}
}
- table_desc->validation_count++;
- if (table_desc->validation_count == 0) {
- table_desc->validation_count--;
+ if (table_desc->validation_count < ACPI_MAX_TABLE_VALIDATIONS) {
+ table_desc->validation_count++;
+
+ /*
+ * Detect validation_count overflows to ensure that the warning
+ * message will only be printed once.
+ */
+ if (table_desc->validation_count >= ACPI_MAX_TABLE_VALIDATIONS) {
+ ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+ "Table %p, Validation count overflows\n",
+ table_desc));
+ }
}
*out_table = table_desc->pointer;
ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(acpi_tb_put_table);
- if (table_desc->validation_count == 0) {
- ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
- "Table %p, Validation count is zero before decrement\n",
- table_desc));
- return_VOID;
+ if (table_desc->validation_count < ACPI_MAX_TABLE_VALIDATIONS) {
+ table_desc->validation_count--;
+
+ /*
+ * Detect validation_count underflows to ensure that the warning
+ * message will only be printed once.
+ */
+ if (table_desc->validation_count >= ACPI_MAX_TABLE_VALIDATIONS) {
+ ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+ "Table %p, Validation count underflows\n",
+ table_desc));
+ return_VOID;
+ }
}
- table_desc->validation_count--;
if (table_desc->validation_count == 0) {