Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] usb: typec: ucsi_glink: Increase buffer size to support UCSI v2

From: Konrad Dybcio
Date: Thu Sep 25 2025 - 08:08:15 EST


On 9/25/25 1:26 AM, Anjelique Melendez wrote:
> UCSI v2 specification has increased the MSG_IN and MSG_OUT size from
> 16 bytes to 256 bytes each for the message exchange between OPM and PPM
> This makes the total buffer size increase from 48 bytes to 528 bytes.
> Update the buffer size to support this increase.
>
> Signed-off-by: Anjelique Melendez <anjelique.melendez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---

[...]

> static int pmic_glink_ucsi_read(struct ucsi *__ucsi, unsigned int offset,
> @@ -131,18 +143,34 @@ static int pmic_glink_ucsi_read_message_in(struct ucsi *ucsi, void *val, size_t
> static int pmic_glink_ucsi_locked_write(struct pmic_glink_ucsi *ucsi, unsigned int offset,
> const void *val, size_t val_len)
> {
> - struct ucsi_write_buf_req_msg req = {};
> - unsigned long left;
> + struct ucsi_v2_write_buf_req_msg req = {};
> + unsigned long left, max_buf_len;
> + size_t req_len;
> int ret;
>
> + memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));

= {} already zero-initializes the struct


> req.hdr.owner = PMIC_GLINK_OWNER_USBC;
> req.hdr.type = MSG_TYPE_REQ_RESP;
> req.hdr.opcode = UC_UCSI_WRITE_BUF_REQ;
> +
> + if (ucsi->ucsi->version >= UCSI_VERSION_2_0) {
> + req_len = sizeof(struct ucsi_v2_write_buf_req_msg);
> + max_buf_len = UCSI_BUF_V2_SIZE;
> + } else if (ucsi->ucsi->version) {
> + req_len = sizeof(struct ucsi_v1_write_buf_req_msg);
> + max_buf_len = UCSI_BUF_V1_SIZE;
> + } else {
> + return -EINVAL;
> + }
> +
> + if (offset + val_len > max_buf_len)
> + return -EINVAL;
> +
> memcpy(&req.buf[offset], val, val_len);
>
> reinit_completion(&ucsi->write_ack);
>
> - ret = pmic_glink_send(ucsi->client, &req, sizeof(req));
> + ret = pmic_glink_send(ucsi->client, &req, req_len);

This code keeps the 'reserved' field zeored out for v1, but it does so
in a fragile and implicit way :/

> if (ret < 0) {
> dev_err(ucsi->dev, "failed to send UCSI write request: %d\n", ret);
> return ret;
> @@ -216,12 +244,39 @@ static const struct ucsi_operations pmic_glink_ucsi_ops = {
>
> static void pmic_glink_ucsi_read_ack(struct pmic_glink_ucsi *ucsi, const void *data, int len)
> {
> - const struct ucsi_read_buf_resp_msg *resp = data;
> + u8 *buf = ((struct ucsi_v2_read_buf_resp_msg *)data)->buf;
> + u32 ret_code, max_len;
> + u32 buf_len = 0;
> +
> + if (ucsi->ucsi->version) {
> + if (ucsi->ucsi->version >= UCSI_VERSION_2_0)
> + buf_len = UCSI_BUF_V2_SIZE;
> + else
> + buf_len = UCSI_BUF_V1_SIZE;
> + } else if (!ucsi->ucsi_registered) {
> + /*
> + * If UCSI version is not known yet because device is not registered,
> + * choose buffer size which best fits incoming data
> + */
> + if (len > sizeof(struct pmic_glink_hdr) + UCSI_BUF_V2_SIZE)
> + buf_len = UCSI_BUF_V2_SIZE;
> + else
> + buf_len = UCSI_BUF_V1_SIZE;
> + }
>
> - if (resp->ret_code)
> + max_len = sizeof(struct pmic_glink_hdr) + buf_len + sizeof(u32);
> +
> + if (len > max_len)
> + return;
> +
> + if (buf_len > len - sizeof(struct pmic_glink_hdr) - sizeof(u32))
> + buf_len = len - sizeof(struct pmic_glink_hdr) - sizeof(u32);

Is this expected to happen?

Konrad

> +
> + memcpy(&ret_code, buf + buf_len, sizeof(u32));
> + if (ret_code)
> return;
>
> - memcpy(ucsi->read_buf, resp->buf, UCSI_BUF_SIZE);
> + memcpy(ucsi->read_buf, buf, buf_len);
> complete(&ucsi->read_ack);
> }
>