On Sat, Apr 27, 2024 at 06:45:23PM +0200, Erick Archer wrote:
> This is an effort to get rid of all multiplications from allocation
> functions in order to prevent integer overflows [1].
>
> Here the multiplication is obviously safe. However, using kcalloc*()
> is more appropriate [2] and improves readability. This patch has no
> effect on runtime behavior.
>
> Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/162 [1]
> Link: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/next/process/deprecated.html#open-coded-arithmetic-in-allocator-arguments [2]
> Reviewed-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Erick Archer <[email protected]>
Thanks!
Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <[email protected]>
> ---
> Changes in v3:
> - Update the commit message to better explain the changes.
> - Rebase against linux-next.
>
> Changes in v2:
> - Add the "Reviewed-by:" tag.
> - Rebase against linux-next.
>
> Previous versions:
> v1 -> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-hardening/[email protected]
> v2 -> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-hardening/AS8PR02MB7237A07D73D6D15EBF72FD8D8B392@AS8PR02MB7237.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com
>
> Hi,
>
> This is a new try. In the v2 version Ingo explained that this change
> is nonsense since kzalloc() is a perfectly usable interface and there
> is no real overflow here.
>
> Anyway, if we have the 2-factor form of the allocator, I think it is
> a good practice to use it.
>
> In this version I have updated the commit message to explain that
> the code is obviusly safe in contrast with the last version where the
> impression was given that there was a real overlow bug.
>
> I hope this patch can be applied this time.
>
> Regards,
> Erick
> ---
> arch/x86/events/amd/uncore.c | 6 +++---
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/events/amd/uncore.c b/arch/x86/events/amd/uncore.c
> index 4ccb8fa483e6..61c0a2114183 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/events/amd/uncore.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/events/amd/uncore.c
> @@ -479,8 +479,8 @@ static int amd_uncore_ctx_init(struct amd_uncore *uncore, unsigned int cpu)
> goto fail;
>
> curr->cpu = cpu;
> - curr->events = kzalloc_node(sizeof(*curr->events) *
> - pmu->num_counters,
> + curr->events = kcalloc_node(pmu->num_counters,
> + sizeof(*curr->events),
> GFP_KERNEL, node);
As a general aside to the original code authors, looking at struct
amd_uncore_pmu, I see stuff that should likely be u32 instead of
"int". How is a negtaive num_counters ever sane?
struct amd_uncore_pmu {
...
int num_counters;
int rdpmc_base;
u32 msr_base;
int group;
...
};
--
Kees Cook