[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] lib/librte_power: fix using variables before validity check

[Thomas Monjalon]

> > In function power_guest_channel_read_msg, 'lcore_id' is used before
> > validity check, which may cause buffer 'global_fds' accessed by index
> > 'lcore_id' overflow.
> >
> > This patch moves the validity check of 'lcore_id' before the 'lcore_id'
> > being used for the first time.
> >
> > Fixes: 9dc843eb273b ("power: extend guest channel API for reading")
> > Cc: stable at dpdk.org
> >
> > Signed-off-by: HongBo Zheng <zhenghongbo3 at huawei.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Min Hu (Connor) <humin29 at huawei.com>
> > ---
> > v2:
> > * "global_fds[lcore_id]"  check may move before the line
> > "fds.fd = global_fds[lcore_id].
> 
> 
> Hi Connor,
> 
> Just for future reference, it is common to include tags from previous 
> version of a patch set unless there's major changes. So it would have 
> been good to include Reshma's "Reviewed-by" tag in v2.
> 
> Acked-by: David Hunt <david.hunt at intel.com>

Applied with Reshma's tag, thanks.
title: power: fix sanity checks for guest channel read