Re: [PATCH 2/8] drm/dumb-buffers: Fix drm_mode_create_dumb() for bpp < 8

From: Javier Martinez Canillas
Date: Fri Jul 14 2023 - 05:51:26 EST


Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> drm_mode_create_dumb() calculates the number of characters per pixel
> from the number of bits per pixel by rounding up, which is not correct
> as the actual value of cpp may be non-integer. While we do not need to
> care here about complex formats like YUV, bpp < 8 is a valid use case.
>
> - The overflow check for the buffer width is not correct if bpp < 8.
> However, it doesn't hurt, as widths larger than U32_MAX / 8 should
> not happen for real anyway. Add a comment to clarify.
> - Calculating the stride from the number of characters per pixel is
> not correct. Fix this by calculating it from the number of bits per
> pixel instead.
>
> Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Why is drm_mode_create_dumb.size __u64? The test for "args->height >

I don't think can be changed since is a DRM_IOCTL_MODE_CREATE_DUMB uAPI ?

> U32_MAX / stride" rejects all sizes not fitting in __u32 anyway.

Hmm, wonder if should be U64_MAX instead ?

> ---
> drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dumb_buffers.c | 3 ++-
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dumb_buffers.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dumb_buffers.c
> index 70032bba1c97e787..21a04c32a5e3d785 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dumb_buffers.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dumb_buffers.c
> @@ -71,10 +71,11 @@ int drm_mode_create_dumb(struct drm_device *dev,
> /* overflow checks for 32bit size calculations */
> if (args->bpp > U32_MAX - 8)
> return -EINVAL;
> + /* Incorrect (especially if bpp < 8), but doesn't hurt much */
> cpp = DIV_ROUND_UP(args->bpp, 8);
> if (cpp > U32_MAX / args->width)
> return -EINVAL;
> - stride = cpp * args->width;
> + stride = DIV_ROUND_UP(args->bpp * args->width, 8);
> if (args->height > U32_MAX / stride)
> return -EINVAL;
>

Good catch.

Reviewed-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@xxxxxxxxxx>

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Best regards,

Javier Martinez Canillas
Core Platforms
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