linux-kernel - [PATCH] mtk-sd: Prevent memory corruption from DMA map failure

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Message-ID:  <174972756982.3337526.6755001617701603082.stgit@mhiramat.tok.corp.google.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2025 20:26:10 +0900
From: "Masami Hiramatsu (Google)" <mhiramat@...nel.org>
To: Chaotian Jing <chaotian.jing@...iatek.com>,
	Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@...aro.org>,
	Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@...il.com>,
	AngeloGioacchino Del Regno <angelogioacchino.delregno@...labora.com>
Cc: mhiramat@...nel.org,
	Tomasz Figa <tfiga@...omium.org>,
	Sergey Senozhatsky <senozhatsky@...omium.org>,
	linux-mmc@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-mediatek@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH] mtk-sd: Prevent memory corruption from DMA map failure

From: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@...nel.org>

If msdc_prepare_data() fails to map the DMA region, the request is
not prepared for data receiving, but msdc_start_data() proceeds
the DMA with previous setting.
Since this will lead a memory corruption, we have to stop the
request operation soon after the msdc_prepare_data() fails to
prepare it.

Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@...nel.org>
---
 drivers/mmc/host/mtk-sd.c |   17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mtk-sd.c b/drivers/mmc/host/mtk-sd.c
index 3594010bc229..56b4999fe58f 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/mtk-sd.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mtk-sd.c
@@ -834,6 +834,11 @@ static void msdc_prepare_data(struct msdc_host *host, struct mmc_data *data)
 	}
 }
 
+static bool msdc_data_prepared(struct mmc_data *data)
+{
+	return data->host_cookie & MSDC_PREPARE_FLAG;
+}
+
 static void msdc_unprepare_data(struct msdc_host *host, struct mmc_data *data)
 {
 	if (data->host_cookie & MSDC_ASYNC_FLAG)
@@ -1466,8 +1471,18 @@ static void msdc_ops_request(struct mmc_host *mmc, struct mmc_request *mrq)
 	WARN_ON(!host->hsq_en && host->mrq);
 	host->mrq = mrq;
 
-	if (mrq->data)
+	if (mrq->data) {
 		msdc_prepare_data(host, mrq->data);
+		if (!msdc_data_prepared(mrq->data)) {
+			/*
+			 * Failed to prepare DMA area, fail fast before
+			 * starting any commands.
+			 */
+			mrq->cmd->error = -ENOSPC;
+			mmc_request_done(mmc_from_priv(host), mrq);
+			return;
+		}
+	}
 
 	/* if SBC is required, we have HW option and SW option.
 	 * if HW option is enabled, and SBC does not have "special" flags,