Re: [PATCH] drm/ssd130x: Use kmalloc_array to prevent overflow of dynamic size calculation

From: Thomas Zimmermann
Date: Thu Oct 02 2025 - 02:45:06 EST


Hi

Am 02.10.25 um 03:33 schrieb Bhanu Seshu Kumar Valluri:
Use kmalloc_array to avoid potential overflow during dynamic size calculation
inside kmalloc.

Signed-off-by: Bhanu Seshu Kumar Valluri <bhanuseshukumar@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Note:
Patch compiled successfully.
No functionality change is intended.

drivers/gpu/drm/solomon/ssd130x.c | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/solomon/ssd130x.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/solomon/ssd130x.c
index eec43d1a5595..8368f0ffbe1e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/solomon/ssd130x.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/solomon/ssd130x.c
@@ -1498,7 +1498,7 @@ static int ssd130x_crtc_atomic_check(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
if (ret)
return ret;
- ssd130x_state->data_array = kmalloc(ssd130x->width * pages, GFP_KERNEL);
+ ssd130x_state->data_array = kmalloc_array(ssd130x->width, pages, GFP_KERNEL);

The first parameter is the number of elements. The second parameter is the size of an individual element. So the arguments should be swapped. Same for the other changes.

I know it's nitpicking, but who knows what it'll be good for. Fun fact is that even kmalloc_array mixes up both parameters internally.

Best regards
Thomas


if (!ssd130x_state->data_array)
return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1519,7 +1519,7 @@ static int ssd132x_crtc_atomic_check(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
if (ret)
return ret;
- ssd130x_state->data_array = kmalloc(columns * ssd130x->height, GFP_KERNEL);
+ ssd130x_state->data_array = kmalloc_array(columns, ssd130x->height, GFP_KERNEL);
if (!ssd130x_state->data_array)
return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1546,7 +1546,7 @@ static int ssd133x_crtc_atomic_check(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
pitch = drm_format_info_min_pitch(fi, 0, ssd130x->width);
- ssd130x_state->data_array = kmalloc(pitch * ssd130x->height, GFP_KERNEL);
+ ssd130x_state->data_array = kmalloc_array(pitch, ssd130x->height, GFP_KERNEL);
if (!ssd130x_state->data_array)
return -ENOMEM;

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Thomas Zimmermann
Graphics Driver Developer
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