Re: [PATCH] soc: qcom: qmi: fix a buffer sizing bug

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On Fri 27 Apr 07:08 PDT 2018, Alex Elder wrote:

> In qmi_handle_init(), a buffer is allocated for to hold messages
> received through the handle's socket.  Any "normal" messages
> (expected by the caller) will have a header prepended, so the
> buffer size is adjusted to accomodate that.
> 
> The buffer must also be of sufficient size to receive control
> messages, so the size is increased if necessary to ensure these
> will fit.
> 
> Unfortunately the calculation is done wrong, making it possible
> for the calculated buffer size to be too small to hold a "normal"
> message.  Specifically, if:
> 
>   recv_buf_size > sizeof(struct qrtr_ctrl_pkt) - sizeof(struct qmi_header)
> 		AND
>   recv_buf_size < sizeof(struct qrtr_ctrl_pkt)
> 
> the current logic will use sizeof(struct qrtr_ctrl_pkt) as the
> receive buffer size, which is not enough to hold the maximum
> "normal" message plus its header.  Currently this problem occurs
> for (13 < recv_buf_size < 20).
> 
> This patch corrects this.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alex Elder <elder@xxxxxxxxxx>

Good catch, thanks!

Reviewed-by: Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@xxxxxxxxxx>

Regards,
Bjorn

> ---
>  drivers/soc/qcom/qmi_interface.c | 5 +++--
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/qmi_interface.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/qmi_interface.c
> index 321982277697..938ca41c56cd 100644
> --- a/drivers/soc/qcom/qmi_interface.c
> +++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/qmi_interface.c
> @@ -639,10 +639,11 @@ int qmi_handle_init(struct qmi_handle *qmi, size_t recv_buf_size,
>  	if (ops)
>  		qmi->ops = *ops;
>  
> +	/* Make room for the header */
> +	recv_buf_size += sizeof(struct qmi_header);
> +	/* Must also be sufficient to hold a control packet */
>  	if (recv_buf_size < sizeof(struct qrtr_ctrl_pkt))
>  		recv_buf_size = sizeof(struct qrtr_ctrl_pkt);
> -	else
> -		recv_buf_size += sizeof(struct qmi_header);
>  
>  	qmi->recv_buf_size = recv_buf_size;
>  	qmi->recv_buf = kzalloc(recv_buf_size, GFP_KERNEL);
> -- 
> 2.14.1
> 
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