Re: [PATCH RESEND v2 1/7] mfd: cros_ec: Use fixed size arrays to transfer data with the EC

From: Lee Jones
Date: Tue Jan 20 2015 - 02:48:15 EST


On Fri, 02 Jan 2015, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:

> The struct cros_ec_command will be used as an ioctl() argument for the
> API to control the ChromeOS EC from user-space. So the data structure
> has to be 64-bit safe to make it compatible between 32 and 64 avoiding
> the need for a compat ioctl interface. Since pointers are self-aligned
> to different byte boundaries, use fixed size arrays instead of pointers
> for transferring ingoing and outgoing data with the Embedded Controller.
>
> Also, re-arrange struct members by decreasing alignment requirements to
> reduce the needing padding size.
>
> Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javier.martinez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>
> Hello,
>
> I choose EC_PROTO2_MAX_PARAM_SIZE as the maximum length for the input and
> output buffers since I see that is what is assumed in the cros_ec driver
> that is the maximum lengths. But the downstream kernel has also suppport
> for the EC host command protocol v3 even though there is currently no bus
> specific code to handle v3 packets. So I wonder if this is a good max len
> or if a different size should be used instead.
>
> Best regards,
> Javier
>
> Changes since v1: None, new patch
>
> drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cros-ec-tunnel.c | 51 +++++++--------------------------
> drivers/input/keyboard/cros_ec_keyb.c | 13 +++++----
> drivers/mfd/cros_ec.c | 15 +++++-----
> include/linux/mfd/cros_ec.h | 8 +++---
> 4 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 58 deletions(-)

Looks okay to me, but I'd be happy with some more reviews from the
Chrome guys. I would especially like some knowledgeable type to
answer your EC_PROTO2_MAX_PARAM_SIZE question. If no one does, I
guess it can always be changed later.

Acked-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx>

> diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cros-ec-tunnel.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cros-ec-tunnel.c
> index 875c22a..fa8dedd 100644
> --- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cros-ec-tunnel.c
> +++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cros-ec-tunnel.c
> @@ -182,72 +182,41 @@ static int ec_i2c_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg i2c_msgs[],
> const u16 bus_num = bus->remote_bus;
> int request_len;
> int response_len;
> - u8 *request = NULL;
> - u8 *response = NULL;
> int result;
> - struct cros_ec_command msg;
> + struct cros_ec_command msg = { };
>
> request_len = ec_i2c_count_message(i2c_msgs, num);
> if (request_len < 0) {
> dev_warn(dev, "Error constructing message %d\n", request_len);
> - result = request_len;
> - goto exit;
> + return request_len;
> }
> +
> response_len = ec_i2c_count_response(i2c_msgs, num);
> if (response_len < 0) {
> /* Unexpected; no errors should come when NULL response */
> dev_warn(dev, "Error preparing response %d\n", response_len);
> - result = response_len;
> - goto exit;
> - }
> -
> - if (request_len <= ARRAY_SIZE(bus->request_buf)) {
> - request = bus->request_buf;
> - } else {
> - request = kzalloc(request_len, GFP_KERNEL);
> - if (request == NULL) {
> - result = -ENOMEM;
> - goto exit;
> - }
> - }
> - if (response_len <= ARRAY_SIZE(bus->response_buf)) {
> - response = bus->response_buf;
> - } else {
> - response = kzalloc(response_len, GFP_KERNEL);
> - if (response == NULL) {
> - result = -ENOMEM;
> - goto exit;
> - }
> + return response_len;
> }
>
> - result = ec_i2c_construct_message(request, i2c_msgs, num, bus_num);
> + result = ec_i2c_construct_message(msg.outdata, i2c_msgs, num, bus_num);
> if (result)
> - goto exit;
> + return result;
>
> msg.version = 0;
> msg.command = EC_CMD_I2C_PASSTHRU;
> - msg.outdata = request;
> msg.outsize = request_len;
> - msg.indata = response;
> msg.insize = response_len;
>
> result = cros_ec_cmd_xfer(bus->ec, &msg);
> if (result < 0)
> - goto exit;
> + return result;
>
> - result = ec_i2c_parse_response(response, i2c_msgs, &num);
> + result = ec_i2c_parse_response(msg.indata, i2c_msgs, &num);
> if (result < 0)
> - goto exit;
> + return result;
>
> /* Indicate success by saying how many messages were sent */
> - result = num;
> -exit:
> - if (request != bus->request_buf)
> - kfree(request);
> - if (response != bus->response_buf)
> - kfree(response);
> -
> - return result;
> + return num;
> }
>
> static u32 ec_i2c_functionality(struct i2c_adapter *adap)
> diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/cros_ec_keyb.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/cros_ec_keyb.c
> index ffa989f..769f8f7 100644
> --- a/drivers/input/keyboard/cros_ec_keyb.c
> +++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/cros_ec_keyb.c
> @@ -148,16 +148,19 @@ static void cros_ec_keyb_process(struct cros_ec_keyb *ckdev,
>
> static int cros_ec_keyb_get_state(struct cros_ec_keyb *ckdev, uint8_t *kb_state)
> {
> + int ret;
> struct cros_ec_command msg = {
> - .version = 0,
> .command = EC_CMD_MKBP_STATE,
> - .outdata = NULL,
> - .outsize = 0,
> - .indata = kb_state,
> .insize = ckdev->cols,
> };
>
> - return cros_ec_cmd_xfer(ckdev->ec, &msg);
> + ret = cros_ec_cmd_xfer(ckdev->ec, &msg);
> + if (ret < 0)
> + return ret;
> +
> + memcpy(kb_state, msg.indata, ckdev->cols);
> +
> + return 0;
> }
>
> static irqreturn_t cros_ec_keyb_irq(int irq, void *data)
> diff --git a/drivers/mfd/cros_ec.c b/drivers/mfd/cros_ec.c
> index fc0c81e..c872e1b 100644
> --- a/drivers/mfd/cros_ec.c
> +++ b/drivers/mfd/cros_ec.c
> @@ -74,15 +74,11 @@ int cros_ec_cmd_xfer(struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev,
> ret = ec_dev->cmd_xfer(ec_dev, msg);
> if (msg->result == EC_RES_IN_PROGRESS) {
> int i;
> - struct cros_ec_command status_msg;
> - struct ec_response_get_comms_status status;
> + struct cros_ec_command status_msg = { };
> + struct ec_response_get_comms_status *status;
>
> - status_msg.version = 0;
> status_msg.command = EC_CMD_GET_COMMS_STATUS;
> - status_msg.outdata = NULL;
> - status_msg.outsize = 0;
> - status_msg.indata = (uint8_t *)&status;
> - status_msg.insize = sizeof(status);
> + status_msg.insize = sizeof(*status);
>
> /*
> * Query the EC's status until it's no longer busy or
> @@ -98,7 +94,10 @@ int cros_ec_cmd_xfer(struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev,
> msg->result = status_msg.result;
> if (status_msg.result != EC_RES_SUCCESS)
> break;
> - if (!(status.flags & EC_COMMS_STATUS_PROCESSING))
> +
> + status = (struct ec_response_get_comms_status *)
> + status_msg.indata;
> + if (!(status->flags & EC_COMMS_STATUS_PROCESSING))
> break;
> }
> }
> diff --git a/include/linux/mfd/cros_ec.h b/include/linux/mfd/cros_ec.h
> index 0e166b9..71675b1 100644
> --- a/include/linux/mfd/cros_ec.h
> +++ b/include/linux/mfd/cros_ec.h
> @@ -38,20 +38,20 @@ enum {
> /*
> * @version: Command version number (often 0)
> * @command: Command to send (EC_CMD_...)
> - * @outdata: Outgoing data to EC
> * @outsize: Outgoing length in bytes
> - * @indata: Where to put the incoming data from EC
> * @insize: Max number of bytes to accept from EC
> * @result: EC's response to the command (separate from communication failure)
> + * @outdata: Outgoing data to EC
> + * @indata: Where to put the incoming data from EC
> */
> struct cros_ec_command {
> uint32_t version;
> uint32_t command;
> - uint8_t *outdata;
> uint32_t outsize;
> - uint8_t *indata;
> uint32_t insize;
> uint32_t result;
> + uint8_t outdata[EC_PROTO2_MAX_PARAM_SIZE];
> + uint8_t indata[EC_PROTO2_MAX_PARAM_SIZE];
> };
>
> /**

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