linux-kernel - Re: [Intel-gfx] [PATCH v1] drm/i915: fix null pointer dereference

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Message-ID: <CAK8ByeL=1EtgBRGh9hhHofgpRqB--CQgih+tAJwFv_MchDhcSw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 23 Aug 2022 09:47:33 +0200
From:   Łukasz Bartosik <lb@...ihalf.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>, keescook@...omium.org
Cc:     Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@...ux.intel.com>,
        Joonas Lahtinen <joonas.lahtinen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Rodrigo Vivi <rodrigo.vivi@...el.com>,
        Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin@...ux.intel.com>,
        intel-gfx@...ts.freedesktop.org, upstream@...ihalf.com,
        llvm@...ts.linux.dev
Subject: Re: [Intel-gfx] [PATCH v1] drm/i915: fix null pointer dereference

>
> Hi all,
>
> Apologies in advance if you see this twice. I did not see the original
> make it to either lore.kernel.org or the freedesktop.org archives so I
> figured it might have been sent into the void.
>
> On Tue, Feb 01, 2022 at 04:33:54PM +0100, Lukasz Bartosik wrote:
> > From: Łukasz Bartosik <lb@...ihalf.com>
> >
> > Asus chromebook CX550 crashes during boot on v5.17-rc1 kernel.
> > The root cause is null pointer defeference of bi_next
> > in tgl_get_bw_info() in drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_bw.c.
> >
> > BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 000000000000002e
> > PGD 0 P4D 0
> > Oops: 0002 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI
> > CPU: 0 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Tainted: G     U            5.17.0-rc1
> > Hardware name: Google Delbin/Delbin, BIOS Google_Delbin.13672.156.3 05/14/2021
> > RIP: 0010:tgl_get_bw_info+0x2de/0x510
> > ...
> > [    2.554467] Call Trace:
> > [    2.554467]  <TASK>
> > [    2.554467]  intel_bw_init_hw+0x14a/0x434
> > [    2.554467]  ? _printk+0x59/0x73
> > [    2.554467]  ? _dev_err+0x77/0x91
> > [    2.554467]  i915_driver_hw_probe+0x329/0x33e
> > [    2.554467]  i915_driver_probe+0x4c8/0x638
> > [    2.554467]  i915_pci_probe+0xf8/0x14e
> > [    2.554467]  ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x12/0x2c
> > [    2.554467]  pci_device_probe+0xaa/0x142
> > [    2.554467]  really_probe+0x13f/0x2f4
> > [    2.554467]  __driver_probe_device+0x9e/0xd3
> > [    2.554467]  driver_probe_device+0x24/0x7c
> > [    2.554467]  __driver_attach+0xba/0xcf
> > [    2.554467]  ? driver_attach+0x1f/0x1f
> > [    2.554467]  bus_for_each_dev+0x8c/0xc0
> > [    2.554467]  bus_add_driver+0x11b/0x1f7
> > [    2.554467]  driver_register+0x60/0xea
> > [    2.554467]  ? mipi_dsi_bus_init+0x16/0x16
> > [    2.554467]  i915_init+0x2c/0xb9
> > [    2.554467]  ? mipi_dsi_bus_init+0x16/0x16
> > [    2.554467]  do_one_initcall+0x12e/0x2b3
> > [    2.554467]  do_initcall_level+0xd6/0xf3
> > [    2.554467]  do_initcalls+0x4e/0x79
> > [    2.554467]  kernel_init_freeable+0xed/0x14d
> > [    2.554467]  ? rest_init+0xc1/0xc1
> > [    2.554467]  kernel_init+0x1a/0x120
> > [    2.554467]  ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30
> > [    2.554467]  </TASK>
> > ...
> > Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception
> >
> > Fixes: c64a9a7c05be ("drm/i915: Update memory bandwidth formulae")
> > Signed-off-by: Łukasz Bartosik <lb@...ihalf.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_bw.c | 16 +++++++++-------
> >  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_bw.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_bw.c
> > index 2da4aacc956b..bd0ed68b7faa 100644
> > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_bw.c
> > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_bw.c
> > @@ -404,15 +404,17 @@ static int tgl_get_bw_info(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, const struct intel
> >               int clpchgroup;
> >               int j;
> >
> > -             if (i < num_groups - 1)
> > -                     bi_next = &dev_priv->max_bw[i + 1];
> > -
> >               clpchgroup = (sa->deburst * qi.deinterleave / num_channels) << i;
> >
> > -             if (i < num_groups - 1 && clpchgroup < clperchgroup)
> > -                     bi_next->num_planes = (ipqdepth - clpchgroup) / clpchgroup + 1;
> > -             else
> > -                     bi_next->num_planes = 0;
> > +             if (i < num_groups - 1) {
> > +                     bi_next = &dev_priv->max_bw[i + 1];
> > +
> > +                     if (clpchgroup < clperchgroup)
> > +                             bi_next->num_planes = (ipqdepth - clpchgroup) /
> > +                                                    clpchgroup + 1;
> > +                     else
> > +                             bi_next->num_planes = 0;
> > +             }
> >
> >               bi->num_qgv_points = qi.num_points;
> >               bi->num_psf_gv_points = qi.num_psf_points;
> > --
> > 2.35.0.rc2.247.g8bbb082509-goog
> >
> >
>
> Was this patch ever applied or was the issue fixed in a different way?
> If CONFIG_INIT_STACK_ALL_ZERO is enabled (it is on by default when the
> compiler supports it), bi_next will be deterministically initialized to
> NULL, which means 'bi_next->num_planes = 0' will crash when the first if
> statement is not taken (i.e. 'i > num_groups - 1'). This was reported to
> us at [1] so it impacts real users (and I have been applying this change
> locally for six months). I see some discussion in this thread, was it
> ever resolved?
>
> [1]: https://github.com/ClangBuiltLinux/linux/issues/1626
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan

The patch was not accepted by upstream. I gave up after sending two reminders
that the issue is still present which resulted in no upstream reaction.
I have been also applying that patch locally for a few months.
Thanks for bringing it up to upstream attention again.