Re: [PATCH 2/2] vdpa/mlx5: Fix possible failure in umem size calculation

From: Eli Cohen
Date: Sun May 30 2021 - 04:17:46 EST


On Sun, May 30, 2021 at 04:05:57AM -0400, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> On Sun, May 30, 2021 at 09:32:14AM +0300, Eli Cohen wrote:
> > umem size is a 32 bit unsigned value so assigning it to an int could
> > cause false failures. Set the calculated value inside the function and
> > modify function name to reflect the fact it updates the size.
> >
> > Fixes: 1a86b377aa21 ("vdpa/mlx5: Add VDPA driver for supported mlx5 devices")
> > Signed-off-by: Eli Cohen <elic@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> could you clarify the impact of the bug please?
>

This was found by code revew. I did not see it causing trouble becuase
umem sizes are small enough to fit in int. Nevertheless it's a bug that
deserves a fix.

>
> > ---
> > drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c | 15 +++++----------
> > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c
> > index 53312f0460ad..fdf3e74bffbd 100644
> > --- a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c
> > +++ b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c
> > @@ -610,8 +610,8 @@ static void cq_destroy(struct mlx5_vdpa_net *ndev, u16 idx)
> > mlx5_db_free(ndev->mvdev.mdev, &vcq->db);
> > }
> >
> > -static int umem_size(struct mlx5_vdpa_net *ndev, struct mlx5_vdpa_virtqueue *mvq, int num,
> > - struct mlx5_vdpa_umem **umemp)
> > +static void set_umem_size(struct mlx5_vdpa_net *ndev, struct mlx5_vdpa_virtqueue *mvq, int num,
> > + struct mlx5_vdpa_umem **umemp)
> > {
> > struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = ndev->mvdev.mdev;
> > int p_a;
> > @@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ static int umem_size(struct mlx5_vdpa_net *ndev, struct mlx5_vdpa_virtqueue *mvq
> > *umemp = &mvq->umem3;
> > break;
> > }
> > - return p_a * mvq->num_ent + p_b;
> > + (*umemp)->size = p_a * mvq->num_ent + p_b;
> > }
> >
> > static void umem_frag_buf_free(struct mlx5_vdpa_net *ndev, struct mlx5_vdpa_umem *umem)
> > @@ -650,15 +650,10 @@ static int create_umem(struct mlx5_vdpa_net *ndev, struct mlx5_vdpa_virtqueue *m
> > void *in;
> > int err;
> > __be64 *pas;
> > - int size;
> > struct mlx5_vdpa_umem *umem;
> >
> > - size = umem_size(ndev, mvq, num, &umem);
> > - if (size < 0)
> > - return size;
> > -
> > - umem->size = size;
> > - err = umem_frag_buf_alloc(ndev, umem, size);
> > + set_umem_size(ndev, mvq, num, &umem);
> > + err = umem_frag_buf_alloc(ndev, umem, umem->size);
> > if (err)
> > return err;
> >
> > --
> > 2.31.1
>