linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] drivers: thermal: Add NULL pointer check before using cooling device stats

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Message-ID: <55cd5e44-f34e-26a3-fad7-20100d429d1d@linaro.org>
Date:   Sat, 5 Dec 2020 12:12:48 +0100
From:   Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
To:     Manaf Meethalavalappu Pallikunhi <manafm@...eaurora.org>,
        Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@...el.com>,
        Eduardo Valentin <edubezval@...il.com>,
        Amit Kucheria <amit.kucheria@...durent.com>,
        Ram Chandrasekar <rkumbako@...eaurora.org>
Cc:     linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drivers: thermal: Add NULL pointer check before using
 cooling device stats

On 04/12/2020 20:09, Manaf Meethalavalappu Pallikunhi wrote:
> There is a possible chance that some cooling device stats buffer
> allocation fails due to very high cooling device max state value.
> Later cooling device update or cooling stats sysfs will try to
> access stats data for the same cooling device. It will lead to
> NULL pointer dereference issue.
> 
> Add a NULL pointer check before accessing thermal cooling device
> stats data. It fixes the following bug
> 
> [ 26.812833] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000004
> [ 27.122960] Call trace:
> [ 27.122963] do_raw_spin_lock+0x18/0xe8
> [ 27.122966] _raw_spin_lock+0x24/0x30
> [ 27.128157] thermal_cooling_device_stats_update+0x24/0x98
> [ 27.128162] cur_state_store+0x88/0xb8
> [ 27.128166] dev_attr_store+0x40/0x58
> [ 27.128169] sysfs_kf_write+0x50/0x68
> [ 27.133358] kernfs_fop_write+0x12c/0x1c8
> [ 27.133362] __vfs_write+0x54/0x160
> [ 27.152297] vfs_write+0xcc/0x188
> [ 27.157132] ksys_write+0x78/0x108
> [ 27.162050] ksys_write+0xf8/0x108
> [ 27.166968] __arm_smccc_hvc+0x158/0x4b0
> [ 27.166973] __arm_smccc_hvc+0x9c/0x4b0
> [ 27.186005] el0_svc+0x8/0xc
> 
> Signed-off-by: Manaf Meethalavalappu Pallikunhi <manafm@...eaurora.org>

The only place where it can crash is when the
thermal_cooling_device_stats_update() function is called.

The other places in show*/store* in the stats directory are inaccessible
as the sysfs entry is not showed up due to the
thermal_cooling_device_stats_setup() failing.

It would have been nice if the thermal_cooling_device_stats_update() was
not called at all but I don't see how we can do that without static keys
which is overkill for a degraded mode.

I guess having the kzallocation warning in the console output is enough
to warn the user the system is working without the stats for the cooling
device. That should not prevent the system functioning.

Can you resend with the check in thermal_cooling_device_stats_update() only?

Thanks

  -- Daniel


> ---
>  drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c
> index 473449b..a5e4855 100644
> --- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c
> +++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c
> @@ -827,6 +827,9 @@ void thermal_cooling_device_stats_update(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev,
>  {
>  	struct cooling_dev_stats *stats = cdev->stats;
>  
> +	if (!stats)
> +		return;
> +
>  	spin_lock(&stats->lock);
>  
>  	if (stats->state == new_state)
> @@ -848,6 +851,9 @@ static ssize_t total_trans_show(struct device *dev,
>  	struct cooling_dev_stats *stats = cdev->stats;
>  	int ret;
>  
> +	if (!stats)
> +		return -ENODEV;
> +
>  	spin_lock(&stats->lock);
>  	ret = sprintf(buf, "%u\n", stats->total_trans);
>  	spin_unlock(&stats->lock);
> @@ -864,6 +870,9 @@ time_in_state_ms_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
>  	ssize_t len = 0;
>  	int i;
>  
> +	if (!stats)
> +		return -ENODEV;
> +
>  	spin_lock(&stats->lock);
>  	update_time_in_state(stats);
>  
> @@ -882,8 +891,12 @@ reset_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf,
>  {
>  	struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev = to_cooling_device(dev);
>  	struct cooling_dev_stats *stats = cdev->stats;
> -	int i, states = stats->max_states;
> +	int i, states;
> +
> +	if (!stats)
> +		return -ENODEV;
>  
> +	states = stats->max_states;
>  	spin_lock(&stats->lock);
>  
>  	stats->total_trans = 0;
> @@ -907,6 +920,9 @@ static ssize_t trans_table_show(struct device *dev,
>  	ssize_t len = 0;
>  	int i, j;
>  
> +	if (!stats)
> +		return -ENODEV;
> +
>  	len += snprintf(buf + len, PAGE_SIZE - len, " From  :    To\n");
>  	len += snprintf(buf + len, PAGE_SIZE - len, "       : ");
>  	for (i = 0; i < stats->max_states; i++) {
> 


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