Re: [PATCH] powerpc/msi: Remove VLA usage
From: Kees Cook
Date: Mon Jul 16 2018 - 23:57:03 EST
On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 11:52 AM, Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In the quest to remove all stack VLA usage from the kernel[1], this
> switches from an unchanging variable to a constant expression to eliminate
> the VLA generation.
>
> [1] https://lkml.kernel.org/r/CA+55aFzCG-zNmZwX4A2FQpadafLfEzK6CC=qPXydAacU1RqZWA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Friendly ping! Michael, can you take this?
-Kees
> ---
> arch/powerpc/sysdev/msi_bitmap.c | 15 ++++++++-------
> 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/msi_bitmap.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/msi_bitmap.c
> index 6243a7e537d0..e64a411d1a00 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/msi_bitmap.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/msi_bitmap.c
> @@ -225,22 +225,23 @@ static void __init test_of_node(void)
> struct device_node of_node;
> struct property prop;
> struct msi_bitmap bmp;
> - int size = 256;
> - DECLARE_BITMAP(expected, size);
> +#define SIZE_EXPECTED 256
> + DECLARE_BITMAP(expected, SIZE_EXPECTED);
>
> /* There should really be a struct device_node allocator */
> memset(&of_node, 0, sizeof(of_node));
> of_node_init(&of_node);
> of_node.full_name = node_name;
>
> - WARN_ON(msi_bitmap_alloc(&bmp, size, &of_node));
> + WARN_ON(msi_bitmap_alloc(&bmp, SIZE_EXPECTED, &of_node));
>
> /* No msi-available-ranges, so expect > 0 */
> WARN_ON(msi_bitmap_reserve_dt_hwirqs(&bmp) <= 0);
>
> /* Should all still be free */
> - WARN_ON(bitmap_find_free_region(bmp.bitmap, size, get_count_order(size)));
> - bitmap_release_region(bmp.bitmap, 0, get_count_order(size));
> + WARN_ON(bitmap_find_free_region(bmp.bitmap, SIZE_EXPECTED,
> + get_count_order(SIZE_EXPECTED)));
> + bitmap_release_region(bmp.bitmap, 0, get_count_order(SIZE_EXPECTED));
>
> /* Now create a fake msi-available-ranges property */
>
> @@ -256,8 +257,8 @@ static void __init test_of_node(void)
> WARN_ON(msi_bitmap_reserve_dt_hwirqs(&bmp));
>
> /* Check we got the expected result */
> - WARN_ON(bitmap_parselist(expected_str, expected, size));
> - WARN_ON(!bitmap_equal(expected, bmp.bitmap, size));
> + WARN_ON(bitmap_parselist(expected_str, expected, SIZE_EXPECTED));
> + WARN_ON(!bitmap_equal(expected, bmp.bitmap, SIZE_EXPECTED));
>
> msi_bitmap_free(&bmp);
> kfree(bmp.bitmap);
> --
> 2.17.1
>
>
> --
> Kees Cook
> Pixel Security
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Kees Cook
Pixel Security