RE: cdc_ncm uses stack memory for DMA

From: Alexey ORISHKO
Date: Tue Aug 02 2011 - 08:00:54 EST


> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-usb-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-usb-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Josh Boyer
> Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 1:02 PM

>
> - err = cdc_ncm_do_request(ctx, &req, &max_datagram_size, 0, NULL,
> + err = cdc_ncm_do_request(ctx, &req, max_datagram_size, 0, NULL,
> 1000);
> +
> if (err) {
> pr_debug("GET_MAX_DATAGRAM_SIZE failed, use size=%u\n",
> CDC_NCM_MIN_DATAGRAM_SIZE);

You miss to free it here.

> } else {
> - ctx->max_datagram_size = le16_to_cpu(max_datagram_size);
> + ctx->max_datagram_size = le16_to_cpu(*max_datagram_size);
> /* Check Eth descriptor value */
> if (eth_max_sz < CDC_NCM_MAX_DATAGRAM_SIZE) {
> if (ctx->max_datagram_size > eth_max_sz)
> @@ -401,10 +423,12 @@ static u8 cdc_ncm_setup(struct cdc_ncm_ctx *ctx)
> req.wValue = 0;
> req.wIndex = cpu_to_le16(iface_no);
> req.wLength = 2;
> - max_datagram_size = cpu_to_le16(ctx->max_datagram_size);
> + *max_datagram_size = cpu_to_le16(ctx->max_datagram_size);
>
> - err = cdc_ncm_do_request(ctx, &req, &max_datagram_size,
> + err = cdc_ncm_do_request(ctx, &req, max_datagram_size,
> 0, NULL, 1000);
> + kfree(max_datagram_size);
> +max_dgram_err:
> if (err)
> pr_debug("SET_MAX_DATAGRAM_SIZE failed\n");
> }
> --


You have mem leak in case of request failure. Will you resubmit it with this change?
I have HW available and can test this patch on Ubuntu 11.04.

FYI: There is another bug in ncm driver and I'm about to post a patch for it.

Alexey
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