[PATCH v2 3/4] soc: qcom: geni-se: Fix fw_end computed before round-up; propagate size to caller

From: Viken Dadhaniya

Date: Thu Aug 20 2026 - 10:33:29 EST


fw_end was computed from the raw fw_size_in_items, before the odd-word
round-up. A segment with an odd word count could pass the bounds check
at the unrounded value but then be copied one word past the validated
limit. Move fw_end (and the cfg_{idx,val}_end) calculations to after
the round-up so they always reflect the true copy extent.

The caller geni_load_se_fw() re-read hdr->fw_size_in_items for the
memcpy_toio() length, bypassing the validated and rounded value
established by geni_find_protocol_fw(). Add a fw_size_out output
parameter and use it in the caller.

Fixes: d4bf06592ad6 ("soc: qcom: geni-se: Add support to load QUP SE Firmware via Linux subsystem")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Viken Dadhaniya <viken.dadhaniya@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/soc/qcom/qcom-geni-se.c | 23 ++++++++++++++---------
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/qcom-geni-se.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/qcom-geni-se.c
index 54c0a66d6dd6..11ca8223fbcd 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/qcom-geni-se.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/qcom-geni-se.c
@@ -1230,6 +1230,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(geni_se_resources_init);
* @se: Pointer to the serial engine structure.
* @fw: Pointer to the firmware image.
* @protocol: Expected serial engine protocol type.
+ * @fw_size_out: Non-NULL output parameter; receives the rounded, validated
+ * firmware word count on success.
*
* Identifies the appropriate firmware image or configuration required for a
* specific communication protocol instance running on a Qualcomm GENI
@@ -1239,7 +1241,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(geni_se_resources_init);
* Return: pointer to a valid 'struct se_fw_hdr' if found, or NULL otherwise.
*/
static struct se_fw_hdr *geni_find_protocol_fw(struct geni_se *se, const struct firmware *fw,
- enum geni_se_protocol_type protocol)
+ enum geni_se_protocol_type protocol,
+ u32 *fw_size_out)
{
struct device *dev = se->dev;
const struct elf32_hdr *ehdr;
@@ -1289,11 +1292,6 @@ static struct se_fw_hdr *geni_find_protocol_fw(struct geni_se *se, const struct

sefw = (struct se_fw_hdr *)(fw->data + phdr->p_offset);
fw_size = le16_to_cpu(sefw->fw_size_in_items);
- fw_end = le16_to_cpu(sefw->fw_offset) + fw_size * sizeof(u32);
- cfg_idx_end = le16_to_cpu(sefw->cfg_idx_offset) +
- le16_to_cpu(sefw->cfg_size_in_items) * sizeof(u8);
- cfg_val_end = le16_to_cpu(sefw->cfg_val_offset) +
- le16_to_cpu(sefw->cfg_size_in_items) * sizeof(u32);

if (le32_to_cpu(sefw->magic) != SE_MAGIC_NUM || le32_to_cpu(sefw->version) != 1)
continue;
@@ -1306,6 +1304,12 @@ static struct se_fw_hdr *geni_find_protocol_fw(struct geni_se *se, const struct
sefw->fw_size_in_items = cpu_to_le16(fw_size);
}

+ fw_end = le16_to_cpu(sefw->fw_offset) + fw_size * sizeof(u32);
+ cfg_idx_end = le16_to_cpu(sefw->cfg_idx_offset) +
+ le16_to_cpu(sefw->cfg_size_in_items) * sizeof(u8);
+ cfg_val_end = le16_to_cpu(sefw->cfg_val_offset) +
+ le16_to_cpu(sefw->cfg_size_in_items) * sizeof(u32);
+
prog_ram_depth = FIELD_GET(PROG_RAM_DEPTH_MSK,
readl_relaxed(se->base + SE_HW_PARAM_2));
if (fw_size >= prog_ram_depth) {
@@ -1320,6 +1324,7 @@ static struct se_fw_hdr *geni_find_protocol_fw(struct geni_se *se, const struct
continue;
}

+ *fw_size_out = fw_size;
return sefw;
}

@@ -1430,11 +1435,11 @@ static int geni_load_se_fw(struct geni_se *se, const struct firmware *fw,
{
const u32 *fw_data, *cfg_val_arr;
const u8 *cfg_idx_arr;
- u32 i, reg_value;
+ u32 i, reg_value, fw_size_in_items;
int ret;
struct se_fw_hdr *hdr;

- hdr = geni_find_protocol_fw(se, fw, protocol);
+ hdr = geni_find_protocol_fw(se, fw, protocol, &fw_size_in_items);
if (!hdr)
return -EINVAL;

@@ -1511,7 +1516,7 @@ static int geni_load_se_fw(struct geni_se *se, const struct firmware *fw,

/* Program RAM address space. */
memcpy_toio(se->base + SE_GENI_CFG_RAMN, fw_data,
- le16_to_cpu(hdr->fw_size_in_items) * sizeof(u32));
+ fw_size_in_items * sizeof(u32));

/* Put default values on GENI's output pads. */
writel_relaxed(0x1, se->base + GENI_FORCE_DEFAULT_REG);

--
2.34.1