linux-kernel - [PATCH linux-next] i915: intel_set_mode: Reduce stack allocation from 500 bytes to 2 pointers

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Date:	Thu,  6 Dec 2012 10:42:35 -0700
From:	Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@...onical.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@...onical.com>,
	Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@...ll.ch>,
	David Airlie <airlied@...ux.ie>,
	dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org
Subject: [PATCH linux-next] i915: intel_set_mode: Reduce stack allocation from 500 bytes to 2 pointers

smatch warning:

drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c:7019 intel_set_mode() warn: function puts
500 bytes on stack

Refactor so that saved_mode and saved_hwmode are dynamically allocated as opposed
to being automatic variables. 500 bytes seems like it could run the potential for blowing
the kernel stack, especially if struct drm_display_mode ever grows significantly.

Cc: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@...ll.ch>
Cc: David Airlie <airlied@...ux.ie>
Cc: dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org
Signed-off-by: Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@...onical.com>
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c |   18 +++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index de51489..f8754d6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -7739,11 +7739,18 @@ bool intel_set_mode(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = crtc->dev;
 	drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
-	struct drm_display_mode *adjusted_mode, saved_mode, saved_hwmode;
+	struct drm_display_mode *adjusted_mode, *saved_mode, *saved_hwmode;
 	struct intel_crtc *intel_crtc;
 	unsigned disable_pipes, prepare_pipes, modeset_pipes;
 	bool ret = true;
 
+	saved_mode = kmalloc(2*sizeof(*saved_mode), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!saved_mode) {
+		pr_err("i915: Could not allocate saved display mode.\n");
+		return false;
+	}
+	saved_hwmode = saved_mode + 1;
+
 	intel_modeset_affected_pipes(crtc, &modeset_pipes,
 				     &prepare_pipes, &disable_pipes);
 
@@ -7753,8 +7760,8 @@ bool intel_set_mode(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 	for_each_intel_crtc_masked(dev, disable_pipes, intel_crtc)
 		intel_crtc_disable(&intel_crtc->base);
 
-	saved_hwmode = crtc->hwmode;
-	saved_mode = crtc->mode;
+	*saved_hwmode = crtc->hwmode;
+	*saved_mode = crtc->mode;
 
 	/* Hack: Because we don't (yet) support global modeset on multiple
 	 * crtcs, we don't keep track of the new mode for more than one crtc.
@@ -7817,12 +7824,13 @@ bool intel_set_mode(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 done:
 	drm_mode_destroy(dev, adjusted_mode);
 	if (!ret && crtc->enabled) {
-		crtc->hwmode = saved_hwmode;
-		crtc->mode = saved_mode;
+		crtc->hwmode = *saved_hwmode;
+		crtc->mode = *saved_mode;
 	} else {
 		intel_modeset_check_state(dev);
 	}
 
+	kfree(saved_mode);
 	return ret;
 }
 
-- 
1.7.9.5

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