Re: [PATCH v3 2/4] media: pisp_be: Remove config validation from schedule()

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Hi Laurent

On Tue, Sep 03, 2024 at 02:07:24AM GMT, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 31, 2024 at 04:59:32PM +0200, Jacopo Mondi wrote:
> > On Sat, Aug 31, 2024 at 04:17:56PM GMT, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> > > On Tue, Aug 27, 2024 at 09:40:16AM +0200, Jacopo Mondi wrote:
> > > > The config parameters buffer is already validated in
> > > > pisp_be_validate_config() at .buf_prepare() time.
> > >
> > > Unfortunately .buf_prepare() isn't the right place to handle the
> > > validation. Userspace should not modify the contents of the buffer
> > > before BUF_PREPARE and QBUF, but malicious (or just buggy) userspace
> > > may. The validation should thus be moved to .buf_queue().
> >
> > Probably right, but unrelated to this patch ?
>
> Yes, unrelated, but it should be fixed sooner than later as it's a
> possible security issue.
>
> > > > However some of the same validations are also performed at
> > > > pispbe_schedule() time. In particular the function checks that:
> > > >
> > > > 1) config.num_tiles is valid
> > > > 2) At least one of the BAYER or RGB input is enabled
> > > >
> > > > The input validation is already performed in pisp_be_validate_config()
> > > > and there is no need to repeat that at pispbe_schedule() time.
> > >
> > > Is that the same validation though ? The one in
> > > pisp_be_validate_config() validates config->config.global, while the
> > > validation in pispbe_schedule() validates job.hw_enables. The latter is
> > > set from config->config.global in pispbe_xlate_addrs(), but is later
> > > modified in the function.
> >
> > Ah yes, the ones validated at schedule() time are the ones in the job
> > populated by pispbe_xlate_addrs().
> >
> > However
> >
> > 1) config validation makes sure that in config->config.global enables
> >    at least one of BAYER_ENABLE_INPUT or RGB_ENABLE_INPUT is set
> >
> > 2) xlate_addrs()
> >    - resets both bayer_enable and rgb_enabl only if
> >      there's no main input buffer, which as replied in the previous
> >      email, shouldn't happen, otherwise prepare_job() fails before
> >      calling xlate_addrs()
>
> This is checked in pispbe_xlate_addrs by looking at the return value of
> pispbe_get_planes_addr() for the main input. That function fails only
>
> 	if (!buf || !node->pisp_format)
> 		return 0;
>
> buf should indeed not be NULL, as that is checked by
> pispbe_prepare_job(). node->pisp_format should also never be NULL, as it
> is initialized at probe time and should never be set to a NULL value
> afterwards. That part should be fine. I think we should remove the
> unneeded checks, they only contribute to making the code more
> convoluted. I'd rather simplify and clarify checks in a single place to
> give us enough certainty that further checks are not needed. Could you
> submit follow-up patches for that ?
>

Indeed. Let's land this series in order not to pile too many things
and work on moving the validation to buf_queue() and centralized and
clean-up the sanity checks on top.

> >    - set bayer_enable = 0 if the BAYER_ENABLE_INPUT flag wasn't set in
> >      config->config.global (in which case rgb_enable is set because of
> >      the validation)
> >
> >    - clear bit entries in rgb_enable but only for OUTPUTS not for
> >      input
> >
> >
> > Which makes me think the validation in schedule() can be removed
> > safely.
> >
> > A bit convoluted, yes, but possibily safe ?
>
> I think it's safe indeed. But it's definitely too convoluted :-)
>
> > > > The num_tiles validation can be moved to pisp_be_validate_config() as
> > > > well. As num_tiles is a u32 it can'be be < 0, so change the sanity
> > > > check accordingly.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Jacopo Mondi <jacopo.mondi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > ---
> > > >  .../platform/raspberrypi/pisp_be/pisp_be.c    | 25 ++++++-------------
> > > >  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/raspberrypi/pisp_be/pisp_be.c b/drivers/media/platform/raspberrypi/pisp_be/pisp_be.c
> > > > index 8ba1b9f43ba1..73a5c88e25d0 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/media/platform/raspberrypi/pisp_be/pisp_be.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/media/platform/raspberrypi/pisp_be/pisp_be.c
> > > > @@ -588,24 +588,6 @@ static void pispbe_schedule(struct pispbe_dev *pispbe, bool clear_hw_busy)
> > > >  	pispbe->hw_busy = true;
> > > >  	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pispbe->hw_lock, flags);
> > > >
> > > > -	if (job.config->num_tiles <= 0 ||
> > > > -	    job.config->num_tiles > PISP_BACK_END_NUM_TILES ||
> > > > -	    !((job.hw_enables.bayer_enables | job.hw_enables.rgb_enables) &
> > > > -	      PISP_BE_BAYER_ENABLE_INPUT)) {
> > > > -		/*
> > > > -		 * Bad job. We can't let it proceed as it could lock up
> > > > -		 * the hardware, or worse!
> > > > -		 *
> > > > -		 * For now, just force num_tiles to 0, which causes the
> > > > -		 * H/W to do something bizarre but survivable. It
> > > > -		 * increments (started,done) counters by more than 1,
> > > > -		 * but we seem to survive...
> > > > -		 */
> > > > -		dev_dbg(pispbe->dev, "Bad job: invalid number of tiles: %u\n",
> > > > -			job.config->num_tiles);
> > > > -		job.config->num_tiles = 0;
> > > > -	}
> > > > -
> > > >  	pispbe_queue_job(pispbe, &job);
> > > >
> > > >  	return;
> > > > @@ -703,6 +685,13 @@ static int pisp_be_validate_config(struct pispbe_dev *pispbe,
> > > >  		return -EIO;
> > > >  	}
> > > >
> > > > +	if (config->num_tiles == 0 ||
> > > > +	    config->num_tiles > PISP_BACK_END_NUM_TILES) {
> > > > +		dev_dbg(dev, "%s: Invalid number of tiles: %d\n", __func__,
> > > > +			config->num_tiles);
> > > > +		return -EIO;
> > >
> > > Isn't -EINVAL a better error code ?
> > >
> > > > +	}
> > > > +
> > > >  	/* Ensure output config strides and buffer sizes match the V4L2 formats. */
> > > >  	fmt = &pispbe->node[TDN_OUTPUT_NODE].format;
> > > >  	if (bayer_enables & PISP_BE_BAYER_ENABLE_TDN_OUTPUT) {
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Laurent Pinchart




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