linux-kernel - RE: [PATCHv2 1/1] omap: Ptr "isr_reg" tracked as NULL was dereferenced

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Date:	Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:20:49 +0530
From:	"Varadarajan, Charulatha" <charu@...com>
To:	Evgeny Kuznetsov <EXT-Eugeny.Kuznetsov@...ia.com>
CC:	"tony@...mide.com" <tony@...mide.com>,
	"linux-omap@...r.kernel.org" <linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"Balbi, Felipe" <balbi@...com>,
	"linux@....linux.org.uk" <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	"khilman@...prootsystems.com" <khilman@...prootsystems.com>,
	"akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"tero.kristo@...ia.com" <tero.kristo@...ia.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCHv2 1/1] omap: Ptr "isr_reg" tracked as NULL was
 dereferenced



<<snip>>

> > >
> > > From: Evgeny Kuznetsov <ext-eugeny.kuznetsov@...ia.com>
> > >
> > > Value of "isr_reg" pointer is depend on configuration and GPIO method.
> > > Potentially it may have NULL value and it is dereferenced later
> > > in code. If pointer is NULL there is some kernel issue.
> >
> > Can you elaborate?
> "isr_reg" should not be NULL. But if it is NULL then there is kernel
> bug. And WARN_ON() used to show it.
> I did not see this bug, this is potentially may happen.
> >
> > > Warning and exit from function are added in this case.
> > > Also compilation check is added for correct architecture
> > > configuration.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Evgeny Kuznetsov <EXT-Eugeny.Kuznetsov@...ia.com>
> > > ---
> > >  arch/arm/plat-omap/gpio.c |   18 ++++++++++++++++++
> > >  1 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/gpio.c b/arch/arm/plat-omap/gpio.c
> > > index c05c653..d04913c 100644
> > > --- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/gpio.c
> > > +++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/gpio.c
> > > @@ -1318,6 +1318,23 @@ static void gpio_irq_handler(unsigned int irq,
> > > struct irq_desc *desc)
> > >  	if (bank->method == METHOD_GPIO_44XX)
> > >  		isr_reg = bank->base + OMAP4_GPIO_IRQSTATUS0;
> > >  #endif
> > > +
> > > +#if !defined(CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP1) &&		\
> > > +		!defined(CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP15XX) &&	\
> > > +		!defined(CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP16XX) &&	\
> > > +		!defined(CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP730) &&	\
> > > +		!defined(CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP850) &&	\
> > > +		!defined(CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP2) &&	\
> > > +		!defined(CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP3) &&	\
> > > +		!defined(CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP4)
> > > +
> > > +#error "Incorrect arch configuration"
> >
> > This is not required. If the architecture is not one of the above
> > mentioned, gpio_irq_handler() will not be used/called at all.
> This could be removed.
> 
> > Also all the possible gpio methods for a given OMAP architecture are
> > already considered with "#ifdef"s and (bank->method) checks in
> > gpio_irq_handler().
> It is not cover all cased, e.g. for OMAP4 arch:
> ....
> 	#if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP4)
> 		if (bank->method == METHOD_GPIO_44XX)
> 			isr_reg = bank->base + OMAP4_GPIO_IRQSTATUS0;
> 	#endif
> .....
> 
> If (bank->method != METHOD_GPIO_44XX) then isr_reg will be NULL.
> This should not happen, but potentially may have place.

When would it fail? If it is CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP4, the gpio method can
only be METHOD_GPIO_44XX. Else if it is for some other OMAP architecture,
the gpio_method is similarly taken care. So this cannot happen.

> 
> >
> > > +
> > > +#endif
> > > +
> > > +	if (WARN_ON(!isr_reg))
> > > +		goto exit;
> >
> > For the above mentioned reason, this isr_reg would be non-NULL. Have
> > you observed this error anytime?
> I did not see this bug, this is potentially may happen.
> >
> > Also, the omap-gpio code has similar code spread all over and has to be
> > anyway cleaned-up. Is there any reason why gpio_irq_handler() alone is
> > addressed in this patch?
> Here "isr_reg" is used later in code and may cause oops if it is NULL.
> >
> > > +
> > >  	while(1) {
> > >  		u32 isr_saved, level_mask = 0;
> > >  		u32 enabled;
> > > @@ -1377,6 +1394,7 @@ static void gpio_irq_handler(unsigned int irq,
> > > struct irq_desc *desc)
> > >  	configured, we must unmask the bank interrupt only after
> > >  	handler(s) are executed in order to avoid spurious bank
> > >  	interrupt */
> > > +exit:
> > >  	if (!unmasked)
> > >  		desc->chip->unmask(irq);
> > >
> > > --
> > > 1.6.3.3
> >
> 

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