[PATCH v2] powerpc/powernv: hwmon driver for power values, fan rpm and temperature

[Neelesh Gupta]

>> +}
>> +
>> +static void __init get_sensor_index_attr(const char *name, u32 
>> *index, char *attr)
>> +{
>> +    char *hash_pos = strchr(name, '#');
>> +    char *dash_pos;
>> +    u32 copy_len;
>> +    char buf[8];
>> +
>> +    memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
>> +    *index = 0;
>> +    *attr = '\0';
>> +
>> +    if (hash_pos) {
>> +        dash_pos = strchr(hash_pos, '-');
>> +        if (dash_pos) {
>> +            copy_len = dash_pos - hash_pos - 1;
>> +            if (copy_len < sizeof(buf)) {
>> +                strncpy(buf, hash_pos + 1, copy_len);
>> +                sscanf(buf, "%d", index);
>
> What if sscanf fails ? Might be an interesting exercise to try and create
> multiple sensors with index 0 (or, for that matter, with the same 
> index value).
> Do you have any protection against bad input data ? Guess not; did you 
> test
> what happens if you pass bad data to the driver (such as duplicate sensor
> entries) ?

We can't have duplicate entries in the device tree under the same node ?
But yes, rest other scenarios must be validated.

- Neelesh

>
>> +            }
>> +
>> +            strncpy(attr, dash_pos + 1, MAX_ATTR_LEN);
>> +        }
>> +    }
>> +}
>> +
>> +
>>
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