__func__, nfl_util, fl->num_fh, fl->first_stripe_index,
fl->pattern_offset);
- if (!fl->num_fh)
+ /* Note that a zero value for num_fh is legal for STRIPE_SPARSE.
+ * Futher checking is done in filelayout_check_layout */
+ if (fl->num_fh < 0 || fl->num_fh >
+ max(NFS4_PNFS_MAX_STRIPE_CNT, NFS4_PNFS_MAX_MULTI_CNT))
goto out_err;
- fl->fh_array = kzalloc(fl->num_fh * sizeof(struct nfs_fh *),
- gfp_flags);
- if (!fl->fh_array)
- goto out_err;
+ if (fl->num_fh > 0) {
+ fl->fh_array = kzalloc(fl->num_fh * sizeof(struct nfs_fh *),
+ gfp_flags);
+ if (!fl->fh_array)
+ goto out_err;
+ }
for (i = 0; i < fl->num_fh; i++) {
/* Do we want to use a mempool here? */