Re: [PATCH v3] misc: fastrpc: avoid duplicate DMA mappings in fastrpc_create_maps()

[Ekansh Gupta]

On 05-08-2026 11:39, Jianping Li wrote:
> DMA handles passed as invoke arguments (scalars beyond nbufs) may refer
> to the same dma_buf fd as an input/output buffer argument. Taking an
> extra reference for such DMA handle maps leads to duplicate mappings and
> an unbalanced reference count, since DMA handle maps are released
> separately when the DSP returns the fd through the fdlist.
> 
> Fix this by not taking an extra reference for DMA handle arguments
> (take_ref = false) and tagging them with FASTRPC_MAP_DMA_HANDLE. As
> these maps are borrowed references, fastrpc_get_args() re-validates the
> map via fastrpc_map_lookup() before dereferencing it, so it is not used
> after being freed. fastrpc_put_args() only releases maps flagged as
> FASTRPC_MAP_DMA_HANDLE and clears the flag to guarantee the map is freed
> exactly once.
> 
> Also reject FASTRPC_MAP_DMA_HANDLE in fastrpc_req_mem_map(), since such
> handles are already mapped implicitly during the remote invoke call and
> must not be mapped again through the explicit MEM_MAP path.
> 
> Fixes: 10df039834f84 ("misc: fastrpc: Skip reference for DMA handles")
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Jianping Li <jianping.li@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Ekansh Gupta <ekansh.gupta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>