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[Xen-devel] [PATCH v2] xenfb.c: avoid expensive loops when prod <= out_cons



If the frontend sets out_cons to a value higher than out_prod, it will
cause xenfb_handle_events to loop about 2^32 times. Avoid that by using
better checks at the beginning of the function.

Signed-off-by: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reported-by: Ling Liu <liuling-it@xxxxxx>

---

diff --git a/hw/display/xenfb.c b/hw/display/xenfb.c
index 4e2a27a..594baff 100644
--- a/hw/display/xenfb.c
+++ b/hw/display/xenfb.c
@@ -789,8 +789,9 @@ static void xenfb_handle_events(struct XenFB *xenfb)
 
     prod = page->out_prod;
     out_cons = page->out_cons;
-    if (prod == out_cons)
-       return;
+    if (prod - out_cons >= XENFB_OUT_RING_LEL) {
+        return;
+    }
     xen_rmb();         /* ensure we see ring contents up to prod */
     for (cons = out_cons; cons != prod; cons++) {
        union xenfb_out_event *event = &XENFB_OUT_RING_REF(page, cons);

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