Re: [RFC PATCH 2/2] mmc: renesas_sdhi: prevent overflow for max_req_size

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> My worry here is that if several drivers would do
> 
>        .max_blk_count  = UINT_MAX / DRIVER_SPECIFIC_MAX_BLK_SIZE,
> 
> Those drivers can safely calculate "max_blk_size * max_blk_count".
> People may start assuming this is always safe. while the core cannot do
> "GLOBAL_MAX_BLK_SIZE * max_blk_count" using 32-bit arithmetic, as the
> latter may still overflow, depending on the driver.

The core will not do this calculation. This is why the variable
max_req_size exists. It will just use this variable which shall be setup
by the driver which may impose other restrictions, too (And there can't
be a GLOBAL_MAX_BLK_SIZE anyhow)

So, when calculating max_req_size, it is the duty of the driver not to
overflow. Or?




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