[dpdk-dev] ivshmem: fix segmentation fault in corner case
Commit Message
Depending on the configured segments it is possible to hit a
segmentation fault as a result of decrementing an unsigned index with
value 0.
To avoid it, exit the loop if the index has value 0.
Signed-off-by: Sergio Gonzalez Monroy <sergio.gonzalez.monroy@intel.com>
---
lib/librte_ivshmem/rte_ivshmem.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
Comments
2015-06-18 13:27, Sergio Gonzalez Monroy:
> Depending on the configured segments it is possible to hit a
> segmentation fault as a result of decrementing an unsigned index with
> value 0.
>
> To avoid it, exit the loop if the index has value 0.
>
> Signed-off-by: Sergio Gonzalez Monroy <sergio.gonzalez.monroy@intel.com>
Applied, thanks
@@ -377,6 +377,8 @@ build_config(struct rte_ivshmem_metadata * metadata)
for (j = biggest_idx - 1; j >= i; j--) {
memcpy(&pages[j+1], &pages[j], sizeof(struct rte_memseg));
memset(&pages[j], 0, sizeof(struct rte_memseg));
+ if (j == 0)
+ break;
}
/* put old biggest segment to its new place */