mac80211: brcmfmac: backport changes from 2016-09-27
[15.05/openwrt.git] / package / kernel / mac80211 / patches / 351-0040-brcmfmac-rework-pointer-trickery-in-brcmf_proto_bcdc.patch
1 From 704d1c6b56f4ee2ad6a5f012a72a278d17c1a223 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
2 From: Arend Van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@broadcom.com>
3 Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2016 12:09:52 +0100
4 Subject: [PATCH] brcmfmac: rework pointer trickery in
5  brcmf_proto_bcdc_query_dcmd()
6
7 The variable info is assigned to point to bcdc->msg[1], which is the
8 same as pointing to bcdc->buf. As that is what we want to access
9 make it clear by fixing the assignment. This also avoid out-of-bounds
10 errors from static analyzers are bcdc->msg[1] is not in the structure
11 definition.
12
13 Reviewed-by: Hante Meuleman <hante.meuleman@broadcom.com>
14 Reviewed-by: Pieter-Paul Giesberts <pieter-paul.giesberts@broadcom.com>
15 Reviewed-by: Franky Lin <franky.lin@broadcom.com>
16 Signed-off-by: Arend van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@broadcom.com>
17 Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org>
18 ---
19  drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/bcdc.c | 2 +-
20  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
21
22 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/bcdc.c
23 +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/bcdc.c
24 @@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ retry:
25         }
26  
27         /* Check info buffer */
28 -       info = (void *)&msg[1];
29 +       info = (void *)&bcdc->buf[0];
30  
31         /* Copy info buffer */
32         if (buf) {