Re: [PATCH v4 3/4] fpga: dfl: add basic support DFHv1

From: Xu Yilun
Date: Mon Oct 31 2022 - 22:05:00 EST


On 2022-10-31 at 17:34:20 +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 31, 2022 at 09:16:19AM +0800, Xu Yilun wrote:
> > On 2022-10-31 at 00:06:28 +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > > On Sat, Oct 29, 2022 at 09:08:44PM +0800, Xu Yilun wrote:
> > > > On 2022-10-20 at 14:26:09 -0700, matthew.gerlach@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > >
> > > > > struct dfl_feature_info {
> > > > > u16 fid;
> > > > > u8 revision;
> > > > > + u8 dfh_version;
> > > > > struct resource mmio_res;
> > > > > void __iomem *ioaddr;
> > > > > struct list_head node;
> > > > > unsigned int irq_base;
> > > > > unsigned int nr_irqs;
> > > > > + unsigned int param_size;
> > > > > + u64 params[];
> > > > > };
> > >
> > > ...
> > >
> > > > > + finfo = kzalloc(sizeof(*finfo) + dfh_psize, GFP_KERNEL);
> > >
> > >
> > > This probably may use something from overflow.h.
> > >
> > > > The u64 flexible array in the structure, but seems dfh_get_psize could
> > > > not garantee 64bit aligned size.
> > > >
> > > > What's the mandatory alignment of param data? If 64bit aligned, bit 33-34
> > > > of PARAM_HDR should be reserved. If 32bit aligned, finfo:params should be
> > > > u32[].
> > >
> > > Isn't it guaranteed by the C standard / architecture ABI?
> >
> > I'm referring to the malloc size of the structure. It reserved dfh_psize
> > bytes for this u64 array, but there is no garantee dfh_psize should be a
> > multiple of 8. So there may be memory leak when accessing the last
> > array element?
>
> Have you looked at macros in the overflow.h? Would the use of it solve your
> concern?

Yes, struct_size() or array_size() specifies the element size & count,
which solve the concern at the root.

>
> --
> With Best Regards,
> Andy Shevchenko
>
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