linux-kernel - [PATCH] net: usb: usbnet: update __usbnet_{read|write}

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Date:   Sat, 10 Oct 2020 12:26:23 +0530
From:   Anant Thazhemadam <anant.thazhemadam@...il.com>
To:     unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input)
Cc:     linux-kernel-mentees@...ts.linuxfoundation.org,
        Anant Thazhemadam <anant.thazhemadam@...il.com>,
        Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] net: usb: usbnet: update  __usbnet_{read|write}_cmd() to use new API

Currently, __usbnet_{read|write}_cmd() use usb_control_msg().
However, this could lead to potential partial reads/writes being
considered valid, and since most of the callers of
usbnet_{read|write}_cmd() don't take partial reads/writes into account
(only checking for negative error number is done), and this can lead to
issues.

However, the new usb_control_msg_{send|recv}() APIs don't allow partial
reads and writes.
Using the new APIs also relaxes the return value checking that must
be done after usbnet_{read|write}_cmd() is called.

Signed-off-by: Anant Thazhemadam <anant.thazhemadam@...il.com>
---
Since not all callers of usbnet_{read|write}_cmd() check if a complete 
read/write happened, partial reads can go unnoticed.

This issue was briefly mentioned here.
	https://lore.kernel.org/linux-usb/1565777764.25764.4.camel@suse.com/

Using the new API in place of the old one doesn't break anything.
This is mainly because usb_control_msg_{send|recv}() returns 0 on success
and a negative error number on failure (which includes partial reads/writes).

Thus, the error checking condition provided by the present callers of 
usbnet_{read|write}_cmd() for failure (return value < 0 is considered as an 
error) will hold. 
And similarly, the condition checked by some callers for 'success' 
(return value >= 0 && return value < length/size) will also hold.

However, if I have missed out on any caller that this might cause problems with,
please let me know, and I will fix that up as well.

 drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c | 52 ++++++++--------------------------------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
index bf6c58240bd4..dd9fe530a374 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
@@ -1982,64 +1982,32 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(usbnet_link_change);
 static int __usbnet_read_cmd(struct usbnet *dev, u8 cmd, u8 reqtype,
 			     u16 value, u16 index, void *data, u16 size)
 {
-	void *buf = NULL;
-	int err = -ENOMEM;
 
 	netdev_dbg(dev->net, "usbnet_read_cmd cmd=0x%02x reqtype=%02x"
 		   " value=0x%04x index=0x%04x size=%d\n",
 		   cmd, reqtype, value, index, size);
 
-	if (size) {
-		buf = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!buf)
-			goto out;
-	}
-
-	err = usb_control_msg(dev->udev, usb_rcvctrlpipe(dev->udev, 0),
-			      cmd, reqtype, value, index, buf, size,
-			      USB_CTRL_GET_TIMEOUT);
-	if (err > 0 && err <= size) {
-        if (data)
-            memcpy(data, buf, err);
-        else
-            netdev_dbg(dev->net,
-                "Huh? Data requested but thrown away.\n");
-    }
-	kfree(buf);
-out:
-	return err;
+	return usb_control_msg_recv(dev->udev, 0,
+			      cmd, reqtype, value, index, data, size,
+			      USB_CTRL_GET_TIMEOUT, GFP_KERNEL);
 }
 
 static int __usbnet_write_cmd(struct usbnet *dev, u8 cmd, u8 reqtype,
 			      u16 value, u16 index, const void *data,
 			      u16 size)
 {
-	void *buf = NULL;
-	int err = -ENOMEM;
-
 	netdev_dbg(dev->net, "usbnet_write_cmd cmd=0x%02x reqtype=%02x"
 		   " value=0x%04x index=0x%04x size=%d\n",
 		   cmd, reqtype, value, index, size);
 
-	if (data) {
-		buf = kmemdup(data, size, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!buf)
-			goto out;
-	} else {
-        if (size) {
-            WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
-            err = -EINVAL;
-            goto out;
-        }
-    }
-
-	err = usb_control_msg(dev->udev, usb_sndctrlpipe(dev->udev, 0),
-			      cmd, reqtype, value, index, buf, size,
-			      USB_CTRL_SET_TIMEOUT);
-	kfree(buf);
+	if (size && !data) {
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
-out:
-	return err;
+	return usb_control_msg_send(dev->udev, 0,
+			cmd, reqtype, value, index, data, size,
+			USB_CTRL_SET_TIMEOUT, GPF_KERNEL);
 }
 
 /*
-- 
2.25.1