[PATCH 4/7] rust_binder: Implement the BINDER_DEBUG_USER_ERROR logging mask for transaction parsing and protocol validation failures

From: Jahnavi MN via B4 Relay

Date: Fri Jul 03 2026 - 11:33:12 EST


From: Jahnavi MN <jahnavimn@xxxxxxxxxx>

This adds dynamic debug logs in `thread.rs` for:
- File descriptor array (FDA) parent offset and parent buffer address
alignment misalignments.
- Memory copy, write, and translation failures during transaction
serialization (including out-of-bounds pointer fixups).
- Incoming transactions or replies that do not match the expected
thread calling stack (such as out-of-order replies).

Signed-off-by: Jahnavi MN <jahnavimn@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/android/binder/thread.rs | 88 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 73 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/android/binder/thread.rs b/drivers/android/binder/thread.rs
index c908dde5796a..ecf05cebcb3e 100644
--- a/drivers/android/binder/thread.rs
+++ b/drivers/android/binder/thread.rs
@@ -721,11 +721,12 @@ fn translate_object(
let alloc_offset = match sg_state.unused_buffer_space.claim_next(obj_length) {
Ok(alloc_offset) => alloc_offset,
Err(err) => {
- pr_warn!(
- "Failed to claim space for a BINDER_TYPE_PTR. (offset: {}, limit: {}, size: {})",
+ binder_debug!(
+ crate::debug::BINDER_DEBUG_USER_ERROR,
+ "failed to claim space for a BINDER_TYPE_PTR (offset: {}, limit: {}, size: {})",
sg_state.unused_buffer_space.offset,
sg_state.unused_buffer_space.limit,
- obj_length,
+ obj_length
);
return Err(err.into());
}
@@ -804,6 +805,10 @@ fn translate_object(
let fds_len = num_fds.checked_mul(size_of::<u32>()).ok_or(EINVAL)?;

if !is_aligned(parent_offset, size_of::<u32>()) {
+ binder_debug!(
+ crate::debug::BINDER_DEBUG_USER_ERROR,
+ "FDA parent offset not aligned correctly"
+ );
return Err(EINVAL.into());
}

@@ -822,6 +827,10 @@ fn translate_object(
};

if !is_aligned(parent_entry.sender_uaddr, size_of::<u32>()) {
+ binder_debug!(
+ crate::debug::BINDER_DEBUG_USER_ERROR,
+ "FDA parent buffer not aligned correctly"
+ );
return Err(EINVAL.into());
}

@@ -905,8 +914,9 @@ fn apply_sg(&self, alloc: &mut Allocation, sg_state: &mut ScatterGatherState) ->

let target_offset_end = fixup_offset.checked_add(fixup_len).ok_or(EINVAL)?;
if fixup_offset < end_of_previous_fixup || offset_end < target_offset_end {
- pr_warn!(
- "Fixups oob {} {} {} {}",
+ binder_debug!(
+ crate::debug::BINDER_DEBUG_USER_ERROR,
+ "fixups oob {} {} {} {}",
fixup_offset,
end_of_previous_fixup,
offset_end,
@@ -918,18 +928,31 @@ fn apply_sg(&self, alloc: &mut Allocation, sg_state: &mut ScatterGatherState) ->
let copy_off = end_of_previous_fixup;
let copy_len = fixup_offset - end_of_previous_fixup;
if let Err(err) = alloc.copy_into(&mut reader, copy_off, copy_len) {
- pr_warn!("Failed copying into alloc: {:?}", err);
+ binder_debug!(
+ crate::debug::BINDER_DEBUG_USER_ERROR,
+ "failed copying into alloc: {:?}",
+ err
+ );
return Err(err.into());
}
if let PointerFixupEntry::Fixup { pointer_value, .. } = fixup {
let res = alloc.write::<u64>(fixup_offset, pointer_value);
if let Err(err) = res {
- pr_warn!("Failed copying ptr into alloc: {:?}", err);
+ binder_debug!(
+ crate::debug::BINDER_DEBUG_USER_ERROR,
+ "failed copying ptr into alloc: {:?}",
+ err
+ );
return Err(err.into());
}
}
if let Err(err) = reader.skip(fixup_len) {
- pr_warn!("Failed skipping {} from reader: {:?}", fixup_len, err);
+ binder_debug!(
+ crate::debug::BINDER_DEBUG_USER_ERROR,
+ "failed skipping {} from reader: {:?}",
+ fixup_len,
+ err
+ );
return Err(err.into());
}
end_of_previous_fixup = target_offset_end;
@@ -937,7 +960,11 @@ fn apply_sg(&self, alloc: &mut Allocation, sg_state: &mut ScatterGatherState) ->
let copy_off = end_of_previous_fixup;
let copy_len = offset_end - end_of_previous_fixup;
if let Err(err) = alloc.copy_into(&mut reader, copy_off, copy_len) {
- pr_warn!("Failed copying remainder into alloc: {:?}", err);
+ binder_debug!(
+ crate::debug::BINDER_DEBUG_USER_ERROR,
+ "failed copying remainder into alloc: {:?}",
+ err
+ );
return Err(err.into());
}
}
@@ -1041,7 +1068,10 @@ pub(crate) fn copy_transaction_data(
let offset: usize = offset.try_into().map_err(|_| EINVAL)?;

if offset < end_of_previous_object || !is_aligned(offset, size_of::<u32>()) {
- pr_warn!("Got transaction with invalid offset.");
+ binder_debug!(
+ crate::debug::BINDER_DEBUG_USER_ERROR,
+ "got transaction with invalid offset"
+ );
return Err(EINVAL.into());
}

@@ -1066,7 +1096,11 @@ pub(crate) fn copy_transaction_data(
) {
Ok(()) => end_of_previous_object = offset + object.size(),
Err(err) => {
- pr_warn!("Error while translating object.");
+ binder_debug!(
+ crate::debug::BINDER_DEBUG_USER_ERROR,
+ "error while translating object: {:?}",
+ err
+ );
return Err(err);
}
}
@@ -1087,14 +1121,22 @@ pub(crate) fn copy_transaction_data(

if let Some(sg_state) = sg_state.as_mut() {
if let Err(err) = self.apply_sg(&mut alloc, sg_state) {
- pr_warn!("Failure in apply_sg: {:?}", err);
+ binder_debug!(
+ crate::debug::BINDER_DEBUG_USER_ERROR,
+ "failure in apply_sg: {:?}",
+ err
+ );
return Err(err);
}
}

if let Some((off_out, secctx)) = secctx.as_mut() {
if let Err(err) = alloc.write(secctx_off, secctx.as_bytes()) {
- pr_warn!("Failed to write security context: {:?}", err);
+ binder_debug!(
+ crate::debug::BINDER_DEBUG_USER_ERROR,
+ "failed to write security context: {:?}",
+ err
+ );
return Err(err.into());
}
**off_out = secctx_off;
@@ -1283,7 +1325,10 @@ fn transaction_inner(self: &Arc<Self>, info: &mut TransactionInfo) -> BinderResu
{
let mut inner = self.inner.lock();
if !transaction.is_stacked_on(&inner.current_transaction) {
- pr_warn!("Transaction stack changed during transaction!");
+ binder_debug!(
+ crate::debug::BINDER_DEBUG_USER_ERROR,
+ "got new transaction with bad transaction stack"
+ );
return Err(EINVAL.into());
}
inner.current_transaction = Some(transaction.clone_arc());
@@ -1306,8 +1351,21 @@ fn transaction_inner(self: &Arc<Self>, info: &mut TransactionInfo) -> BinderResu
}

fn reply_inner(self: &Arc<Self>, info: &mut TransactionInfo) -> BinderResult {
- let orig = self.inner.lock().pop_transaction_to_reply(self)?;
+ let orig = match self.inner.lock().pop_transaction_to_reply(self) {
+ Ok(orig) => orig,
+ Err(err) => {
+ binder_debug!(
+ crate::debug::BINDER_DEBUG_USER_ERROR,
+ "got reply transaction with no transaction stack"
+ );
+ return Err(err.into());
+ }
+ };
if !orig.from.is_current_transaction(&orig) {
+ binder_debug!(
+ crate::debug::BINDER_DEBUG_USER_ERROR,
+ "got reply transaction with bad transaction stack"
+ );
return Err(EINVAL.into());
}


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