On Wed, Jan 19, 2022 at 10:08:49PM +0100, Volker Rümelin wrote:
> The variable rx_bytes is marked VARLOW. Add a missing GET_LOW()
> to access rx_bytes.
> 
> Reported-by: Gabe Black <gabe.black@gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: Volker Rümelin <vr_qemu@t-online.de>

Thanks.  Good catch!

I think we should fix this by copying the contents into a local
variable to hopefully avoid this type of error in the future.  Patch
below.

-Kevin


--- a/src/sercon.c
+++ b/src/sercon.c
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ sercon_check_event(void)
     u16 addr = GET_LOW(sercon_port);
     u16 keycode;
     u8 byte, count = 0;
-    int seq, chr;
+    int seq;
 
     // check to see if there is a active serial port
     if (!addr)
@@ -640,20 +640,23 @@ sercon_check_event(void)
     // read all available data
     while (inb(addr + SEROFF_LSR) & 0x01) {
         byte = inb(addr + SEROFF_DATA);
-        if (GET_LOW(rx_bytes) < sizeof(rx_buf)) {
-            SET_LOW(rx_buf[rx_bytes], byte);
-            SET_LOW(rx_bytes, GET_LOW(rx_bytes) + 1);
+        u8 rb = GET_LOW(rx_bytes);
+        if (rb < sizeof(rx_buf)) {
+            SET_LOW(rx_buf[rb], byte);
+            SET_LOW(rx_bytes, rb + 1);
             count++;
         }
     }
 
     for (;;) {
         // no (more) input data
-        if (!GET_LOW(rx_bytes))
+        u8 rb = GET_LOW(rx_bytes);
+        if (!rb)
             return;
 
         // lookup escape sequences
-        if (GET_LOW(rx_bytes) > 1 && GET_LOW(rx_buf[0]) == 0x1b) {
+        u8 next_char = GET_LOW(rx_buf[0]);
+        if (rb > 1 && next_char == 0x1b) {
             seq = findseq();
             if (seq >= 0) {
                 enqueue_key(GET_GLOBAL(termseq[seq].keycode));
@@ -664,12 +667,11 @@ sercon_check_event(void)
 
         // Seems we got a escape sequence we didn't recognise.
         //  -> If we received data wait for more, maybe it is just incomplete.
-        if (GET_LOW(rx_buf[0]) == 0x1b && count)
+        if (next_char == 0x1b && count)
             return;
 
         // Handle input as individual char.
-        chr = GET_LOW(rx_buf[0]);
-        keycode = ascii_to_keycode(chr);
+        keycode = ascii_to_keycode(next_char);
         if (keycode)
             enqueue_key(keycode);
         shiftbuf(1);
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> On Wed, Jan 19, 2022 at 10:08:49PM +0100, Volker Rümelin wrote:
>> The variable rx_bytes is marked VARLOW. Add a missing GET_LOW()
>> to access rx_bytes.
>>
>> Reported-by: Gabe Black <gabe.black@gmail.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Volker Rümelin <vr_qemu@t-online.de>
> Thanks.  Good catch!
>
> I think we should fix this by copying the contents into a local
> variable to hopefully avoid this type of error in the future.  Patch
> below.
>
> -Kevin

The patch looks good. Are you going to send the patch to the mailing 
list or should I do it?

With best regards,
Volker

>
> --- a/src/sercon.c
> +++ b/src/sercon.c
> @@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ sercon_check_event(void)
>       u16 addr = GET_LOW(sercon_port);
>       u16 keycode;
>       u8 byte, count = 0;
> -    int seq, chr;
> +    int seq;
>   
>       // check to see if there is a active serial port
>       if (!addr)
> @@ -640,20 +640,23 @@ sercon_check_event(void)
>       // read all available data
>       while (inb(addr + SEROFF_LSR) & 0x01) {
>           byte = inb(addr + SEROFF_DATA);
> -        if (GET_LOW(rx_bytes) < sizeof(rx_buf)) {
> -            SET_LOW(rx_buf[rx_bytes], byte);
> -            SET_LOW(rx_bytes, GET_LOW(rx_bytes) + 1);
> +        u8 rb = GET_LOW(rx_bytes);
> +        if (rb < sizeof(rx_buf)) {
> +            SET_LOW(rx_buf[rb], byte);
> +            SET_LOW(rx_bytes, rb + 1);
>               count++;
>           }
>       }
>   
>       for (;;) {
>           // no (more) input data
> -        if (!GET_LOW(rx_bytes))
> +        u8 rb = GET_LOW(rx_bytes);
> +        if (!rb)
>               return;
>   
>           // lookup escape sequences
> -        if (GET_LOW(rx_bytes) > 1 && GET_LOW(rx_buf[0]) == 0x1b) {
> +        u8 next_char = GET_LOW(rx_buf[0]);
> +        if (rb > 1 && next_char == 0x1b) {
>               seq = findseq();
>               if (seq >= 0) {
>                   enqueue_key(GET_GLOBAL(termseq[seq].keycode));
> @@ -664,12 +667,11 @@ sercon_check_event(void)
>   
>           // Seems we got a escape sequence we didn't recognise.
>           //  -> If we received data wait for more, maybe it is just incomplete.
> -        if (GET_LOW(rx_buf[0]) == 0x1b && count)
> +        if (next_char == 0x1b && count)
>               return;
>   
>           // Handle input as individual char.
> -        chr = GET_LOW(rx_buf[0]);
> -        keycode = ascii_to_keycode(chr);
> +        keycode = ascii_to_keycode(next_char);
>           if (keycode)
>               enqueue_key(keycode);
>           shiftbuf(1);

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