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Date: Thu, 17 May 2018 08:28:56 +0800
From: Phil Reid <preid@...ctromag.com.au>
To: Laura Abbott <labbott@...hat.com>,
  Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>, Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
  Lukas Wunner <lukas@...ner.de>, Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>
Cc: linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
  kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com,
  Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCHv6] gpio: Remove VLA from gpiolib

On 17/05/2018 08:00, Laura Abbott wrote:
> The new challenge is to remove VLAs from the kernel
> (see https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/3/7/621) to eventually
> turn on -Wvla.
> 
> Using a kmalloc array is the easy way to fix this but kmalloc is still
> more expensive than stack allocation. Introduce a fast path with a
> fixed size stack array to cover most chip with gpios below some fixed
> amount. The slow path dynamically allocates an array to cover those
> chips with a large number of gpios.
> 
> Reviewed-and-tested-by: Lukas Wunner <lukas@...ner.de>
> Signed-off-by: Lukas Wunner <lukas@...ner.de>
> Signed-off-by: Laura Abbott <labbott@...hat.com>
> ---
> v6: Introduce a config option for setting the fast path GPIOs because
> there are too many combinations to make the arch default workable. I
> went with a default of 512 in the Kconfig.
> 
> Also to other points: I don't think the warning should be triggerable
> from userspace, it should only happen on probe. I also think only
> memsetting half the array is more likely to be error prone. We can
> change it if there is significant overhead.
> ---
>   drivers/gpio/Kconfig          | 10 +++++
>   drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c        | 76 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
>   drivers/gpio/gpiolib.h        |  2 +-
>   include/linux/gpio/consumer.h | 10 +++--
>   4 files changed, 76 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/gpio/Kconfig b/drivers/gpio/Kconfig
> index 68d812b38be7..2855b5c5c8ca 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpio/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/gpio/Kconfig
> @@ -22,6 +22,16 @@ menuconfig GPIOLIB
>   
>   if GPIOLIB
>   
> +config GPIOLIB_FASTPATH_LIMIT
> +	int "Maximum number of GPIOs for fast path"
> +	default 512
> +	help
> +	   This adjusts the point at which certain APIs will switch from
> +	   using a statically allocated fixed size buffer to a dynamically
> +	   allocated buffer. This is a trade-off in stackspace vs. speed.
> +	   You shouldn't need to change this unless you really need to
> +	   optimize one of those two.
> +
>   config OF_GPIO
>   	def_bool y
>   	depends on OF
> diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
> index d66de67ef307..f7ce546796e0 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
> @@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ static struct bus_type gpio_bus_type = {
>   	.name = "gpio",
>   };
>   
> +/*
> + * Number of GPIOs to use for the fast path in set array
> + */
> +#define FASTPATH_NGPIO CONFIG_GPIOLIB_FASTPATH_LIMIT
> +
>   /* gpio_lock prevents conflicts during gpio_desc[] table updates.
>    * While any GPIO is requested, its gpio_chip is not removable;
>    * each GPIO's "requested" flag serves as a lock and refcount.
> @@ -399,12 +404,11 @@ static long linehandle_ioctl(struct file *filep, unsigned int cmd,
>   			vals[i] = !!ghd.values[i];
>   
>   		/* Reuse the array setting function */
> -		gpiod_set_array_value_complex(false,
> +		return gpiod_set_array_value_complex(false,
>   					      true,
>   					      lh->numdescs,
>   					      lh->descs,
>   					      vals);
> -		return 0;
>   	}
>   	return -EINVAL;
>   }
> @@ -1192,6 +1196,10 @@ int gpiochip_add_data_with_key(struct gpio_chip *chip, void *data,
>   		goto err_free_descs;
>   	}
>   
> +	if (chip->ngpio > FASTPATH_NGPIO)
> +		chip_warn(chip, "line cnt %d is greater than fast path cnt %d\n",
> +		chip->ngpio, FASTPATH_NGPIO);
> +
>   	gdev->label = kstrdup_const(chip->label ?: "unknown", GFP_KERNEL);
>   	if (!gdev->label) {
>   		status = -ENOMEM;
> @@ -2662,16 +2670,28 @@ int gpiod_get_array_value_complex(bool raw, bool can_sleep,
>   
>   	while (i < array_size) {
>   		struct gpio_chip *chip = desc_array[i]->gdev->chip;
> -		unsigned long mask[BITS_TO_LONGS(chip->ngpio)];
> -		unsigned long bits[BITS_TO_LONGS(chip->ngpio)];
> +		unsigned long fastpath[2 * BITS_TO_LONGS(FASTPATH_NGPIO)];
> +		unsigned long *mask, *bits;
>   		int first, j, ret;
>   
> +		if (likely(chip->ngpio <= FASTPATH_NGPIO)) {
> +			memset(fastpath, 0, sizeof(fastpath));
> +			mask = fastpath;
> +			bits = fastpath + BITS_TO_LONGS(FASTPATH_NGPIO);
> +		} else {
> +			mask = kcalloc(2 * BITS_TO_LONGS(chip->ngpio),
> +					   sizeof(*mask),
> +					   can_sleep ? GFP_KERNEL : GFP_ATOMIC);
> +			if (!mask)
> +				return -ENOMEM;
> +			bits = mask + BITS_TO_LONGS(chip->ngpio);
> +		}
> +
>   		if (!can_sleep)
>   			WARN_ON(chip->can_sleep);
>   
>   		/* collect all inputs belonging to the same chip */
>   		first = i;
> -		memset(mask, 0, sizeof(mask));
>   		do {
>   			const struct gpio_desc *desc = desc_array[i];
>   			int hwgpio = gpio_chip_hwgpio(desc);
> @@ -2682,8 +2702,11 @@ int gpiod_get_array_value_complex(bool raw, bool can_sleep,
>   			 (desc_array[i]->gdev->chip == chip));
>   
>   		ret = gpio_chip_get_multiple(chip, mask, bits);
> -		if (ret)
> +		if (ret) {
> +			if (mask != fastpath)
> +				kfree(mask);
>   			return ret;
> +		}
>   
>   		for (j = first; j < i; j++) {
>   			const struct gpio_desc *desc = desc_array[j];
> @@ -2695,6 +2718,9 @@ int gpiod_get_array_value_complex(bool raw, bool can_sleep,
>   			value_array[j] = value;
>   			trace_gpio_value(desc_to_gpio(desc), 1, value);
>   		}
> +
> +		if (mask != fastpath)
> +			kfree(mask);
>   	}
>   	return 0;
>   }
> @@ -2878,7 +2904,7 @@ static void gpio_chip_set_multiple(struct gpio_chip *chip,
>   	}
>   }
>   
> -void gpiod_set_array_value_complex(bool raw, bool can_sleep,
> +int gpiod_set_array_value_complex(bool raw, bool can_sleep,
>   				   unsigned int array_size,
>   				   struct gpio_desc **desc_array,
>   				   int *value_array)
> @@ -2887,14 +2913,26 @@ void gpiod_set_array_value_complex(bool raw, bool can_sleep,
>   
>   	while (i < array_size) {
>   		struct gpio_chip *chip = desc_array[i]->gdev->chip;
> -		unsigned long mask[BITS_TO_LONGS(chip->ngpio)];
> -		unsigned long bits[BITS_TO_LONGS(chip->ngpio)];
> +		unsigned long fastpath[2 * BITS_TO_LONGS(FASTPATH_NGPIO)];
> +		unsigned long *mask, *bits;
>   		int count = 0;
>   
> +		if (likely(chip->ngpio <= FASTPATH_NGPIO)) {
> +			memset(fastpath, 0, sizeof(fastpath));
> +			mask = fastpath;
> +			bits = fastpath + BITS_TO_LONGS(FASTPATH_NGPIO);
> +		} else {
> +			mask = kcalloc(2 * BITS_TO_LONGS(chip->ngpio),
> +					   sizeof(*mask),
> +					   can_sleep ? GFP_KERNEL : GFP_ATOMIC);
> +			if (!mask)
> +				return -ENOMEM;
> +			bits = mask + BITS_TO_LONGS(chip->ngpio);
> +		}
> +
>   		if (!can_sleep)
>   			WARN_ON(chip->can_sleep);
>   
> -		memset(mask, 0, sizeof(mask));
>   		do {
>   			struct gpio_desc *desc = desc_array[i];
>   			int hwgpio = gpio_chip_hwgpio(desc);
> @@ -2925,7 +2963,11 @@ void gpiod_set_array_value_complex(bool raw, bool can_sleep,
>   		/* push collected bits to outputs */
>   		if (count != 0)
>   			gpio_chip_set_multiple(chip, mask, bits);
> +
> +		if (mask != fastpath)
> +			kfree(mask);
>   	}
> +	return 0;
>   }
>   
>   /**
> @@ -3000,13 +3042,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gpiod_set_value);
>    * This function should be called from contexts where we cannot sleep, and will
>    * complain if the GPIO chip functions potentially sleep.
>    */
> -void gpiod_set_raw_array_value(unsigned int array_size,
> +int gpiod_set_raw_array_value(unsigned int array_size,
>   			 struct gpio_desc **desc_array, int *value_array)
>   {
>   	if (!desc_array)
> -		return;
> -	gpiod_set_array_value_complex(true, false, array_size, desc_array,
> -				      value_array);
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +	return gpiod_set_array_value_complex(true, false, array_size,
> +					desc_array, value_array);
>   }
>   EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gpiod_set_raw_array_value);
>   
> @@ -3326,14 +3368,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gpiod_set_value_cansleep);
>    *
>    * This function is to be called from contexts that can sleep.
>    */
> -void gpiod_set_raw_array_value_cansleep(unsigned int array_size,
> +int gpiod_set_raw_array_value_cansleep(unsigned int array_size,
>   					struct gpio_desc **desc_array,
>   					int *value_array)
>   {
>   	might_sleep_if(extra_checks);
>   	if (!desc_array)
> -		return;
> -	gpiod_set_array_value_complex(true, true, array_size, desc_array,
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +	return gpiod_set_array_value_complex(true, true, array_size, desc_array,
>   				      value_array);
>   }
>   EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gpiod_set_raw_array_value_cansleep);
> diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.h b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.h
> index b17ec6795c81..b64813e3876e 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.h
> +++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.h
> @@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ int gpiod_get_array_value_complex(bool raw, bool can_sleep,
>   				  unsigned int array_size,
>   				  struct gpio_desc **desc_array,
>   				  int *value_array);
> -void gpiod_set_array_value_complex(bool raw, bool can_sleep,
> +int gpiod_set_array_value_complex(bool raw, bool can_sleep,
>   				   unsigned int array_size,
>   				   struct gpio_desc **desc_array,
>   				   int *value_array);
> diff --git a/include/linux/gpio/consumer.h b/include/linux/gpio/consumer.h
> index dbd065963296..243112c7fa7d 100644
> --- a/include/linux/gpio/consumer.h
> +++ b/include/linux/gpio/consumer.h
> @@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ int gpiod_get_raw_array_value(unsigned int array_size,
>   			      struct gpio_desc **desc_array,
>   			      int *value_array);
>   void gpiod_set_raw_value(struct gpio_desc *desc, int value);
> -void gpiod_set_raw_array_value(unsigned int array_size,
> +int gpiod_set_raw_array_value(unsigned int array_size,
>   			       struct gpio_desc **desc_array,
>   			       int *value_array);
>   
> @@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ int gpiod_get_raw_array_value_cansleep(unsigned int array_size,
>   				       struct gpio_desc **desc_array,
>   				       int *value_array);
>   void gpiod_set_raw_value_cansleep(struct gpio_desc *desc, int value);
> -void gpiod_set_raw_array_value_cansleep(unsigned int array_size,
> +int gpiod_set_raw_array_value_cansleep(unsigned int array_size,
>   					struct gpio_desc **desc_array,
>   					int *value_array);
>   
> @@ -369,12 +369,13 @@ static inline void gpiod_set_raw_value(struct gpio_desc *desc, int value)
>   	/* GPIO can never have been requested */
>   	WARN_ON(1);
>   }
> -static inline void gpiod_set_raw_array_value(unsigned int array_size,
> +static inline int gpiod_set_raw_array_value(unsigned int array_size,
>   					     struct gpio_desc **desc_array,
>   					     int *value_array)
>   {
>   	/* GPIO can never have been requested */
>   	WARN_ON(1);
> +	return 0;
>   }
>   
>   static inline int gpiod_get_value_cansleep(const struct gpio_desc *desc)
> @@ -423,12 +424,13 @@ static inline void gpiod_set_raw_value_cansleep(struct gpio_desc *desc,
>   	/* GPIO can never have been requested */
>   	WARN_ON(1);
>   }
> -static inline void gpiod_set_raw_array_value_cansleep(unsigned int array_size,
> +static inline int gpiod_set_raw_array_value_cansleep(unsigned int array_size,
>   						struct gpio_desc **desc_array,
>   						int *value_array)
>   {
>   	/* GPIO can never have been requested */
>   	WARN_ON(1);
> +	return 0;
>   }
>   
>   static inline int gpiod_set_debounce(struct gpio_desc *desc, unsigned debounce)
> 
G'day Laura,

Looks good to me.

Reviewed-by: Phil Reid <preid@...ctromag.com.au>
-- 
Regards
Phil Reid

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