linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] usb: typec: tcpm: Ignore unsupported/unknown alternate mode requests

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Message-ID: <20190729173104.GA32556@roeck-us.net>
Date:   Mon, 29 Jul 2019 10:31:04 -0700
From:   Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:     Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     Douglas Gilbert <dgilbert@...erlog.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] usb: typec: tcpm: Ignore unsupported/unknown
 alternate mode requests

On Mon, Jul 29, 2019 at 05:04:57PM +0300, Heikki Krogerus wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Wed, Jul 24, 2019 at 09:30:37PM -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> > TCPM may receive PD messages associated with unknown or unsupported
> > alternate modes. If that happens, calls to typec_match_altmode()
> > will return NULL. The tcpm code does not currently take this into
> > account. This results in crashes.
> > 
> > Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 000001f0
> > pgd = 41dad9a1
> > [000001f0] *pgd=00000000
> > Internal error: Oops: 5 [#1] THUMB2
> > Modules linked in: tcpci tcpm
> > CPU: 0 PID: 2338 Comm: kworker/u2:0 Not tainted 5.1.18-sama5-armv7-r2 #6
> > Hardware name: Atmel SAMA5
> > Workqueue: 2-0050 tcpm_pd_rx_handler [tcpm]
> > PC is at typec_altmode_attention+0x0/0x14
> > LR is at tcpm_pd_rx_handler+0xa3b/0xda0 [tcpm]
> > ...
> > [<c03fbee8>] (typec_altmode_attention) from [<bf8030fb>]
> > 				(tcpm_pd_rx_handler+0xa3b/0xda0 [tcpm])
> > [<bf8030fb>] (tcpm_pd_rx_handler [tcpm]) from [<c012082b>]
> > 				(process_one_work+0x123/0x2a8)
> > [<c012082b>] (process_one_work) from [<c0120a6d>]
> > 				(worker_thread+0xbd/0x3b0)
> > [<c0120a6d>] (worker_thread) from [<c012431f>] (kthread+0xcf/0xf4)
> > [<c012431f>] (kthread) from [<c01010f9>] (ret_from_fork+0x11/0x38)
> > 
> > Ignore PD messages if the asociated alternate mode is not supported.
> > 
> > Reported-by: Douglas Gilbert <dgilbert@...erlog.com>
> > Cc: Douglas Gilbert <dgilbert@...erlog.com>
> > Fixes: e9576fe8e605c ("usb: typec: tcpm: Support for Alternate Modes")
> > Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
> > ---
> > Taking a stab at the problem. I don't really know if this is the correct
> > fix, or even if my understanding of the problem is correct, thus marking
> > the patch as RFC.
> 
> My guess is that typec_match_altmode() is the real culprit. We can't
> rely on the partner mode index number when identifying the port alt
> mode.
> 
> Douglas, can you test the attached hack instead of this patch?
> 
> 
> thanks,
> 
> -- 
> heikki

> diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c b/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c
> index ec525811a9eb..033dc097ba83 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c
> @@ -1067,12 +1067,11 @@ static int tcpm_pd_svdm(struct tcpm_port *port, const __le32 *payload, int cnt,
>  
>  	modep = &port->mode_data;
>  
> -	adev = typec_match_altmode(port->port_altmode, ALTMODE_DISCOVERY_MAX,
> -				   PD_VDO_VID(p[0]), PD_VDO_OPOS(p[0]));
> -
>  	pdev = typec_match_altmode(port->partner_altmode, ALTMODE_DISCOVERY_MAX,
>  				   PD_VDO_VID(p[0]), PD_VDO_OPOS(p[0]));
>  
> +	adev = (void *)typec_altmode_get_partner(pdev);
> +

I understand that typec_altmode_get_partner() returns a const *;
maybe adev should be declared as const struct typec_altmode *
instead of using a typecast.

Also, typec_altmode_get_partner() can return NULL as well if pdev is NULL.
Is it guaranteed that typec_match_altmode() never returns NULL for pdev ?

Thanks,
Guenter

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