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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] dmg: fix binary search
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John Snow |
Subject: |
Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] dmg: fix binary search |
Date: |
Thu, 17 Jan 2019 14:29:05 -0500 |
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On 12/21/18 8:58 AM, yuchenlin wrote:
> There is a possible hang in original binary searsh implemtation. That is
> if chunk1 = 4, chunk2 = 5, chunk3 = 4, and we go else case.
>
> The chunk1 will be still 4, and so on.
>
> Signed-off-by: yuchenlin <address@hidden>
Generally we ask that people use their full names for their
Signed-off-by (for legal and copyright reasons) and not an alias.
If I am mistaken and your name is a mononym or written as a mononym,
please forgive me and disregard.
> ---
> block/dmg.c | 6 +++---
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/block/dmg.c b/block/dmg.c
> index 50e91aef6d..0e05702f5d 100644
> --- a/block/dmg.c
> +++ b/block/dmg.c
> @@ -572,14 +572,14 @@ static inline uint32_t search_chunk(BDRVDMGState *s,
> uint64_t sector_num)
> {
> /* binary search */
> uint32_t chunk1 = 0, chunk2 = s->n_chunks, chunk3;
> - while (chunk1 != chunk2) {
> + while (chunk1 <= chunk2) {
> chunk3 = (chunk1 + chunk2) / 2;
> if (s->sectors[chunk3] > sector_num) {
> - chunk2 = chunk3;
> + chunk2 = chunk3 - 1;
> } else if (s->sectors[chunk3] + s->sectorcounts[chunk3] >
> sector_num) {
> return chunk3;
> } else {
> - chunk1 = chunk3;
> + chunk1 = chunk3 + 1;
> }
> }
> return s->n_chunks; /* error */
>
yuchenlin, did you see Stefan's response to your patch? Do you have any
plans to send a follow-up?
--js