Re: [PATCH v11 5/8] iio: adc: adi-axi-adc: add support for AXI ADC IP core

["Ardelean, Alexandru" <alexandru.Ardelean@analog.com>]

On Sun, 2020-03-22 at 18:26 +0000, Jonathan Cameron wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Mar 2020 17:40:30 +0000
> "Ardelean, Alexandru" <alexandru.Ardelean@analog.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Sun, 2020-03-22 at 16:53 +0000, Jonathan Cameron wrote:
> > > On Sun, 22 Mar 2020 09:16:36 -0700
> > > Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> wrote:
> > >   
> > > > On Sun, Mar 22, 2020 at 12:45:39PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:  
> > > > > +Cc Kees (see below about allocation size checks)
> > > > > 
> > > > > On Sun, Mar 22, 2020 at 11:36 AM Ardelean, Alexandru
> > > > > <alexandru.Ardelean@analog.com> wrote:    
> > > > > > On Sat, 2020-03-21 at 23:38 +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:    
> > > > > > > On Sat, Mar 21, 2020 at 10:55 AM Alexandru Ardelean
> > > > > > > <alexandru.ardelean@analog.com> wrote:    
> > > > > 
> > > > > ...
> > > > >     
> > > > > > > > +static struct adi_axi_adc_conv
> > > > > > > > *adi_axi_adc_conv_register(struct
> > > > > > > > device
> > > > > > > > *dev,
> > > > > > > > +                                                         int
> > > > > > > > sizeof_priv)
> > > > > > > > +{
> > > > > > > > +       struct adi_axi_adc_client *cl;
> > > > > > > > +       size_t alloc_size;
> > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > +       alloc_size = sizeof(struct adi_axi_adc_client);
> > > > > > > > +       if (sizeof_priv) {
> > > > > > > > +               alloc_size = ALIGN(alloc_size, IIO_ALIGN);
> > > > > > > > +               alloc_size += sizeof_priv;
> > > > > > > > +       }
> > > > > > > > +       alloc_size += IIO_ALIGN - 1;    
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Have you looked at linux/overflow.h?    
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > i did now;
> > > > > > any hints where i should look closer?    
> > > > > 
> > > > > It seems it lacks of this kind of allocation size checks... Perhaps
> > > > > add
> > > > > one?
> > > > > Kees, what do you think?
> > > > >     
> > > > > > > > +       cl = kzalloc(alloc_size, GFP_KERNEL);
> > > > > > > > +       if (!cl)
> > > > > > > > +               return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);    
> > > > 
> > > > My head hurts trying to read this! ;) Okay, so the base size is
> > > > sizeof(struct adi_axi_adc_client). But if sizeof_priv is non-zero
> > > > (this arg should be size_t not int), then we need to make the struct
> > > > size ALIGNed? And then what is the "+= IIO_ALIGN - 1" for?  
> > > 
> > > I'm a bit embarrassed.  I can't remember what the += IIO_ALIGN - 1
> > > was for in the first place and I can't work it out now.
> > > 
> > > The purpose of the fun here was to end up with a structure that
> > > was either
> > > a) sizeof(struct iio_dev) long,
> > > b) sizeof(struct iio_dev) + padding + sizeof_priv 
> > > where the padding ensured that any __cacheline_aligned elements
> > > in the private structure were cacheline aligned within resulting
> > > allocation.
> > > 
> > > So why the extra IIO_ALIGN - 1....
> > > 
> > > The original patch doesn't help much either given it's got a question
> > > in there for why this bit is needed.
> > > 
> > > https://lore.kernel.org/linux-iio/1302890160-8823-5-git-send-email-jic23@cam.ac.uk/
> > > 
> > > However, it rang a slight bell.  Seems I lifted the code from netdev.
> > > https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/latest/source/net/core/dev.c#L9718
> > > 
> > > I'm fairly sure we don't need that padding here..  What can I say,
> > > I was young and stupid :)
> > > 
> > > I did add a question mark so clearly meant to come back and
> > > take another look ;)
> > > 
> > > One vague thought is that it's about ensuring we are big enough to
> > > ensure we are cacheline aligned.  That's obviously not a problem with
> > > current struct iio_dev which is far from small,
> > > but in theory it could have been.  Also, thinking about it we only
> > > need the struct iio_dev to be cacheline aligned if we have
> > > an iio_priv structure.  If we have one of those it will definitely
> > > be big enough anyway.
> > > 
> > > At somepoint I'd like to look at cleaning it up for iio_device_alloc
> > > but with a lot of testing as who knows what is relying on this behaviour
> > > or if I've missed something.  Crashes around this alignment are
> > > infrequent and nasty to trace at the best of times.  
> > 
> > In the meantime, are there any objections if I leave the allocation as-is
> > for
> > this driver as well?
> > I've tested the driver a bit more with this form.
> 
> Hmm. I'd rather we didn't introduce this with the extra padding unless we
> can figure out why it would need it.  It would be a bit horrible to
> patch this in a few weeks time for this reason.
> 
> If you absolutely can't retest for remote reasons then I suppose we could
> merge it and tidy up later.

I'll do the changes and re-test.

> 
> Jonathan
> 
> > > Jonathan
> > >   
> > > > It's not clear to me what the expect alignment/padding is here.
> > > > 
> > > > I would probably construct this as:
> > > > 
> > > > 	sizeof_self = sizeof(struct adi_axi_adc_client);
> > > > 	if (sizeof_priv)
> > > > 		sizeof_self = ALIGN(sizeof_self, IIO_ALIGN);
> > > > 	if (check_add_overflow(sizeof_self, sizeof_priv, &sizeof_alloc))
> > > > 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
> > > > 	if (check_add_overflow(sizeof_alloc, IIO_ALIGN - 1,
> > > > &sizeof_alloc))
> > > > 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
> > > > 
> > > > But I don't understand the "IIO_ALIGN - 1" part, so I assume this could
> > > > be shortened with better use of ALIGN()?
> > > > 
> > > > Also, this feels like a weird driver allocation overall:
> > > > 
> > > > +	struct adi_axi_adc_conv **ptr, *conv;
> > > > +
> > > > +	ptr = devres_alloc(devm_adi_axi_adc_conv_release, sizeof(*ptr),
> > > > +			   GFP_KERNEL);
> > > > +	if (!ptr)
> > > > +		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
> > > > +
> > > > +	conv = adi_axi_adc_conv_register(dev, sizeof_priv);
> > > > 
> > > > devres_alloc() allocates storage for a _single pointer_. :P That's not
> > > > useful for resource tracking. Why is devres_alloc() being called here
> > > > and not down in adi_axi_adc_conv_register() and just passing the pointer
> > > > back up?
> > > >