[patch 3/3] powerpc: avoid calculating possibly-invalid address

[akpm at linux-foundation.org]

From: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin at gmail.com>

Check whether index is within bounds prior to calculating a
possibly-invalid address.

Signed-off-by: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin at gmail.com>
Cc: Bernd Petrovitsch <bernd at firmix.at>
Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh at kernel.crashing.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm at linux-foundation.org>
---

 drivers/char/hvsi.c |    3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff -puN drivers/char/hvsi.c~powerpc-avoid-calculating-possibly-invalid-address drivers/char/hvsi.c
--- a/drivers/char/hvsi.c~powerpc-avoid-calculating-possibly-invalid-address
+++ a/drivers/char/hvsi.c
@@ -1230,11 +1230,12 @@ static struct tty_driver *hvsi_console_d
 
 static int __init hvsi_console_setup(struct console *console, char *options)
 {
-	struct hvsi_struct *hp = &hvsi_ports[console->index];
+	struct hvsi_struct *hp;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (console->index < 0 || console->index >= hvsi_count)
 		return -1;
+	hp = &hvsi_ports[console->index];
 
 	/* give the FSP a chance to change the baud rate when we re-open */
 	hvsi_close_protocol(hp);
_