[PATCH] Fix stack usage for drivers/net/wireless/airo.c

[Joern Engel]

Hi!

This patch moves a 2k buffer from stack to heap in readrids() and
writerids(). The #define is ugly, I agree. But the functions
themselves could use some cleanup anyway.

Jörn

-- 
A victorious army first wins and then seeks battle.
-- Sun Tzu

--- linux-2.5.64/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c	Wed Mar 12 14:16:38 2003
+++ linux-2.5.64-i2o/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c	Wed Mar 12 20:06:05 2003
@@ -5894,6 +5894,7 @@
 #endif /* WIRELESS_EXT */
 
 #ifdef CISCO_EXT
+#define ret(val) do { kfree(iobuf); return(val); } while(0)
 /*
  * This just translates from driver IOCTL codes to the command codes to
  * feed to the radio's host interface. Things can be added/deleted
@@ -5902,12 +5903,16 @@
  */
 static int readrids(struct net_device *dev, aironet_ioctl *comp) {
 	unsigned short ridcode;
-	unsigned char iobuf[2048];
+	unsigned char *iobuf;
 	struct airo_info *ai = dev->priv;
 
 	if (ai->flags & FLAG_FLASHING)
 		return -EIO;
 
+	iobuf = kmalloc(2048, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!iobuf)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	switch(comp->command)
 	{
 	case AIROGCAP:      ridcode = RID_CAPABILITIES; break;
@@ -5920,12 +5925,12 @@
 	case AIROGWEPKTMP:  ridcode = RID_WEP_TEMP;
 		/* Only super-user can read WEP keys */
 		if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
-			return -EPERM;
+			ret(-EPERM);
 		break;
 	case AIROGWEPKNV:   ridcode = RID_WEP_PERM;
 		/* Only super-user can read WEP keys */
 		if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
-			return -EPERM;
+			ret(-EPERM);
 		break;
 	case AIROGSTAT:     ridcode = RID_STATUS;       break;
 	case AIROGSTATSD32: ridcode = RID_STATSDELTA;   break;
@@ -5933,23 +5938,23 @@
 	case AIROGMICSTATS:
 		if (copy_to_user(comp->data, &ai->micstats,
 				 min((int)comp->len,(int)sizeof(ai->micstats))))
-			return -EFAULT;
-		return 0;
+			ret(-EFAULT);
+		ret(0);
 	default:
-		return -EINVAL;
+		ret(-EINVAL);
 		break;
 	}
 
-	PC4500_readrid(ai,ridcode,iobuf,sizeof(iobuf));
+	PC4500_readrid(ai,ridcode,iobuf,sizeof(*iobuf));
 	/* get the count of bytes in the rid  docs say 1st 2 bytes is it.
 	 * then return it to the user
 	 * 9/22/2000 Honor user given length
 	 */
 
 	if (copy_to_user(comp->data, iobuf,
-			 min((int)comp->len, (int)sizeof(iobuf))))
-		return -EFAULT;
-	return 0;
+			 min((int)comp->len, (int)sizeof(*iobuf))))
+		ret(-EFAULT);
+	ret(0);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -5961,7 +5966,7 @@
 	int  ridcode, enabled;
 	Resp      rsp;
 	static int (* writer)(struct airo_info *, u16 rid, const void *, int);
-	unsigned char iobuf[2048];
+	unsigned char *iobuf;
 
 	/* Only super-user can write RIDs */
 	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
@@ -5970,6 +5975,10 @@
 	if (ai->flags & FLAG_FLASHING)
 		return -EIO;
 
+	iobuf = kmalloc(2048, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!iobuf)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	ridcode = 0;
 	writer = do_writerid;
 
@@ -5991,8 +6000,8 @@
 		 */
 	case AIROPMACON:
 		if (enable_MAC(ai, &rsp) != 0)
-			return -EIO;
-		return 0;
+			ret(-EIO);
+		ret(0);
 
 		/*
 		 * Evidently this code in the airo driver does not get a symbol
@@ -6000,7 +6009,7 @@
 		 */
 	case AIROPMACOFF:
 		disable_MAC(ai);
-		return 0;
+		ret(0);
 
 		/* This command merely clears the counts does not actually store any data
 		 * only reads rid. But as it changes the cards state, I put it in the
@@ -6015,17 +6024,17 @@
 
 		if (copy_to_user(comp->data, iobuf,
 				 min((int)comp->len, (int)sizeof(iobuf))))
-			return -EFAULT;
-		return 0;
+			ret(-EFAULT);
+		ret(0);
 
 	default:
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;	/* Blarg! */
+		ret(-EOPNOTSUPP);	/* Blarg! */
 	}
 	if(comp->len > sizeof(iobuf))
-		return -EINVAL;
+		ret(-EINVAL);
 
 	if (copy_from_user(iobuf,comp->data,comp->len))
-		return -EFAULT;
+		ret(-EFAULT);
 
 	if (comp->command == AIROPCFG) {
 		ConfigRid *cfg = (ConfigRid *)iobuf;
@@ -6040,9 +6049,10 @@
 	}
 
 	if((*writer)(ai, ridcode, iobuf,comp->len))
-		return -EIO;
-	return 0;
+		ret(-EIO);
+	ret(0);
 }
+#undef ret
 
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