Re: [PATCH 3/5] add_orom(): Compare content of struct imsm_orom rather than pointers to it

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



On Fri, 27 Feb 2015 14:39:42 +0100 Artur Paszkiewicz
<artur.paszkiewicz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 02/25/2015 06:15 PM, Jes Sorensen wrote:
> > Artur Paszkiewicz <artur.paszkiewicz@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> >> On 02/25/2015 01:29 PM, Jes Sorensen wrote:
> >>> Artur Paszkiewicz <artur.paszkiewicz@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> >>>> On 02/24/2015 10:00 PM, Jes.Sorensen@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >>>>> From: Jes Sorensen <Jes.Sorensen@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> This avoids adding the same orom entry to the oroms list multiple
> >>>>> times, as the comparison of pointers is never going to succeed, in
> >>>>> particular when '*orom' points to a local stack variable in the
> >>>>> calling function.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Signed-off-by: Jes Sorensen <Jes.Sorensen@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>>> ---
> >>>>>  platform-intel.c | 4 ++--
> >>>>>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >>>>>
> >>>>> diff --git a/platform-intel.c b/platform-intel.c
> >>>>> index 37274da..a4ffa9f 100644
> >>>>> --- a/platform-intel.c
> >>>>> +++ b/platform-intel.c
> >>>>> @@ -255,8 +255,8 @@ static const struct imsm_orom *add_orom(const struct imsm_orom *orom)
> >>>>>  	int i;
> >>>>>  
> >>>>>  	for (i = 0; i < SYS_DEV_MAX; i++) {
> >>>>> -		if (&oroms[i].orom == orom)
> >>>>> -			return orom;
> >>>>> +		if (!memcmp(&oroms[i].orom, orom, sizeof(struct imsm_orom)))
> >>>>> +			return &oroms[i].orom;
> >>>>>  		if (oroms[i].orom.signature[0] == 0) {
> >>>>>  			oroms[i].orom = *orom;
> >>>>>  			return &oroms[i].orom;
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Hi Jes,
> >>>>
> >>>> You are right that this can add the same entry multiple times, but this
> >>>> is how it is supposed to work. The oroms list should contain all the
> >>>> platform's oroms and they can be the same, this is why memcmp() should
> >>>> not be used here. We don't want to compare the contents of the
> >>>> structure, just its address. Sorry if it's not clear.
> >>>
> >>> Artur,
> >>>
> >>> Then the code is fundamentally broken, since you end up comparing a
> >>> stack variable against the oroms array when you call it from
> >>> find_imsm_efi(). Worse you can end up returning the local stack variable
> >>> declared in find_imsm_efi() to the calling function - there is no way
> >>> that can be correct.
> >>>
> >>> Look at this:
> >>>
> >>> static const struct imsm_orom *add_orom(const struct imsm_orom *orom)
> >>> {
> >>>         int i;
> >>>
> >>>         for (i = 0; i < SYS_DEV_MAX; i++) {
> >>>                 if (&oroms[i].orom == orom)
> >>>                         return orom;
> >>>                 if (oroms[i].orom.signature[0] == 0) {
> >>>                         oroms[i].orom = *orom;
> >>>                         return &oroms[i].orom;
> >>>                 }
> >>>         }
> >>>         return NULL;
> >>> }
> >>>
> >>> const struct imsm_orom *find_imsm_efi(struct sys_dev *hba)
> >>> {
> >>>         struct imsm_orom orom;
> >>>         const struct imsm_orom *ret;
> >>>         int err;
> >>>
> >>> ....
> >>>
> >>>         ret = add_orom(&orom);
> >>>         add_orom_device_id(ret, hba->dev_id);
> >>>
> >>>         return ret;
> >>> }
> >>
> >> I can't see how this can lead to returning a stack variable. The oroms
> >> array is global and add_orom() will always return a pointer to a struct
> >> in this array. This comparison will always fail when we pass a pointer
> >> to a stack variable to add_orom():
> >>
> >> if (&oroms[i].orom == orom)
> >> 	return orom;
> >>
> >> This was meant to prevent adding an orom again like this:
> >>
> >> ret = add_orom(&orom);
> >> add_orom(ret);
> >>
> >> Maybe it would be more appropriate to return NULL to indicate that
> >> nothing was added instead of returning back the same pointer. I can do a
> >> patch for this. What do you think?
> > 
> > It will fail because we know we're comparing a stack pointer, but it
> > raises red flags with tools like coverity and it is really bad coding
> > practice to rely on hacks like this.
> > 
> > I also don't understand why you want to keep a table of identical
> > entries in the orom structure if multiple identical entries are found.
> > Each entry ought to match onto a specific physical controller, unless I
> > get something wrong?
> > 
> 
> OK, you're right, it is a hack. I thought it over and redesigned those
> orom functions. This should make it simpler and more consistent.
> 
> Thanks,
> Artur
> 
> >From 673ecf1c0539f0050cc5934203af6d79cd68234d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Artur Paszkiewicz <artur.paszkiewicz@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2015 10:34:20 +0100
> Subject: [PATCH] imsm: simplified multiple OROMs support
> 
> Replaced oroms array with list, add_orom() now only appends to this list
> and add_orom_device_id() only appends devid_list node to an orom_entry.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Artur Paszkiewicz <artur.paszkiewicz@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  platform-intel.c | 96 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------------
>  platform-intel.h |  4 ++-
>  super-intel.c    | 18 +++++------
>  3 files changed, 57 insertions(+), 61 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/platform-intel.c b/platform-intel.c
> index 37274da..9c89c20 100644
> --- a/platform-intel.c
> +++ b/platform-intel.c
> @@ -229,65 +229,61 @@ struct pciExpDataStructFormat {
>  	__u16 devListOffset;
>  } __attribute__ ((packed));
>  
> -static struct orom_entry oroms[SYS_DEV_MAX];
> -
> -const struct orom_entry *get_oroms(void)
> -{
> -	return (const struct orom_entry *)&oroms;
> -}
> +struct orom_entry *orom_entries;
>  
>  const struct imsm_orom *get_orom_by_device_id(__u16 dev_id)
>  {
> -	int i;
> -	struct devid_list *list;
> +	struct orom_entry *entry;
> +	struct devid_list *devid;
>  
> -	for (i = 0; i < SYS_DEV_MAX; i++) {
> -		for (list = oroms[i].devid_list; list; list = list->next) {
> -			if (list->devid == dev_id)
> -				return &oroms[i].orom;
> +	for (entry = orom_entries; entry; entry = entry->next) {
> +		for (devid = entry->devid_list; devid; devid = devid->next) {
> +			if (devid->devid == dev_id)
> +				return &entry->orom;
>  		}
>  	}
> +
>  	return NULL;
>  }
>  
> -static const struct imsm_orom *add_orom(const struct imsm_orom *orom)
> +static struct orom_entry *add_orom(const struct imsm_orom *orom)
>  {
> -	int i;
> -
> -	for (i = 0; i < SYS_DEV_MAX; i++) {
> -		if (&oroms[i].orom == orom)
> -			return orom;
> -		if (oroms[i].orom.signature[0] == 0) {
> -			oroms[i].orom = *orom;
> -			return &oroms[i].orom;
> -		}
> -	}
> -	return NULL;
> +	struct orom_entry *list;
> +	struct orom_entry *prev = NULL;
> +
> +	for (list = orom_entries; list; prev = list, list = list->next)
> +		;
> +
> +	list = xmalloc(sizeof(struct orom_entry));
> +	list->orom = *orom;
> +	list->devid_list = NULL;
> +	list->next = NULL;
> +
> +	if (prev == NULL)
> +		orom_entries = list;
> +	else
> +		prev->next = list;
> +
> +	return list;
>  }
>  
> -static void add_orom_device_id(const struct imsm_orom *orom, __u16 dev_id)
> +static void add_orom_device_id(struct orom_entry *entry, __u16 dev_id)
>  {
> -	int i;
>  	struct devid_list *list;
>  	struct devid_list *prev = NULL;
>  
> -	for (i = 0; i < SYS_DEV_MAX; i++) {
> -		if (&oroms[i].orom == orom) {
> -			for (list = oroms[i].devid_list; list; prev = list, list = list->next) {
> -				if (list->devid == dev_id)
> -					return;
> -			}
> -			list = xmalloc(sizeof(struct devid_list));
> -			list->devid = dev_id;
> -			list->next = NULL;
> -
> -			if (prev == NULL)
> -				oroms[i].devid_list = list;
> -			else
> -				prev->next = list;
> +	for (list = entry->devid_list; list; prev = list, list = list->next) {
> +		if (list->devid == dev_id)
>  			return;
> -		}
>  	}
> +	list = xmalloc(sizeof(struct devid_list));
> +	list->devid = dev_id;
> +	list->next = NULL;
> +
> +	if (prev == NULL)
> +		entry->devid_list = list;
> +	else
> +		prev->next = list;
>  }
>  
>  static int scan(const void *start, const void *end, const void *data)
> @@ -321,7 +317,7 @@ static int scan(const void *start, const void *end, const void *data)
>  	if (!imsm_mem)
>  		return 0;
>  
> -	const struct imsm_orom *orom = add_orom(imsm_mem);
> +	struct orom_entry *orom = add_orom(imsm_mem);
>  
>  	if (ptr->devListOffset) {
>  		const __u16 *dev_list = (void *)ptr + ptr->devListOffset;
> @@ -367,11 +363,11 @@ const struct imsm_orom *imsm_platform_test(struct sys_dev *hba)
>  				IMSM_OROM_RLC_RAID10;
>  	}
>  
> -	const struct imsm_orom *ret = add_orom(&orom);
> +	struct orom_entry *ret = add_orom(&orom);
>  
>  	add_orom_device_id(ret, hba->dev_id);
>  
> -	return ret;
> +	return &ret->orom;
>  }
>  
>  static const struct imsm_orom *find_imsm_hba_orom(struct sys_dev *hba)
> @@ -508,7 +504,7 @@ static int read_efi_variable(void *buffer, ssize_t buf_size, char *variable_name
>  const struct imsm_orom *find_imsm_efi(struct sys_dev *hba)
>  {
>  	struct imsm_orom orom;
> -	const struct imsm_orom *ret;
> +	struct orom_entry *ret;
>  	int err;
>  
>  	if (check_env("IMSM_TEST_AHCI_EFI") || check_env("IMSM_TEST_SCU_EFI"))
> @@ -529,14 +525,14 @@ const struct imsm_orom *find_imsm_efi(struct sys_dev *hba)
>  
>  	/* try to read variable for combined AHCI controllers */
>  	if (err && hba->type == SYS_DEV_SATA) {
> -		static const struct imsm_orom *csata;
> +		static struct orom_entry *csata;
>  
>  		err = read_efi_variable(&orom, sizeof(orom), AHCI_CSATA_PROP, VENDOR_GUID);
>  		if (!err) {
>  			if (!csata)
>  				csata = add_orom(&orom);
>  			add_orom_device_id(csata, hba->dev_id);
> -			return csata;
> +			return &csata->orom;
>  		}
>  	}
>  
> @@ -546,12 +542,12 @@ const struct imsm_orom *find_imsm_efi(struct sys_dev *hba)
>  	ret = add_orom(&orom);
>  	add_orom_device_id(ret, hba->dev_id);
>  
> -	return ret;
> +	return &ret->orom;
>  }
>  
>  const struct imsm_orom *find_imsm_nvme(struct sys_dev *hba)
>  {
> -	static const struct imsm_orom *nvme_orom;
> +	static struct orom_entry *nvme_orom;
>  
>  	if (hba->type != SYS_DEV_NVME)
>  		return NULL;
> @@ -574,7 +570,7 @@ const struct imsm_orom *find_imsm_nvme(struct sys_dev *hba)
>  		nvme_orom = add_orom(&nvme_orom_compat);
>  	}
>  	add_orom_device_id(nvme_orom, hba->dev_id);
> -	return nvme_orom;
> +	return &nvme_orom->orom;
>  }
>  
>  const struct imsm_orom *find_imsm_capability(struct sys_dev *hba)
> diff --git a/platform-intel.h b/platform-intel.h
> index 2ead431..631fa76 100644
> --- a/platform-intel.h
> +++ b/platform-intel.h
> @@ -213,8 +213,11 @@ struct devid_list {
>  struct orom_entry {
>  	struct imsm_orom orom;
>  	struct devid_list *devid_list;
> +	struct orom_entry *next;
>  };
>  
> +extern struct orom_entry *orom_entries;
> +
>  static inline char *guid_str(char *buf, struct efi_guid guid)
>  {
>  	sprintf(buf, "%02x%02x%02x%02x-%02x%02x-%02x%02x-%02x%02x-%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x",
> @@ -235,6 +238,5 @@ int devt_attached_to_hba(dev_t dev, const char *hba_path);
>  char *devt_to_devpath(dev_t dev);
>  int path_attached_to_hba(const char *disk_path, const char *hba_path);
>  const char *get_sys_dev_type(enum sys_dev_type);
> -const struct orom_entry * get_oroms(void);
>  const struct imsm_orom *get_orom_by_device_id(__u16 device_id);
>  struct sys_dev *device_by_id(__u16 device_id);
> diff --git a/super-intel.c b/super-intel.c
> index 819e0da..53269fd 100644
> --- a/super-intel.c
> +++ b/super-intel.c
> @@ -1948,13 +1948,12 @@ static int detail_platform_imsm(int verbose, int enumerate_only, char *controlle
>  		return result;
>  	}
>  
> -	const struct orom_entry *oroms = get_oroms();
> -	int i;
> +	const struct orom_entry *entry;
>  
> -	for (i = 0; i < SYS_DEV_MAX && oroms[i].devid_list; i++) {
> -		print_imsm_capability(&oroms[i].orom);
> +	for (entry = orom_entries; entry; entry = entry->next) {
> +		print_imsm_capability(&entry->orom);
>  
> -		if (imsm_orom_is_nvme(&oroms[i].orom)) {
> +		if (imsm_orom_is_nvme(&entry->orom)) {
>  			for (hba = list; hba; hba = hba->next) {
>  				if (hba->type == SYS_DEV_NVME)
>  					printf("    NVMe Device : %s\n", hba->path);
> @@ -1963,7 +1962,7 @@ static int detail_platform_imsm(int verbose, int enumerate_only, char *controlle
>  		}
>  
>  		struct devid_list *devid;
> -		for (devid = oroms[i].devid_list; devid; devid = devid->next) {
> +		for (devid = entry->devid_list; devid; devid = devid->next) {
>  			hba = device_by_id(devid->devid);
>  			if (!hba)
>  				continue;
> @@ -2007,11 +2006,10 @@ static int export_detail_platform_imsm(int verbose, char *controller_path)
>  			result = 0;
>  	}
>  
> -	const struct orom_entry *oroms = get_oroms();
> -	int i;
> +	const struct orom_entry *entry;
>  
> -	for (i = 0; i < SYS_DEV_MAX && oroms[i].devid_list; i++)
> -		print_imsm_capability_export(&oroms[i].orom);
> +	for (entry = orom_entries; entry; entry = entry->next)
> +		print_imsm_capability_export(&entry->orom);
>  
>  	return result;
>  }


Applied, thanks.

NeilBrown

Attachment: pgpb7Mt9oIgYO.pgp
Description: OpenPGP digital signature


[Index of Archives]     [Linux RAID Wiki]     [ATA RAID]     [Linux SCSI Target Infrastructure]     [Linux Block]     [Linux IDE]     [Linux SCSI]     [Linux Hams]     [Device Mapper]     [Device Mapper Cryptographics]     [Kernel]     [Linux Admin]     [Linux Net]     [GFS]     [RPM]     [git]     [Yosemite Forum]


  Powered by Linux