Do not validate input with g_return_val_if(). This API is intended for
checking programming errors and is compiled out with -DG_DISABLE_CHECKS.
Use an explicit if statement for input validation so it cannot
accidentally be compiled out.
Suggested-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>
---
contrib/vhost-user-input/main.c | 6 +++++-
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/contrib/vhost-user-input/main.c b/contrib/vhost-user-input/main.c
index 6020c6f33a..1d79c61200 100644
--- a/contrib/vhost-user-input/main.c
+++ b/contrib/vhost-user-input/main.c
@@ -212,7 +212,11 @@ static int vi_get_config(VuDev *dev, uint8_t *config, uint32_t len)
{
VuInput *vi = container_of(dev, VuInput, dev.parent);
- g_return_val_if_fail(len <= sizeof(*vi->sel_config), -1);
+ if (len > sizeof(*vi->sel_config)) {
+ g_critical("%s: len %u is larger than %zu",
+ __func__, len, sizeof(*vi->sel_config));
+ return -1;
+ }
if (vi->sel_config) {
memcpy(config, vi->sel_config, len);
--
2.28.0
On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 7:27 PM Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com> wrote:
> Do not validate input with g_return_val_if(). This API is intended for
> checking programming errors and is compiled out with -DG_DISABLE_CHECKS.
>
> Use an explicit if statement for input validation so it cannot
> accidentally be compiled out.
>
> Suggested-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>
> ---
> contrib/vhost-user-input/main.c | 6 +++++-
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/contrib/vhost-user-input/main.c
> b/contrib/vhost-user-input/main.c
> index 6020c6f33a..1d79c61200 100644
> --- a/contrib/vhost-user-input/main.c
> +++ b/contrib/vhost-user-input/main.c
> @@ -212,7 +212,11 @@ static int vi_get_config(VuDev *dev, uint8_t *config,
> uint32_t len)
> {
> VuInput *vi = container_of(dev, VuInput, dev.parent);
>
> - g_return_val_if_fail(len <= sizeof(*vi->sel_config), -1);
> + if (len > sizeof(*vi->sel_config)) {
> + g_critical("%s: len %u is larger than %zu",
> + __func__, len, sizeof(*vi->sel_config));
> + return -1;
>
g_critical() already has __FILE__ __LINE__ and G_STRFUNC.
otherwise looks good:
Reviewed-by: Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@redhat.com>
> + }
>
> if (vi->sel_config) {
> memcpy(config, vi->sel_config, len);
> --
> 2.28.0
>
>
--
Marc-André Lureau
On Wed, Dec 02, 2020 at 07:51:49PM +0400, Marc-André Lureau wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 7:27 PM Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> > Do not validate input with g_return_val_if(). This API is intended for
> > checking programming errors and is compiled out with -DG_DISABLE_CHECKS.
> >
> > Use an explicit if statement for input validation so it cannot
> > accidentally be compiled out.
> >
> > Suggested-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>
> > ---
> > contrib/vhost-user-input/main.c | 6 +++++-
> > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/contrib/vhost-user-input/main.c
> > b/contrib/vhost-user-input/main.c
> > index 6020c6f33a..1d79c61200 100644
> > --- a/contrib/vhost-user-input/main.c
> > +++ b/contrib/vhost-user-input/main.c
> > @@ -212,7 +212,11 @@ static int vi_get_config(VuDev *dev, uint8_t *config,
> > uint32_t len)
> > {
> > VuInput *vi = container_of(dev, VuInput, dev.parent);
> >
> > - g_return_val_if_fail(len <= sizeof(*vi->sel_config), -1);
> > + if (len > sizeof(*vi->sel_config)) {
> > + g_critical("%s: len %u is larger than %zu",
> > + __func__, len, sizeof(*vi->sel_config));
> > + return -1;
> >
>
> g_critical() already has __FILE__ __LINE__ and G_STRFUNC.
Will fix.
Stefan
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