read the 'ememsize' env variable.\n"); + } } if (!memsize && !ememsize) { pr_warn("memsize not set in YAMON, set to default (32Mb)\n"); -- 2.0.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe stable" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
