Re: oops during boot with CONFIG_SND_DYNAMIC_MINORS not set

From: Takashi Iwai
Date: Thu Aug 22 2013 - 17:21:36 EST


At Thu, 22 Aug 2013 19:03:44 +0300,
Stratos Karafotis wrote:
>
> On 08/22/2013 10:59 AM, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> > At Thu, 22 Aug 2013 00:42:41 +0300,
> > Stratos Karafotis wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I get the following oops during boot when build with CONFIG_SND_DYNAMIC_MINORS
> >> not set (3.11-rc6).
> >> The issue is vanished building the kernel with CONFIG_SND_DYNAMIC_MINORS=y
> >> as suggested in printk message.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Stratos
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Could you check the patch below?
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
> > Takashi
> >
> > ---
> > From: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@xxxxxxx>
> > Subject: [PATCH] ALSA: hda - Fix NULL dereference with CONFIG_SND_DYNAMIC_MINORS=n
> >
> > Without the dynamic minor assignment, HDMI codec may have less PCM
> > instances than the number of pins, which eventually leads to Oops.
> >
> > Reported-by: Stratos Karafotis <stratosk@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@xxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c | 3 +++
> > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
> > index 030ca86..e2cb92b 100644
> > --- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
> > +++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
> > @@ -1781,6 +1781,9 @@ static int generic_hdmi_build_controls(struct hda_codec *codec)
> > struct snd_pcm_chmap *chmap;
> > struct snd_kcontrol *kctl;
> > int i;
> > +
> > + if (pin_idx >= codec->num_pcms)
> > + break;
> > err = snd_pcm_add_chmap_ctls(codec->pcm_info[pin_idx].pcm,
> > SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK,
> > NULL, 0, pin_idx, &chmap);
> >
>
> Hi,
>
> Unfortunately, still the same problem after applying your patch.

Bah, it's a wrong one. The patch below should work better.
Sorry for inconvenience.


Takashi

---
From: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [PATCH v2] ALSA: hda - Fix NULL dereference with CONFIG_SND_DYNAMIC_MINORS=n

Without the dynamic minor assignment, HDMI codec may have less PCM
instances than the number of pins, which eventually leads to Oops.

Reported-by: Stratos Karafotis <stratosk@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@xxxxxxx>
---
sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
index 030ca86..9f35862 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
@@ -1781,6 +1781,9 @@ static int generic_hdmi_build_controls(struct hda_codec *codec)
struct snd_pcm_chmap *chmap;
struct snd_kcontrol *kctl;
int i;
+
+ if (!codec->pcm_info[pin_idx].pcm)
+ break;
err = snd_pcm_add_chmap_ctls(codec->pcm_info[pin_idx].pcm,
SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK,
NULL, 0, pin_idx, &chmap);
--
1.8.3.4

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