From: Zijun Hu <quic_zijuhu@quicinc.com>

Constant table array array[] which must end with a empty entry and fix
below issues for validate_constant_table(array, ARRAY_SIZE(array), ...):

- Always return wrong value for good constant table array which ends
  with a empty entry.

- Imprecise error message for missorted case.

- Potential NULL pointer dereference since the last pr_err() may use
  'tbl[i].name' NULL pointer to print the last constant entry's name.

Fortunately, the function has no caller currently.
Fix these issues mentioned above.

Signed-off-by: Zijun Hu <quic_zijuhu@quicinc.com>
---
 fs/fs_parser.c | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/fs_parser.c b/fs/fs_parser.c
index e635a81e17d965df78ffef27f6885cd70996c6dd..ef7876340a917876bc40df9cdde9232204125a75 100644
--- a/fs/fs_parser.c
+++ b/fs/fs_parser.c
@@ -399,6 +399,9 @@ bool validate_constant_table(const struct constant_table *tbl, size_t tbl_size,
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < tbl_size; i++) {
+		if (!tbl[i].name && (i + 1 == tbl_size))
+			break;
+
 		if (!tbl[i].name) {
 			pr_err("VALIDATE C-TBL[%zu]: Null\n", i);
 			good = false;
@@ -411,13 +414,13 @@ bool validate_constant_table(const struct constant_table *tbl, size_t tbl_size,
 				good = false;
 			}
 			if (c > 0) {
-				pr_err("VALIDATE C-TBL[%zu]: Missorted %s>=%s\n",
+				pr_err("VALIDATE C-TBL[%zu]: Missorted %s>%s\n",
 				       i, tbl[i-1].name, tbl[i].name);
 				good = false;
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (tbl[i].value != special &&
+		if (tbl[i].name && tbl[i].value != special &&
 		    (tbl[i].value < low || tbl[i].value > high)) {
 			pr_err("VALIDATE C-TBL[%zu]: %s->%d const out of range (%d-%d)\n",
 			       i, tbl[i].name, tbl[i].value, low, high);

-- 
2.34.1

On Fri 11-04-25 23:31:41, Zijun Hu wrote:
> From: Zijun Hu <quic_zijuhu@quicinc.com>
> 
> Constant table array array[] which must end with a empty entry and fix
> below issues for validate_constant_table(array, ARRAY_SIZE(array), ...):
> 
> - Always return wrong value for good constant table array which ends
>   with a empty entry.
> 
> - Imprecise error message for missorted case.
> 
> - Potential NULL pointer dereference since the last pr_err() may use
>   'tbl[i].name' NULL pointer to print the last constant entry's name.
> 
> Fortunately, the function has no caller currently.
> Fix these issues mentioned above.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Zijun Hu <quic_zijuhu@quicinc.com>

As discussed, I'd rather drop this function since it is unused as well.

								Honza

> ---
>  fs/fs_parser.c | 7 +++++--
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/fs_parser.c b/fs/fs_parser.c
> index e635a81e17d965df78ffef27f6885cd70996c6dd..ef7876340a917876bc40df9cdde9232204125a75 100644
> --- a/fs/fs_parser.c
> +++ b/fs/fs_parser.c
> @@ -399,6 +399,9 @@ bool validate_constant_table(const struct constant_table *tbl, size_t tbl_size,
>  	}
>  
>  	for (i = 0; i < tbl_size; i++) {
> +		if (!tbl[i].name && (i + 1 == tbl_size))
> +			break;
> +
>  		if (!tbl[i].name) {
>  			pr_err("VALIDATE C-TBL[%zu]: Null\n", i);
>  			good = false;
> @@ -411,13 +414,13 @@ bool validate_constant_table(const struct constant_table *tbl, size_t tbl_size,
>  				good = false;
>  			}
>  			if (c > 0) {
> -				pr_err("VALIDATE C-TBL[%zu]: Missorted %s>=%s\n",
> +				pr_err("VALIDATE C-TBL[%zu]: Missorted %s>%s\n",
>  				       i, tbl[i-1].name, tbl[i].name);
>  				good = false;
>  			}
>  		}
>  
> -		if (tbl[i].value != special &&
> +		if (tbl[i].name && tbl[i].value != special &&
>  		    (tbl[i].value < low || tbl[i].value > high)) {
>  			pr_err("VALIDATE C-TBL[%zu]: %s->%d const out of range (%d-%d)\n",
>  			       i, tbl[i].name, tbl[i].value, low, high);
> 
> -- 
> 2.34.1
> 
-- 
Jan Kara <jack@suse.com>
SUSE Labs, CR

On 2025/4/14 21:17, Jan Kara wrote:
>> Fortunately, the function has no caller currently.
>> Fix these issues mentioned above.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Zijun Hu <quic_zijuhu@quicinc.com>
> As discussed, I'd rather drop this function since it is unused as well.

thank you Jan for comments.
will drop it in next revision (^^).