linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 0/3] ASoC: soundwire: fix port

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Message-ID: <20200903103245.GO2639@vkoul-mobl>
Date:   Thu, 3 Sep 2020 16:02:45 +0530
From:   Vinod Koul <vkoul@...nel.org>
To:     Bard Liao <yung-chuan.liao@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     alsa-devel@...a-project.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        tiwai@...e.de, broonie@...nel.org, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        jank@...ence.com, srinivas.kandagatla@...aro.org,
        rander.wang@...ux.intel.com, ranjani.sridharan@...ux.intel.com,
        hui.wang@...onical.com, pierre-louis.bossart@...ux.intel.com,
        sanyog.r.kale@...el.com, mengdong.lin@...el.com,
        bard.liao@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 0/3] ASoC: soundwire: fix port_ready[] dynamic
 allocation

On 31-08-20, 21:43, Bard Liao wrote:
> The existing code allocates memory for the total number of ports.
> This only works if the ports are contiguous, but will break if e.g. a
> Devices uses port0, 1, and 14. The port_ready[] array would contain 3
> elements, which would lead to an out-of-bounds access. Conversely in
> other cases, the wrong port index would be used leading to timeouts on
> prepare.
> 
> This can be fixed by allocating for the worst-case of 15
> ports (DP0..DP14). In addition since the number is now fixed, we can
> use an array instead of a dynamic allocation.

Applied all, thanks
-- 
~Vinod