platform/x86: hp-bioscfg: Remove useless else

Message ID 20230811062957.82728-1-jiapeng.chong@linux.alibaba.com
State New
Headers
Series platform/x86: hp-bioscfg: Remove useless else |

Commit Message

Jiapeng Chong Aug. 11, 2023, 6:29 a.m. UTC
  The assignment of the else and if branches is the same, so the else
here is redundant, so we remove it.

./drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/passwdobj-attributes.c:545:3-5: WARNING: possible condition with no effect (if == else).

Reported-by: Abaci Robot <abaci@linux.alibaba.com>
Signed-off-by: Jiapeng Chong <jiapeng.chong@linux.alibaba.com>
---
 .../platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/passwdobj-attributes.c  | 10 ++--------
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
  

Comments

Ilpo Järvinen Aug. 11, 2023, 8:04 a.m. UTC | #1
On Fri, 11 Aug 2023, Jiapeng Chong wrote:

> The assignment of the else and if branches is the same, so the else
> here is redundant, so we remove it.
> 
> ./drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/passwdobj-attributes.c:545:3-5: WARNING: possible condition with no effect (if == else).
> 
> Reported-by: Abaci Robot <abaci@linux.alibaba.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jiapeng Chong <jiapeng.chong@linux.alibaba.com>
> ---
>  .../platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/passwdobj-attributes.c  | 10 ++--------
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/passwdobj-attributes.c b/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/passwdobj-attributes.c
> index 03d0188804ba..771e554182dc 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/passwdobj-attributes.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/passwdobj-attributes.c
> @@ -541,14 +541,8 @@ void hp_exit_password_attributes(void)
>  		struct kobject *attr_name_kobj =
>  			bioscfg_drv.password_data[instance_id].attr_name_kobj;
>  
> -		if (attr_name_kobj) {
> -			if (!strcmp(attr_name_kobj->name, SETUP_PASSWD))
> -				sysfs_remove_group(attr_name_kobj,
> -						   &password_attr_group);
> -			else
> -				sysfs_remove_group(attr_name_kobj,
> -						   &password_attr_group);
> -		}
> +		if (attr_name_kobj)
> +			sysfs_remove_group(attr_name_kobj, &password_attr_group);
>  	}
>  	bioscfg_drv.password_instances_count = 0;
>  	kfree(bioscfg_drv.password_data);

While this is a valid observation, I wonder why you didn't change the 
create side too?

I hope it's not because you never took a look to understand the 
SETUP_PASSWD related code, it'd be pretty impossible to not notice it. 
This could have just as well have been a bug with inconsitent pairing 
against create side, which is why reports from automated tools must not be 
implemented blindly but the related code must be understood first.
  
Lopez, Jorge A (Security) Aug. 11, 2023, 3:41 p.m. UTC | #2
The redundant code is a remnant code from test phase.
I concur with your changes which were approved in a separate email.


Regards,

Jorge Lopez
HP Inc

"Once you stop learning, you start dying"
Albert Einstein

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@linux.intel.com>
> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2023 3:04 AM
> To: Jiapeng Chong <jiapeng.chong@linux.alibaba.com>
> Cc: Lopez, Jorge A (Security) <jorge.lopez2@hp.com>;
> hdegoede@redhat.com; markgross@kernel.org; platform-driver-
> x86@vger.kernel.org; LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>; Abaci Robot
> <abaci@linux.alibaba.com>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] platform/x86: hp-bioscfg: Remove useless else
> 
> CAUTION: External Email
> 
> On Fri, 11 Aug 2023, Jiapeng Chong wrote:
> 
> > The assignment of the else and if branches is the same, so the else
> > here is redundant, so we remove it.
> >
> > ./drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/passwdobj-attributes.c:545:3-5:
> WARNING: possible condition with no effect (if == else).
> >
> > Reported-by: Abaci Robot <abaci@linux.alibaba.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Jiapeng Chong <jiapeng.chong@linux.alibaba.com>
> > ---
> >  .../platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/passwdobj-attributes.c  | 10
> > ++--------
> >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/passwdobj-attributes.c
> > b/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/passwdobj-attributes.c
> > index 03d0188804ba..771e554182dc 100644
> > --- a/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/passwdobj-attributes.c
> > +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/passwdobj-attributes.c
> > @@ -541,14 +541,8 @@ void hp_exit_password_attributes(void)
> >               struct kobject *attr_name_kobj =
> >
> > bioscfg_drv.password_data[instance_id].attr_name_kobj;
> >
> > -             if (attr_name_kobj) {
> > -                     if (!strcmp(attr_name_kobj->name, SETUP_PASSWD))
> > -                             sysfs_remove_group(attr_name_kobj,
> > -                                                &password_attr_group);
> > -                     else
> > -                             sysfs_remove_group(attr_name_kobj,
> > -                                                &password_attr_group);
> > -             }
> > +             if (attr_name_kobj)
> > +                     sysfs_remove_group(attr_name_kobj,
> > + &password_attr_group);
> >       }
> >       bioscfg_drv.password_instances_count = 0;
> >       kfree(bioscfg_drv.password_data);
> 
> While this is a valid observation, I wonder why you didn't change the create
> side too?
> 
> I hope it's not because you never took a look to understand the
> SETUP_PASSWD related code, it'd be pretty impossible to not notice it.
> This could have just as well have been a bug with inconsitent pairing against
> create side, which is why reports from automated tools must not be
> implemented blindly but the related code must be understood first.
> 
> --
>  i.
  
Lopez, Jorge A (Security) Aug. 11, 2023, 3:42 p.m. UTC | #3
Reviewed-by: Jorge Lopez <jorge.lopez2@hp.com>


Regards,

Jorge Lopez
HP Inc

"Once you stop learning, you start dying"
Albert Einstein

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jiapeng Chong <jiapeng.chong@linux.alibaba.com>
> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2023 1:30 AM
> To: Lopez, Jorge A (Security) <jorge.lopez2@hp.com>
> Cc: hdegoede@redhat.com; markgross@kernel.org; platform-driver-
> x86@vger.kernel.org; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; Jiapeng Chong
> <jiapeng.chong@linux.alibaba.com>; Abaci Robot
> <abaci@linux.alibaba.com>
> Subject: [PATCH] platform/x86: hp-bioscfg: Remove useless else
> 
> CAUTION: External Email
> 
> The assignment of the else and if branches is the same, so the else here is
> redundant, so we remove it.
> 
> ./drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/passwdobj-attributes.c:545:3-5:
> WARNING: possible condition with no effect (if == else).
> 
> Reported-by: Abaci Robot <abaci@linux.alibaba.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jiapeng Chong <jiapeng.chong@linux.alibaba.com>
> ---
>  .../platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/passwdobj-attributes.c  | 10 ++--------
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/passwdobj-attributes.c
> b/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/passwdobj-attributes.c
> index 03d0188804ba..771e554182dc 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/passwdobj-attributes.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/passwdobj-attributes.c
> @@ -541,14 +541,8 @@ void hp_exit_password_attributes(void)
>                 struct kobject *attr_name_kobj =
>                         bioscfg_drv.password_data[instance_id].attr_name_kobj;
> 
> -               if (attr_name_kobj) {
> -                       if (!strcmp(attr_name_kobj->name, SETUP_PASSWD))
> -                               sysfs_remove_group(attr_name_kobj,
> -                                                  &password_attr_group);
> -                       else
> -                               sysfs_remove_group(attr_name_kobj,
> -                                                  &password_attr_group);
> -               }
> +               if (attr_name_kobj)
> +                       sysfs_remove_group(attr_name_kobj,
> + &password_attr_group);
>         }
>         bioscfg_drv.password_instances_count = 0;
>         kfree(bioscfg_drv.password_data);
> --
> 2.20.1.7.g153144c
  

Patch

diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/passwdobj-attributes.c b/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/passwdobj-attributes.c
index 03d0188804ba..771e554182dc 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/passwdobj-attributes.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/passwdobj-attributes.c
@@ -541,14 +541,8 @@  void hp_exit_password_attributes(void)
 		struct kobject *attr_name_kobj =
 			bioscfg_drv.password_data[instance_id].attr_name_kobj;
 
-		if (attr_name_kobj) {
-			if (!strcmp(attr_name_kobj->name, SETUP_PASSWD))
-				sysfs_remove_group(attr_name_kobj,
-						   &password_attr_group);
-			else
-				sysfs_remove_group(attr_name_kobj,
-						   &password_attr_group);
-		}
+		if (attr_name_kobj)
+			sysfs_remove_group(attr_name_kobj, &password_attr_group);
 	}
 	bioscfg_drv.password_instances_count = 0;
 	kfree(bioscfg_drv.password_data);