linux-kernel - Re: V4L2 drivers: potentially dangerous and inefficient msecs_to

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:13:29 +0200
From:	Andreas Mohr <andi@...as.de>
To:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>
Cc:	Andreas Mohr <andi@...as.de>,
	Guennadi Liakhovetski <g.liakhovetski@....de>,
	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...radead.org>,
	Luca Risolia <luca.risolia@...dio.unibo.it>,
	linux-media@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: V4L2 drivers: potentially dangerous and inefficient
	msecs_to_jiffies() calculation

On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 11:50:50PM +0200, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> A potential problem here is rather that it may wait longer due to
> returning 1 jiffie. It's then timeout * 1000 * 1. On 250HZ system it
> makes a difference of multiple of 4. Don't think it's a real issue in
> those drivers at all, but it's worth fixing. Care to post a patch?

*sigh*. :) OK, last thing to be done this day.

Generated via precise copy&paste of the change between drivers
(which is a flashing warning that they likely contain too much c&p anyway),
plus:
for file in sn9c102/sn9c102_core.c et61x251/et61x251_core.c zc0301/zc0301_core.c; do diff -upN
linux-2.6.31/drivers/media/video/"$file" linux-2.6.31.patched/drivers/media/video/"$file" >>
/tmp/v4l2_drivers.diff; done

Disclaimer: FULLY UNTESTED, make sure to guard your hen house, use as dog food.

ChangeLog:
Correct dangerous and inefficient msecs_to_jiffies() calculation in some V4L2 drivers

Signed-off-by: Andreas Mohr <andi@...as.de>

--- linux-2.6.31/drivers/media/video/sn9c102/sn9c102_core.c	2009-09-10 00:13:59.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.31.patched/drivers/media/video/sn9c102/sn9c102_core.c	2009-09-14 23:58:27.000000000 +0200
@@ -1954,8 +1954,10 @@ sn9c102_read(struct file* filp, char __u
 				    (!list_empty(&cam->outqueue)) ||
 				    (cam->state & DEV_DISCONNECTED) ||
 				    (cam->state & DEV_MISCONFIGURED),
-				    cam->module_param.frame_timeout *
-				    1000 * msecs_to_jiffies(1) );
+				    msecs_to_jiffies(
+					cam->module_param.frame_timeout * 1000
+				    )
+				  );
 			if (timeout < 0) {
 				mutex_unlock(&cam->fileop_mutex);
 				return timeout;
--- linux-2.6.31/drivers/media/video/et61x251/et61x251_core.c	2009-09-10 00:13:59.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.31.patched/drivers/media/video/et61x251/et61x251_core.c	2009-09-14 23:58:54.000000000 +0200
@@ -1379,8 +1379,10 @@ et61x251_read(struct file* filp, char __
 			    (!list_empty(&cam->outqueue)) ||
 			    (cam->state & DEV_DISCONNECTED) ||
 			    (cam->state & DEV_MISCONFIGURED),
-			    cam->module_param.frame_timeout *
-			    1000 * msecs_to_jiffies(1) );
+			    msecs_to_jiffies(
+				cam->module_param.frame_timeout * 1000
+			    )
+			  );
 		if (timeout < 0) {
 			mutex_unlock(&cam->fileop_mutex);
 			return timeout;
--- linux-2.6.31/drivers/media/video/zc0301/zc0301_core.c	2009-09-10 00:13:59.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.31.patched/drivers/media/video/zc0301/zc0301_core.c	2009-09-15 00:00:14.000000000 +0200
@@ -819,8 +819,10 @@ zc0301_read(struct file* filp, char __us
 			    (!list_empty(&cam->outqueue)) ||
 			    (cam->state & DEV_DISCONNECTED) ||
 			    (cam->state & DEV_MISCONFIGURED),
-			    cam->module_param.frame_timeout *
-			    1000 * msecs_to_jiffies(1) );
+			    msecs_to_jiffies(
+				cam->module_param.frame_timeout * 1000
+			    )
+			  );
 		if (timeout < 0) {
 			mutex_unlock(&cam->fileop_mutex);
 			return timeout;
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/