Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 1/1] qom/object: Don't poll cast cache for NULL objects

[Paolo Bonzini]

----- Messaggio originale -----
> Da: "peter crosthwaite" <address@hidden>
> A: address@hidden
> Cc: address@hidden, "edgar iglesias" <address@hidden>, address@hidden, 
> address@hidden
> Inviato: Mercoledì, 22 maggio 2013 3:19:16
> Oggetto: [PATCH v2 1/1] qom/object: Don't poll cast cache for NULL objects
> 
> From: Peter Crosthwaite <address@hidden>
> 
> object_dynamic_cast_assert used to be tolerant of NULL objects and not
> assert. It's clear from the implementation that this is the expected
> behavior.
> 
> The preceding check of the cast cache dereferences obj however causing
> a segfault. Fix by conditionalizing the cast cache logic on obj being
> non-null.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Peter Crosthwaite <address@hidden>
> Reviewed-by: Andreas Färber <address@hidden>
> Reviewed-by: Anthony Liguori <address@hidden>
> ---
> Changed from v1: Fixed 2 commit msg typos (AF review)
> 
>  qom/object.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/qom/object.c b/qom/object.c
> index ec88231..803b94b 100644
> --- a/qom/object.c
> +++ b/qom/object.c
> @@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ Object *object_dynamic_cast_assert(Object *obj, const
> char *typename,
>      int i;
>      Object *inst;
>  
> -    for (i = 0; i < OBJECT_CLASS_CAST_CACHE; i++) {
> +    for (i = 0; obj && i < OBJECT_CLASS_CAST_CACHE; i++) {
>          if (obj->class->cast_cache[i] == typename) {
>              goto out;
>          }
> @@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ Object *object_dynamic_cast_assert(Object *obj, const
> char *typename,
>  
>      assert(obj == inst);
>  
> -    if (obj == inst) {
> +    if (obj && obj == inst) {
>          for (i = 1; i < OBJECT_CLASS_CAST_CACHE; i++) {
>              obj->class->cast_cache[i - 1] = obj->class->cast_cache[i];
>          }
> --
> 1.8.3.rc1.44.gb387c77.dirty

Reviewed-by: Paolo Bonzini <address@hidden>

... and added address@hidden since this got in pretty close to a release.

Paolo