Re: [PATCH] soc: qcom: mdt_loader: Fix split image detection

[Dmitry Baryshkov]

On 13/06/2023 00:58, Bjorn Andersson wrote:
> The enhanced detection introduced in commit '210d12c8197a ("soc: qcom:
> mdt_loader: Enhance split binary detection")' requires that all segments
> lies within the file on disk.
>
> But the Qualcomm firmware files consistently has a BSS-like segment at
> the end, with a p_offset aligned to the next 4k boundary. As the p_size
> is 0 and there's nothing to load, the image is not padded to cover this
> (empty) segment.
>
> Ignore zero-sized segments when determining if the image is split, to
> avoid this problem.
>
> Fixes: 210d12c8197a ("soc: qcom: mdt_loader: Enhance split binary detection")
> Signed-off-by: Bjorn Andersson <quic_bjorande@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@xxxxxxxxxx>
Tested-by: Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@xxxxxxxxxx> # qrb5165-rb5

W/o this patch loading mbn files is broken.

> ---
>   drivers/soc/qcom/mdt_loader.c | 8 ++++++++
>   1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/mdt_loader.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/mdt_loader.c
> index 9418993a3a92..6f177e46fa0f 100644
> --- a/drivers/soc/qcom/mdt_loader.c
> +++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/mdt_loader.c
> @@ -275,6 +275,14 @@ static bool qcom_mdt_bins_are_split(const struct firmware *fw, const char *fw_na
>   	phdrs = (struct elf32_phdr *)(ehdr + 1);
>   
>   	for (i = 0; i < ehdr->e_phnum; i++) {
> +		/*
> +		 * The size of the MDT file is not padded to include any
> +		 * zero-sized segments at the end. Ignore these, as they should
> +		 * not affect the decision about image being split or not.
> +		 */
> +		if (!phdrs[i].p_filesz)
> +			continue;
> +
>   		seg_start = phdrs[i].p_offset;
>   		seg_end = phdrs[i].p_offset + phdrs[i].p_filesz;
>   		if (seg_start > fw->size || seg_end > fw->size)

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With best wishes
Dmitry