2016-12-14 19:05:14

by Arvind Yadav

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Subject: [v3] net: ethernet: cavium: octeon: octeon_mgmt: Handle return NULL error from devm_ioremap

Here, If devm_ioremap will fail. It will return NULL.
Kernel can run into a NULL-pointer dereference.
This error check will avoid NULL pointer dereference.

Signed-off-by: Arvind Yadav <[email protected]>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/octeon/octeon_mgmt.c | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/octeon/octeon_mgmt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/octeon/octeon_mgmt.c
index 4ab404f..33c2fec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/octeon/octeon_mgmt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/octeon/octeon_mgmt.c
@@ -1479,6 +1479,12 @@ static int octeon_mgmt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
p->agl = (u64)devm_ioremap(&pdev->dev, p->agl_phys, p->agl_size);
p->agl_prt_ctl = (u64)devm_ioremap(&pdev->dev, p->agl_prt_ctl_phys,
p->agl_prt_ctl_size);
+ if (!p->mix || !p->agl || !p->agl_prt_ctl) {
+ dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to map I/O memory\n");
+ result = -ENOMEM;
+ goto err;
+ }
+
spin_lock_init(&p->lock);

skb_queue_head_init(&p->tx_list);
--
2.7.4


2016-12-14 20:04:05

by David Daney

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Subject: Re: [v3] net: ethernet: cavium: octeon: octeon_mgmt: Handle return NULL error from devm_ioremap

On 12/14/2016 11:03 AM, Arvind Yadav wrote:
> Here, If devm_ioremap will fail. It will return NULL.
> Kernel can run into a NULL-pointer dereference.
> This error check will avoid NULL pointer dereference.

I have asked you twice already this question, but could not determine
from your response what the answer is:

Q: Have you tested the patch on OCTEON based hardware that contains the
"octeon_mgmt" Ethernet ports? Please answer either "yes" or "no".


Thanks,
David Daney


>
> Signed-off-by: Arvind Yadav <[email protected]>
> ---
> drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/octeon/octeon_mgmt.c | 6 ++++++
> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/octeon/octeon_mgmt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/octeon/octeon_mgmt.c
> index 4ab404f..33c2fec 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/octeon/octeon_mgmt.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/octeon/octeon_mgmt.c
> @@ -1479,6 +1479,12 @@ static int octeon_mgmt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> p->agl = (u64)devm_ioremap(&pdev->dev, p->agl_phys, p->agl_size);
> p->agl_prt_ctl = (u64)devm_ioremap(&pdev->dev, p->agl_prt_ctl_phys,
> p->agl_prt_ctl_size);
> + if (!p->mix || !p->agl || !p->agl_prt_ctl) {
> + dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to map I/O memory\n");
> + result = -ENOMEM;
> + goto err;
> + }
> +
> spin_lock_init(&p->lock);
>
> skb_queue_head_init(&p->tx_list);
>

2016-12-15 15:00:48

by Arvind Yadav

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Subject: Re: [v3] net: ethernet: cavium: octeon: octeon_mgmt: Handle return NULL error from devm_ioremap

Hi David,

I did not tested this feature. I have build it and flashed on hardware.
You can check below commit id. Which has similar check for ioremap.
1- Commit id - de9e397e40f56b9f34af4bf6a5bd7a75ea02456c
In 'drivers/net/phy/mdio-octeon.c'

2- Commit id - 592569de4c247fe4f25db8369dc0c63860f9560b
In 'drivers/gpio/gpio-octeon.c'

Thanks
Arvind

On Thursday 15 December 2016 12:58 AM, David Daney wrote:
> On 12/14/2016 11:03 AM, Arvind Yadav wrote:
>> Here, If devm_ioremap will fail. It will return NULL.
>> Kernel can run into a NULL-pointer dereference.
>> This error check will avoid NULL pointer dereference. t
>
> I have asked you twice already this question, but could not determine
> from your response what the answer is:
>
> Q: Have you tested the patch on OCTEON based hardware that contains
> the "octeon_mgmt" Ethernet ports? Please answer either "yes" or "no".
>
>
> Thanks,
> David Daney
>
>
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Arvind Yadav <[email protected]>
>> ---
>> drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/octeon/octeon_mgmt.c | 6 ++++++
>> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/octeon/octeon_mgmt.c
>> b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/octeon/octeon_mgmt.c
>> index 4ab404f..33c2fec 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/octeon/octeon_mgmt.c
>> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/octeon/octeon_mgmt.c
>> @@ -1479,6 +1479,12 @@ static int octeon_mgmt_probe(struct
>> platform_device *pdev)
>> p->agl = (u64)devm_ioremap(&pdev->dev, p->agl_phys, p->agl_size);
>> p->agl_prt_ctl = (u64)devm_ioremap(&pdev->dev, p->agl_prt_ctl_phys,
>> p->agl_prt_ctl_size);
>> + if (!p->mix || !p->agl || !p->agl_prt_ctl) {
>> + dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to map I/O memory\n");
>> + result = -ENOMEM;
>> + goto err;
>> + }
>> +
>> spin_lock_init(&p->lock);
>>
>> skb_queue_head_init(&p->tx_list);
>>
>

2016-12-19 16:04:24

by David Miller

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Subject: Re: [v3] net: ethernet: cavium: octeon: octeon_mgmt: Handle return NULL error from devm_ioremap

From: Arvind Yadav <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2016 00:33:30 +0530

> Here, If devm_ioremap will fail. It will return NULL.
> Kernel can run into a NULL-pointer dereference.
> This error check will avoid NULL pointer dereference.
>
> Signed-off-by: Arvind Yadav <[email protected]>

Since ioremap() is in fact designed to possibly fail, we do
need to always check it's return value. So this change is
correct and I have applied it to the 'net' tree.

Thanks.

2016-12-19 21:37:41

by David Daney

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Subject: Re: [v3] net: ethernet: cavium: octeon: octeon_mgmt: Handle return NULL error from devm_ioremap

On 12/19/2016 08:04 AM, David Miller wrote:
> From: Arvind Yadav <[email protected]>
> Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2016 00:33:30 +0530
>
>> Here, If devm_ioremap will fail. It will return NULL.
>> Kernel can run into a NULL-pointer dereference.
>> This error check will avoid NULL pointer dereference.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Arvind Yadav <[email protected]>
>
> Since ioremap() is in fact designed to possibly fail, we do
> need to always check it's return value. So this change is
> correct and I have applied it to the 'net' tree.

Yes, I think that is fine, although I have not tested the patch.

In general I like to know if a patch fixes a problem that has occurred
on a platform used by the patch author, or if the author just noticed an
issue through code inspection or automated tool for a platform that they
cannot test on.

This patch appears to fall into the second category, but attempts to
determine this for sure were for the most part unsuccessful.

With respect to ioremap(), in general I agree that it is designed to
possibly fail. For mips64 however, I think the implementation can never
fail. Certainly testing for failure fits better with what we expect to
see in Linux kernel code.


>
> Thanks.
>