Re: [PATCH][RFC 2] char: Add Dell Systems Management Base driver

[Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>]

> +
> +	/* generate SMI */
> +	asm("outb %b0,%w1" : :
> +	      "a" (ci_cmd->command_code),
> +	      "d" (ci_cmd->command_address),
> +	      "b" (command_buffer_phys_addr),
> +	      "c" (ci_cmd->signature));
> +

Is there a reason this bit is asm not an outb() macro. If its needed in
asm for the SMI behaviour then document that fact so nobody "optimises"
it.

> +	unsigned long size;
> +	int ret;

> +	size = sizeof(struct dcdbas_ioctl_hdr) + hdr.data_size;

Can this not underflow if hdr.data_size is passed in very large


There are a few others like that which look like they might need
overflow checks.

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