Re: [PATCH] devargs: Fix rte_devargs_parse uninitialized calls

[Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>]

On 2/10/2022 5:01 PM, Gaetan Rivet wrote:
> The function rte_devargs_parse() previously was safe to call with
> non-initialized devargs structure as parameter.
> 
> When adding the support for the global device syntax,
> this assumption was broken. Restore it by forcing memset as part of
> the call itself.
> 
> Bugzilla Id: 933
> Fixes: b344eb5d941a ("devargs: parse global device syntax")
> Signed-off-by: Gaetan Rivet <grive@u256.net>

Reported-by: Madhuker Mythri <madhuker.mythri@oracle.com>

Since Madhuker did the initial analysis and the patch
I think fair to give credit for the work.

Thanks,
ferruh

> ---
>   lib/eal/common/eal_common_devargs.c | 1 +
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_devargs.c b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_devargs.c
> index 8c7650cf6c..184fe676aa 100644
> --- a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_devargs.c
> +++ b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_devargs.c
> @@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ rte_devargs_parse(struct rte_devargs *da, const char *dev)
>   
>   	if (da == NULL)
>   		return -EINVAL;
> +	memset(da, 0, sizeof(*da));
>   
>   	/* First parse according global device syntax. */
>   	if (rte_devargs_layers_parse(da, dev) == 0) {