linux-kernel - [PATCH] ums_realtek: do not use stack memory for DMA

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Date:	Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:22:37 -0600
From:	Adam Cozzette <acozzette@...hmc.edu>
To:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
Cc:	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...hat.com>,
	edwin_rong <edwin_rong@...lsil.com.cn>,
	wwang <wei_wang@...lsil.com.cn>
Subject: [PATCH] ums_realtek: do not use stack memory for DMA

This patch changes rts51x_read_mem, rts51x_write_mem, and rts51x_read_status to
allocate temporary buffers with kmalloc. This way stack addresses are not used
for DMA when these functions call rts51x_bulk_transport.

Signed-off-by: Adam Cozzette <acozzette@...hmc.edu>
---
 realtek_cr.c |   35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/realtek_cr.c b/drivers/usb/storage/realtek_cr.c
index 34adc4b..232167a 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/storage/realtek_cr.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/storage/realtek_cr.c
@@ -320,6 +320,11 @@ static int rts51x_read_mem(struct us_data *us, u16 addr, u8 *data, u16 len)
 {
 	int retval;
 	u8 cmnd[12] = { 0 };
+	u8 *buf;
+
+	buf = kmalloc(len, GFP_NOIO);
+	if (buf == NULL)
+		return USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_ERROR;
 
 	US_DEBUGP("%s, addr = 0x%x, len = %d\n", __func__, addr, len);
 
@@ -331,10 +336,14 @@ static int rts51x_read_mem(struct us_data *us, u16 addr, u8 *data, u16 len)
 	cmnd[5] = (u8) len;
 
 	retval = rts51x_bulk_transport(us, 0, cmnd, 12,
-				       data, len, DMA_FROM_DEVICE, NULL);
-	if (retval != USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_GOOD)
+				       buf, len, DMA_FROM_DEVICE, NULL);
+	if (retval != USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_GOOD) {
+		kfree(buf);
 		return -EIO;
+	}
 
+	memcpy(data, buf, len);
+	kfree(buf);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -342,6 +351,12 @@ static int rts51x_write_mem(struct us_data *us, u16 addr, u8 *data, u16 len)
 {
 	int retval;
 	u8 cmnd[12] = { 0 };
+	u8 *buf;
+
+	buf = kmalloc(len, GFP_NOIO);
+	if (buf == NULL)
+		return USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_ERROR;
+	memcpy(buf, data, len);
 
 	US_DEBUGP("%s, addr = 0x%x, len = %d\n", __func__, addr, len);
 
@@ -353,7 +368,8 @@ static int rts51x_write_mem(struct us_data *us, u16 addr, u8 *data, u16 len)
 	cmnd[5] = (u8) len;
 
 	retval = rts51x_bulk_transport(us, 0, cmnd, 12,
-				       data, len, DMA_TO_DEVICE, NULL);
+				       buf, len, DMA_TO_DEVICE, NULL);
+	kfree(buf);
 	if (retval != USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_GOOD)
 		return -EIO;
 
@@ -365,6 +381,11 @@ static int rts51x_read_status(struct us_data *us,
 {
 	int retval;
 	u8 cmnd[12] = { 0 };
+	u8 *buf;
+
+	buf = kmalloc(len, GFP_NOIO);
+	if (buf == NULL)
+		return USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_ERROR;
 
 	US_DEBUGP("%s, lun = %d\n", __func__, lun);
 
@@ -372,10 +393,14 @@ static int rts51x_read_status(struct us_data *us,
 	cmnd[1] = 0x09;
 
 	retval = rts51x_bulk_transport(us, lun, cmnd, 12,
-				       status, len, DMA_FROM_DEVICE, actlen);
-	if (retval != USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_GOOD)
+				       buf, len, DMA_FROM_DEVICE, actlen);
+	if (retval != USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_GOOD) {
+		kfree(buf);
 		return -EIO;
+	}
 
+	memcpy(status, buf, len);
+	kfree(buf);
 	return 0;
 }
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