Re: [PATCH] When 'mcf_edma' is allocated, some space is allocated for a flexible array at the end of the struct. 'chans' item are allocated, that is to say 'pdata->dma_channels'.

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Le 27/05/2023 à 09:32, Christophe JAILLET a écrit :
Then, this number of item is stored in 'mcf_edma->n_chans'.

A few lines later, if 'mcf_edma->n_chans' is 0, then a default value of 64
is set.

This ends to no space allocated by devm_kzalloc() because chans was 0, but
64 items are read and/or written in some not allocated memory.

Change the logic to define a default value before allocating the memory.

Fixes: e7a3ff92eaf1 ("dmaengine: fsl-edma: add ColdFire mcf5441x edma support")
Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx>
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If I'm correct, then:

    - the default value is hard-coded as 64. There is also a
         #define EDMA_CHANNELS 64
      which maybe could be used, or renamed as EDMA_DEFAULT_CHANNELS

    - mcf_edma_err_handler() looks bogus, because it considers that
      mcf_edma->chans has EDMA_CHANNELS items.
      I guess that something related to mcf_edma->n_chans is what is
      expected, but how should this be done?

Maybe, the EDMA_CHANNELS value should be used all the time?
Maybe, the number of chans should be limited to EDMA_CHANNELS?
Maybe, the number of chans should be at least EDMA_CHANNELS?

Maybe, maybe, maybe, but me, I don't know :(

All I know is that this patch compiles :)
and that it can gives Dan an idea for smatch for checking access to un-allocated
memory related to flexible array :)
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  drivers/dma/mcf-edma.c | 13 +++++++------
  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)


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