Re: [PATCH] PCI: endpoint: pci-epf-vntb: Use array_index_nospec() on mws_size[] access

[Manivannan Sadhasivam]

On Mon, Jan 05, 2026 at 04:56:06PM +0900, Koichiro Den wrote:
> Follow common kernel idioms for indices derived from configfs attributes
> and suppress Smatch warnings:
> 
>   epf_ntb_mw1_show() warn: potential spectre issue 'ntb->mws_size' [r]
>   epf_ntb_mw1_store() warn: potential spectre issue 'ntb->mws_size' [w]
> 
> Also fix the error message for out-of-range MW indices and %lld format
> for unsigned values.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Frank Li <Frank.Li@xxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Koichiro Den <den@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Base: https://github.com/jonmason/ntb/commit/68113d260674 (ntb-next)
> This is a spin-off patch from the following series:
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251217151609.3162665-2-den@xxxxxxxxxxxxx/
> 
>  drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.c | 24 +++++++++++--------
>  1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.c b/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.c
> index 83e9ab10f9c4..192dd4f4de8d 100644
> --- a/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.c
> +++ b/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.c
> @@ -876,17 +876,19 @@ static ssize_t epf_ntb_##_name##_show(struct config_item *item,		\
>  	struct config_group *group = to_config_group(item);		\
>  	struct epf_ntb *ntb = to_epf_ntb(group);			\
>  	struct device *dev = &ntb->epf->dev;				\
> -	int win_no;							\
> +	int win_no, idx;						\
>  									\
>  	if (sscanf(#_name, "mw%d", &win_no) != 1)			\
>  		return -EINVAL;						\
>  									\
> -	if (win_no <= 0 || win_no > ntb->num_mws) {			\
> -		dev_err(dev, "Invalid num_nws: %d value\n", ntb->num_mws); \
> +	idx = win_no - 1;						\
> +	if (idx < 0 || idx >= ntb->num_mws) {				\
> +		dev_err(dev, "MW%d out of range (num_mws=%d)\n",	\
> +			win_no, ntb->num_mws);				\
>  		return -EINVAL;						\

This should be -ERANGE, but in a separate patch.

>  	}								\
> -									\
> -	return sprintf(page, "%lld\n", ntb->mws_size[win_no - 1]);	\
> +	idx = array_index_nospec(idx, ntb->num_mws);			\
> +	return sprintf(page, "%llu\n", ntb->mws_size[idx]);		\
>  }
>  
>  #define EPF_NTB_MW_W(_name)						\
> @@ -896,7 +898,7 @@ static ssize_t epf_ntb_##_name##_store(struct config_item *item,	\
>  	struct config_group *group = to_config_group(item);		\
>  	struct epf_ntb *ntb = to_epf_ntb(group);			\
>  	struct device *dev = &ntb->epf->dev;				\
> -	int win_no;							\
> +	int win_no, idx;						\
>  	u64 val;							\
>  	int ret;							\
>  									\
> @@ -907,12 +909,14 @@ static ssize_t epf_ntb_##_name##_store(struct config_item *item,	\
>  	if (sscanf(#_name, "mw%d", &win_no) != 1)			\
>  		return -EINVAL;						\
>  									\
> -	if (win_no <= 0 || win_no > ntb->num_mws) {			\
> -		dev_err(dev, "Invalid num_nws: %d value\n", ntb->num_mws); \
> +	idx = win_no - 1;						\
> +	if (idx < 0 || idx >= ntb->num_mws) {				\
> +		dev_err(dev, "MW%d out of range (num_mws=%d)\n",	\
> +			win_no, ntb->num_mws);				\
>  		return -EINVAL;						\

Same here.

- Mani

>  	}								\
> -									\
> -	ntb->mws_size[win_no - 1] = val;				\
> +	idx = array_index_nospec(idx, ntb->num_mws);			\
> +	ntb->mws_size[idx] = val;					\
>  									\
>  	return len;							\
>  }
> -- 
> 2.51.0
> 

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