[PATCH] irqdomain: protect macro variable in domain iterators

Rob Herring robherring2 at gmail.com
Sat Dec 3 00:51:58 EST 2011


On 12/02/2011 06:59 AM, Dave Martin wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 02, 2011 at 02:53:17PM +0100, Nicolas Ferre wrote:
>> Signed-off-by: Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre at atmel.com>
>> ---
>> Error found while using those iterators in an irq controller
>> initialization function.
>>
>> May also need protection around irq and hwirq macro variables
>> but those values are usually plain "int" anyway... Tell me if you
>> feel that it should be done.
>>
>>  include/linux/irqdomain.h |    8 ++++----
>>  1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/include/linux/irqdomain.h b/include/linux/irqdomain.h
>> index 99834e58..a553004 100644
>> --- a/include/linux/irqdomain.h
>> +++ b/include/linux/irqdomain.h
>> @@ -82,12 +82,12 @@ static inline unsigned int irq_domain_to_irq(struct irq_domain *d,
>>  }
>>  
>>  #define irq_domain_for_each_hwirq(d, hw) \
>> -	for (hw = d->hwirq_base; hw < d->hwirq_base + d->nr_irq; hw++)
>> +	for (hw = (d)->hwirq_base; hw < (d)->hwirq_base + (d)->nr_irq; hw++)
>>  
>>  #define irq_domain_for_each_irq(d, hw, irq) \
>> -	for (hw = d->hwirq_base, irq = irq_domain_to_irq(d, hw); \
>> -	     hw < d->hwirq_base + d->nr_irq; \
>> -	     hw++, irq = irq_domain_to_irq(d, hw))
>> +	for (hw = (d)->hwirq_base, irq = irq_domain_to_irq((d), hw); \
>> +	     hw < (d)->hwirq_base + (d)->nr_irq; \
>> +	     hw++, irq = irq_domain_to_irq((d), hw))
> 
> I suggest just putting all the brackets in -- if having spotted this
> problem you only half-fix the macros, an opportunity is being missed;
> someone have to come and fix it again later:
> 
> 
> #define irq_domain_for_each_hwirq(d, hw) \
> 	for ((hw) = (d)->hwirq_base; (hw) < (d)->hwirq_base + (d)->nr_irq; (hw)++)
> 
> #define irq_domain_for_each_irq(d, hw, irq) \
> 	for ((hw) = (d)->hwirq_base, (irq) = irq_domain_to_irq(d, hw); \
> 	     (hw) < (d)->hwirq_base + (d)->nr_irq; \
> 	     (hw)++, (irq) = irq_domain_to_irq(d, hw))
> 

Parameters on the left side of an '=' can't be a complex expression.
Look at other iterator macros.

Rob

> 
> If you feel happier though, you can harmlessly add the extra brackets round
> the arguments to irq_domain_to_irq(), without changing the behaviour.
> Arguably the "always add brackets" rule is simpler to understand.
> 
> In fact, where a macro argument is not part of a larger expression, or is an
> operand to a comma-expression, there's no need for extra brackets -- all
> possible operators parse at higher priority than commas.  A macro argument
> which itself is a comma-expression whould have to be explicitly bracketed
> in the macro invocation anyway, so there is no extra risk of the macro
> expansion being parsed in an unexpected way in that case.
> 
> Cheers
> ---Dave



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