Re: [PATCH][next] media: venus: hfi_cmds: Replace fake flex-array with flexible-array member

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On Tue, May 16, 2023 at 07:03:39PM -0600, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote:
> One-element arrays are deprecated, and we are replacing them with flexible
> array members instead. So, replace one-element arrays with flexible-array
> members in struct hfi_sys_set_resource_pkt, and refactor the rest of
> the code, accordingly.
> 
> This helps with the ongoing efforts to tighten the FORTIFY_SOURCE
> routines on memcpy() and help us make progress towards globally
> enabling -fstrict-flex-arrays=3 [1].
> 
> The only binary differences seen before/after changes are the
> following:
> 
>      17ba:      mov    %rbx,%rdi
>      17bd:      call   17c2 <pkt_sys_set_resource+0x42>
>                         17be: R_X86_64_PLT32    __tsan_write4-0x4
> -    17c2:      movl   $0x14,(%rbx)
> +    17c2:      movl   $0x10,(%rbx)
>      17c8:      lea    0x4(%rbx),%rdi
>      17cc:      call   17d1 <pkt_sys_set_resource+0x51>
>                         17cd: R_X86_64_PLT32    __tsan_write4-0x4
> 
> which is expected once this accounts for the following line of code
> at  drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi_cmds.c:73
> 
> 73         pkt->hdr.size = sizeof(*pkt);
> 
> and as *pkt is of type struct hfi_sys_set_resource_pkt, sizeof(*pkt) is
> reduced by 4 bytes, due to the flex-array transformation.

Based on the other place that was subtracting the 1 element, this looks
like hfi_cmds.c:73 is an existing sizing bug that is now fixed with this
patch, yes?

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

-Kees

> 
> Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/79
> Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/293
> Link: https://gcc.gnu.org/pipermail/gcc-patches/2022-October/602902.html [1]
> Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi_cmds.c | 2 +-
>  drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi_cmds.h | 2 +-
>  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi_cmds.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi_cmds.c
> index 3f74d518ad08..7c82e212434e 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi_cmds.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi_cmds.c
> @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ int pkt_sys_set_resource(struct hfi_sys_set_resource_pkt *pkt, u32 id, u32 size,
>  		res->size = size;
>  		res->mem = addr;
>  		pkt->resource_type = HFI_RESOURCE_OCMEM;
> -		pkt->hdr.size += sizeof(*res) - sizeof(u32);
> +		pkt->hdr.size += sizeof(*res);
>  		break;
>  	}
>  	case VIDC_RESOURCE_NONE:
> diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi_cmds.h b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi_cmds.h
> index ba74d03eb9cd..dd9c5066442d 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi_cmds.h
> +++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi_cmds.h
> @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ struct hfi_sys_set_resource_pkt {
>  	struct hfi_pkt_hdr hdr;
>  	u32 resource_handle;
>  	u32 resource_type;
> -	u32 resource_data[1];
> +	u32 resource_data[];
>  };
>  
>  struct hfi_sys_release_resource_pkt {
> -- 
> 2.34.1
> 

-- 
Kees Cook



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