Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3] app/testpmd: fix copying the name of the dynflag

["Iremonger, Bernard" <bernard.iremonger@intel.com>]

Hi Ori,

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> > Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] app/testpmd: fix copying the name of the
> > dynflag
> >
> > On 1/30/2020 9:04 PM, Ori Kam wrote:
> > > When working with testpmd and setting the dynflag name, we copy the
> > > name given by the cmd to the dynflag name.
> > >
> > > The issue is that the size of the dynflag name is smaller then the
> > > string used by testpmd.
> > >
> > > This commit solves this issue by checking that the length of the
> > > requested flag name is not too long.
> > >
> > > Coverity issue: 353610
> > >
> > > Fixes: b57b66a97ebf ("app/testpmd: support mbuf dynamic flag")
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Ori Kam <orika@mellanox.com>
> > > ---
> > > V3:
> > >  * Fix style issue.
> > >
> > > V2:
> > >  * change to check the requested flag name.
> > > ---
> > >  app/test-pmd/cmdline.c | 4 ++++
> > >  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c index
> > > dab22bc..7ccc778 100644
> > > --- a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
> > > +++ b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
> > > @@ -18865,6 +18865,10 @@ struct cmd_config_tx_dynf_specific_result {
> > >
> > >  	if (port_id_is_invalid(res->port_id, ENABLED_WARN))
> > >  		return;
> > > +	if (strlen(res->name) > sizeof(desc_flag.name)) {

Would it be simpler to use RTE_MBUF_DYN_NAMESIZE instead of sizeof(desc_flag.name) ?

> >
> > Shouldn't it be ">=" since 'strlen' doesn't count terminating char.
> > It would be safer to use 'strnlen'.
> >
> 
> 
> Will fix.
> 
> > > +		printf("Flag name too long\n");
> > > +		return;
> > > +	}
> > >  	flag = rte_mbuf_dynflag_lookup(res->name, NULL);
> > >  	if (flag <= 0) {
> > >  		strcpy(desc_flag.name, res->name);
> >
> > And it would be nice to use 'strlcpy' here, to be sure target string
> > will be null terminated.
> 
> Will fix.

Regards,

Bernard.