2022-03-12 21:47:08

by Tom Rix

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Subject: [PATCH] media: stkwebcam: move stk_camera_read_reg() scratch buffer to struct stk_camera

From: Tom Rix <[email protected]>

In stk_camera_read_reg() a single byte buffer is alloc-ed and
freed on every function call. Since the size is known,
move the buffer to the struct stk_camera where it will be alloc-ed
and freed once.

Signed-off-by: Tom Rix <[email protected]>
---
drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.c | 11 ++---------
drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.h | 2 ++
2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.c b/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.c
index 5b822214ccc5c..787edb3d47c23 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.c
@@ -150,25 +150,18 @@ int stk_camera_write_reg(struct stk_camera *dev, u16 index, u8 value)
int stk_camera_read_reg(struct stk_camera *dev, u16 index, u8 *value)
{
struct usb_device *udev = dev->udev;
- unsigned char *buf;
int ret;

- buf = kmalloc(sizeof(u8), GFP_KERNEL);
- if (!buf)
- return -ENOMEM;
-
ret = usb_control_msg(udev, usb_rcvctrlpipe(udev, 0),
0x00,
USB_DIR_IN | USB_TYPE_VENDOR | USB_RECIP_DEVICE,
0x00,
index,
- buf,
+ &dev->read_reg_scratch,
sizeof(u8),
500);
if (ret >= 0)
- *value = *buf;
-
- kfree(buf);
+ *value = dev->read_reg_scratch;

if (ret < 0)
return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.h b/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.h
index 14519e5308b18..136decffe9ced 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.h
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.h
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ struct stk_camera {
struct list_head sio_avail;
struct list_head sio_full;
unsigned sequence;
+
+ u8 read_reg_scratch;
};

#define vdev_to_camera(d) container_of(d, struct stk_camera, vdev)
--
2.26.3


2022-03-12 23:51:21

by Pavel Skripkin

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] media: stkwebcam: move stk_camera_read_reg() scratch buffer to struct stk_camera

On 3/12/22 20:30, [email protected] wrote:
> From: Tom Rix <[email protected]>
>
> In stk_camera_read_reg() a single byte buffer is alloc-ed and
> freed on every function call. Since the size is known,
> move the buffer to the struct stk_camera where it will be alloc-ed
> and freed once.
>
> Signed-off-by: Tom Rix <[email protected]>
> ---
> drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.c | 11 ++---------
> drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.h | 2 ++
> 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.c b/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.c
> index 5b822214ccc5c..787edb3d47c23 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.c
> @@ -150,25 +150,18 @@ int stk_camera_write_reg(struct stk_camera *dev, u16 index, u8 value)
> int stk_camera_read_reg(struct stk_camera *dev, u16 index, u8 *value)

And just random note: there are 4 possible uninit value bugs.

stk_start_stream() calls stk_camera_read_reg 4 times, but ignores return
values.

stk_camera_read_reg() should have __must_check annotation and return
value should be checked on each call.


If you have time you can take care of it :) Or I will fix it one day...





With regards,
Pavel Skripkin

2022-03-13 00:26:22

by Pavel Skripkin

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] media: stkwebcam: move stk_camera_read_reg() scratch buffer to struct stk_camera

Hi Trix,

On 3/12/22 20:30, [email protected] wrote:
> From: Tom Rix <[email protected]>
>
> In stk_camera_read_reg() a single byte buffer is alloc-ed and
> freed on every function call. Since the size is known,
> move the buffer to the struct stk_camera where it will be alloc-ed
> and freed once.
>
> Signed-off-by: Tom Rix <[email protected]>
> ---
> drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.c | 11 ++---------
> drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.h | 2 ++
> 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.c b/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.c
> index 5b822214ccc5c..787edb3d47c23 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.c
> @@ -150,25 +150,18 @@ int stk_camera_write_reg(struct stk_camera *dev, u16 index, u8 value)
> int stk_camera_read_reg(struct stk_camera *dev, u16 index, u8 *value)
> {
> struct usb_device *udev = dev->udev;
> - unsigned char *buf;
> int ret;
>
> - buf = kmalloc(sizeof(u8), GFP_KERNEL);
> - if (!buf)
> - return -ENOMEM;
> -
> ret = usb_control_msg(udev, usb_rcvctrlpipe(udev, 0),
> 0x00,
> USB_DIR_IN | USB_TYPE_VENDOR | USB_RECIP_DEVICE,
> 0x00,
> index,
> - buf,
> + &dev->read_reg_scratch,
> sizeof(u8),
> 500);


Wouldn't it be better to move to modern USB API like usb_control_msg_recv()?

This API does not require buffer to be allocated via kmalloc(), so you
will be able to use value directly.




With regards,
Pavel Skripkin

2022-03-13 06:07:57

by Tom Rix

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] media: stkwebcam: move stk_camera_read_reg() scratch buffer to struct stk_camera


On 3/12/22 11:58 AM, Pavel Skripkin wrote:
> On 3/12/22 20:30, [email protected] wrote:
>> From: Tom Rix <[email protected]>
>>
>> In stk_camera_read_reg() a single byte buffer is alloc-ed and
>> freed on every function call.  Since the size is known,
>> move the buffer to the struct stk_camera where it will be alloc-ed
>> and freed once.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Tom Rix <[email protected]>
>> ---
>>   drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.c | 11 ++---------
>>   drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.h |  2 ++
>>   2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.c
>> b/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.c
>> index 5b822214ccc5c..787edb3d47c23 100644
>> --- a/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.c
>> +++ b/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.c
>> @@ -150,25 +150,18 @@ int stk_camera_write_reg(struct stk_camera
>> *dev, u16 index, u8 value)
>>   int stk_camera_read_reg(struct stk_camera *dev, u16 index, u8 *value)
>
> And just random note: there are 4 possible uninit value bugs.
>
> stk_start_stream() calls stk_camera_read_reg 4 times, but ignores
> return values.
>
> stk_camera_read_reg() should have __must_check annotation and return
> value should be checked on each call.
>
>
> If you have time you can take care of it :) Or I will fix it one day...

These do show up in my usual static analysis and it why I was looking at
this file.

And was sidetracked by the short malloc.

Unfortunately I looked and there are many other similar instances
treewide ~100

These aren't caught in checkpatch, so working on that..

Tom

>
>
>
>
>
> With regards,
> Pavel Skripkin
>

2022-03-14 07:59:13

by Tom Rix

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] media: stkwebcam: move stk_camera_read_reg() scratch buffer to struct stk_camera


On 3/13/22 8:11 AM, Pavel Skripkin wrote:
> Hi Tom,
>
> On 3/13/22 02:48, Tom Rix wrote:
>> These do show up in my usual static analysis and it why I was looking at
>> this file.
>>
>> And was sidetracked by the short malloc.
>>
>> Unfortunately I looked and there are many other similar instances
>> treewide ~100
>>
>
> Most of them are in very old drivers and I don't think they ever be
> fixed. I've looked into one bug reported by syzkaller and there was
> like 30 calls w/o proper error handling in one driver. Redoing whole
> driver logic without access to hw seems dangerous :))

From the checkpatch change below, there are about 150 dinky allocs treewide

Here is a refactoring

https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/[email protected]/

>
>
>> These aren't caught in checkpatch, so working on that..
>>
>
> I think, it's not checkpath responsibility. Maybe it worth adding such
> check to smatch. I tried to implement such checker, but never finished
> it :(
>
>
Poking new development to not do dinky allocs I think is worth it, here
is my checkpatch patch

https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/[email protected]/

steal the regex for smatch.

Tom

>
> With regards,
> Pavel Skripkin
>

2022-03-14 21:14:30

by Pavel Skripkin

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] media: stkwebcam: move stk_camera_read_reg() scratch buffer to struct stk_camera

Hi Tom,

On 3/13/22 02:48, Tom Rix wrote:
> These do show up in my usual static analysis and it why I was looking at
> this file.
>
> And was sidetracked by the short malloc.
>
> Unfortunately I looked and there are many other similar instances
> treewide ~100
>

Most of them are in very old drivers and I don't think they ever be
fixed. I've looked into one bug reported by syzkaller and there was like
30 calls w/o proper error handling in one driver. Redoing whole driver
logic without access to hw seems dangerous :))


> These aren't caught in checkpatch, so working on that..
>

I think, it's not checkpath responsibility. Maybe it worth adding such
check to smatch. I tried to implement such checker, but never finished it :(



With regards,
Pavel Skripkin

2022-04-27 09:59:45

by Hans Verkuil

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] media: stkwebcam: move stk_camera_read_reg() scratch buffer to struct stk_camera

Hi Tom,

On 12/03/2022 18:30, [email protected] wrote:
> From: Tom Rix <[email protected]>
>
> In stk_camera_read_reg() a single byte buffer is alloc-ed and
> freed on every function call. Since the size is known,
> move the buffer to the struct stk_camera where it will be alloc-ed
> and freed once.

I read the replies to this patch, but I am not certain if you still want
this patch to be merged, or will make a v2. I have no problem applying this
patch as-is, but I just want to have confirmation that there won't be a v2.

Regards,

Hans

>
> Signed-off-by: Tom Rix <[email protected]>
> ---
> drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.c | 11 ++---------
> drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.h | 2 ++
> 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.c b/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.c
> index 5b822214ccc5c..787edb3d47c23 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.c
> @@ -150,25 +150,18 @@ int stk_camera_write_reg(struct stk_camera *dev, u16 index, u8 value)
> int stk_camera_read_reg(struct stk_camera *dev, u16 index, u8 *value)
> {
> struct usb_device *udev = dev->udev;
> - unsigned char *buf;
> int ret;
>
> - buf = kmalloc(sizeof(u8), GFP_KERNEL);
> - if (!buf)
> - return -ENOMEM;
> -
> ret = usb_control_msg(udev, usb_rcvctrlpipe(udev, 0),
> 0x00,
> USB_DIR_IN | USB_TYPE_VENDOR | USB_RECIP_DEVICE,
> 0x00,
> index,
> - buf,
> + &dev->read_reg_scratch,
> sizeof(u8),
> 500);
> if (ret >= 0)
> - *value = *buf;
> -
> - kfree(buf);
> + *value = dev->read_reg_scratch;
>
> if (ret < 0)
> return ret;
> diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.h b/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.h
> index 14519e5308b18..136decffe9ced 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.h
> +++ b/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.h
> @@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ struct stk_camera {
> struct list_head sio_avail;
> struct list_head sio_full;
> unsigned sequence;
> +
> + u8 read_reg_scratch;
> };
>
> #define vdev_to_camera(d) container_of(d, struct stk_camera, vdev)

2022-04-27 20:05:59

by Tom Rix

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] media: stkwebcam: move stk_camera_read_reg() scratch buffer to struct stk_camera


On 4/26/22 10:38 PM, Hans Verkuil wrote:
> Hi Tom,
>
> On 12/03/2022 18:30, [email protected] wrote:
>> From: Tom Rix <[email protected]>
>>
>> In stk_camera_read_reg() a single byte buffer is alloc-ed and
>> freed on every function call. Since the size is known,
>> move the buffer to the struct stk_camera where it will be alloc-ed
>> and freed once.
> I read the replies to this patch, but I am not certain if you still want
> this patch to be merged, or will make a v2. I have no problem applying this
> patch as-is, but I just want to have confirmation that there won't be a v2.

Merged as-is is fine.

Thanks

Tom


>
> Regards,
>
> Hans
>
>> Signed-off-by: Tom Rix <[email protected]>
>> ---
>> drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.c | 11 ++---------
>> drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.h | 2 ++
>> 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.c b/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.c
>> index 5b822214ccc5c..787edb3d47c23 100644
>> --- a/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.c
>> +++ b/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.c
>> @@ -150,25 +150,18 @@ int stk_camera_write_reg(struct stk_camera *dev, u16 index, u8 value)
>> int stk_camera_read_reg(struct stk_camera *dev, u16 index, u8 *value)
>> {
>> struct usb_device *udev = dev->udev;
>> - unsigned char *buf;
>> int ret;
>>
>> - buf = kmalloc(sizeof(u8), GFP_KERNEL);
>> - if (!buf)
>> - return -ENOMEM;
>> -
>> ret = usb_control_msg(udev, usb_rcvctrlpipe(udev, 0),
>> 0x00,
>> USB_DIR_IN | USB_TYPE_VENDOR | USB_RECIP_DEVICE,
>> 0x00,
>> index,
>> - buf,
>> + &dev->read_reg_scratch,
>> sizeof(u8),
>> 500);
>> if (ret >= 0)
>> - *value = *buf;
>> -
>> - kfree(buf);
>> + *value = dev->read_reg_scratch;
>>
>> if (ret < 0)
>> return ret;
>> diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.h b/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.h
>> index 14519e5308b18..136decffe9ced 100644
>> --- a/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.h
>> +++ b/drivers/media/usb/stkwebcam/stk-webcam.h
>> @@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ struct stk_camera {
>> struct list_head sio_avail;
>> struct list_head sio_full;
>> unsigned sequence;
>> +
>> + u8 read_reg_scratch;
>> };
>>
>> #define vdev_to_camera(d) container_of(d, struct stk_camera, vdev)