Function
FwupdPlugincommon_read_uint16_safe
Declaration [src]
gboolean
fu_common_read_uint16_safe (
const guint8* buf,
gsize bufsz,
gsize offset,
guint16* value,
FuEndianType endian,
GError** error
)
Description [src]
Read a value from a buffer using a specified endian in a safe way.
You don’t need to use this function in “obviously correct” cases, nor should you use it when performance is a concern. Only us it when you’re not sure if malicious data from a device or firmware could cause memory corruption.
Available since: | 1.3.3 |
Parameters
buf |
const guint8* |
Source buffer. |
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The data is owned by the caller of the function. | |
bufsz |
gsize |
Maximum size of |
|
offset |
gsize |
Offset in bytes into |
|
value |
guint16* |
The parsed value. |
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The argument will be set by the function. | |
The argument can be set to NULL . | |
The called function takes ownership of the data, and is responsible for freeing it. | |
endian |
FuEndianType |
An endian type, e.g. |
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error |
GError ** |
The return location for a GError* , or NULL . |