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Re: [v2] wifi: brcmfmac: Fix oops due to NULL pointer dereference in brcmf_sdiod_sglist_rw()

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nvbolhuis@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> From: Norbert van Bolhuis <nvbolhuis@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> This patch fixes a NULL pointer dereference bug in brcmfmac that occurs
> when a high 'sd_sgentry_align' value applies (e.g. 512) and a lot of queued SKBs
> are sent from the pkt queue.
> 
> The problem is the number of entries in the pre-allocated sgtable, it is
> nents = max(rxglom_size, txglom_size) + max(rxglom_size, txglom_size) >> 4 + 1.
> Given the default [rt]xglom_size=32 it's actually 35 which is too small.
> Worst case, the pkt queue can end up with 64 SKBs. This occurs when a new SKB
> is added for each original SKB if tailroom isn't enough to hold tail_pad.
> At least one sg entry is needed for each SKB. So, eventually the "skb_queue_walk loop"
> in brcmf_sdiod_sglist_rw may run out of sg entries. This makes sg_next return
> NULL and this causes the oops.
> 
> The patch sets nents to max(rxglom_size, txglom_size) * 2 to be able handle
> the worst-case.
> Btw. this requires only 64-35=29 * 16 (or 20 if CONFIG_NEED_SG_DMA_LENGTH) = 464
> additional bytes of memory.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Norbert van Bolhuis <nvbolhuis@xxxxxxxxx>

Patch applied to wireless-next.git, thanks.

857282b819cb wifi: brcmfmac: Fix oops due to NULL pointer dereference in brcmf_sdiod_sglist_rw()

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https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/20241107132903.13513-1-nvbolhuis@xxxxxxxxx/

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches





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