On Thu, Aug 08, 2019 at 02:02:52PM -0700, Kees Cook wrote: > On Thu, Aug 08, 2019 at 05:47:29PM +0200, Romain Perier wrote: > > Le mar. 23 juil. 2019 à 10:15, Romain Perier <romain.perier@xxxxxxxxx> a écrit : > > > > > > Le lun. 22 juil. 2019 à 19:19, Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit : > > > > > > > > On Sun, Jul 21, 2019 at 07:55:33PM +0200, Romain Perier wrote: > > > > > Ok, thanks for these explanations. > > > > > > > > (Reminder: please use inline-context email replies instead of > > > > top-posting, this makes threads much easier to read.) > > > > > > Arf, good point. My bad :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Looks good! I wonder if you're able to use Coccinelle to generate the > > > > conversion patch? There appear to be just under 400 callers of > > > > tasklet_init(), which is a lot to type by hand. :) > > > > > > Mmmhhh, I did not thought *at all* to coccinelle for this, good idea. > > > I am gonna to read some docs about the tool > > > > > > > > > > > Also, have you found any other tasklet users that are NOT using > > > > tasklet_init()? The timer_struct conversion had about three ways > > > > to do initialization. :( > > > > > > This is what I was looking before you give me details about the task. > > > It seems, there > > > is only one way to init a tasklet. I have just re-checked, it seems ok. > > > > Work is in progress (that's an hobby not full time). I am testing the > > build with "allyesconfig". > > That's good -- I tend to use allmodconfig (since it sort of tests a > larger set of functions -- the module init code is more complex than the > static init code, IIRC), but I think for this series, you're fine either > way. > Oh, good to know (I did not know allmodconfig). Yeah I think that it is enough for this series, but that's a good idea for the other ones :) > > Do you think it is acceptable to change > > drivers/mmc/host/renesas_sdhi_internal_dmac.c to add a pointer to the > > "struct device" or to the "host", so > > renesas_sdhi_internal_dmac_complete_tasklet_fn() could access "host" > > from the tasklet parameter > > because currently, it is not possible. > > from the tasklet you can access "dma_priv", from "dma_priv" you can > > access "priv", then from "priv", you're blocked :) > > > > > > This is what I have done for now : > > https://salsa.debian.org/rperier-guest/linux-tree/commit/a0e5735129b4118a1df55b02fead6fa9b7996520 > > (separately) > > > > Then the handler would be something like: > > https://salsa.debian.org/rperier-guest/linux-tree/commit/5fe1eaeb45060a7df10d166cc96e0bdcf0024368 > > (scroll down to renesas_sdhi_internal_dmac_complete_tasklet_fn() ). > > I did things like this in a few cases for timer_struct, yes. The only > question I have is if "struct device" is what you want or "struct > platform_device" is what you want? > > + priv->dev = &pdev->dev; > > You're already dereferencing "pdev" to get "dev", and then: > > + struct platform_device *pdev = container_of(priv->dev, typeof(*pdev), dev); > > What you really want is the pdev anyway in the handler. Maybe just store > that instead? Yup, this is what I have done after sending the previous email ;) > > Also, I think you can avoid the "dma_priv" variable with a from_tasklet() > that uses dma_priv.dma_complete. Something like: > > struct renesas_sdhi *priv = from_tasklet(priv, t, dma_priv.dma_complete); > Mhhh, I thought that container_of() was only working for "1-level" (so just take the pointer of the parent structure), indeed when you take a look at how the macro is defined, it make sense. It will make the code easier to read. Interesting... ! > The only other gotcha to check is if it's ever possible for the pointer > you're storing to change through some other means, which would cause you > to be doing a use-after-free in this handler? (I assume not, since dma > completion is tied to the device...) > I think not in this case, but I agree, that's also preferable for this reason. Thanks for your feedbacks, Regards, Romain
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