Re: [PATCH v5] platform/x86: thinkpad_acpi: sysfs interface to auxmac

From: Fernando Eckhardt Valle (FIPT)
Date: Tue Sep 26 2023 - 14:42:39 EST


Thanks for the review Hans, I'll send a new version with some adjustments.

> Note this is just a preference you keen keep this as is
> if you want,
I liked the Ilpo suggestion, with two 'gotos' is eliminated repeated code. If everything is ok, I prefer it this way.

Regards,
Fernando Valle

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From: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2023 7:23 AM
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v5] platform/x86: thinkpad_acpi: sysfs interface to auxmac

Hi,

It looks like I just reviewed an old version, reviewing this version now ...

On 9/25/23 20:41, Fernando Eckhardt Valle wrote:
> Newer Thinkpads have a feature called MAC Address Pass-through.
> This patch provides a sysfs interface that userspace can use
> to get this auxiliary mac address.
>
> Signed-off-by: Fernando Eckhardt Valle <fevalle@xxxxxx>
> ---
> Changes in v5:
> - Repeated code deleted.
> - Adjusted offset of a strscpy().
> Changes in v4:
> - strscpy() in all string copies.
> Changes in v3:
> - Added null terminator to auxmac string when copying auxiliary
> mac address value.
> Changes in v2:
> - Added documentation.
> - All handling of the auxmac value is done in the _init function.
> ---
> .../admin-guide/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.rst | 20 +++++
> drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c | 81 +++++++++++++++++++
> 2 files changed, 101 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.rst
> index e27a1c3f6..98d304010 100644
> --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.rst
> @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ detailed description):
> - Lap mode sensor
> - Setting keyboard language
> - WWAN Antenna type
> + - Auxmac
>
> A compatibility table by model and feature is maintained on the web
> site, http://ibm-acpi.sf.net/. I appreciate any success or failure
> @@ -1511,6 +1512,25 @@ Currently 2 antenna types are supported as mentioned below:
> The property is read-only. If the platform doesn't have support the sysfs
> class is not created.
>
> +Auxmac
> +------
> +
> +sysfs: auxmac
> +
> +Some newer Thinkpads have a feature called MAC Address Pass-through. This
> +feature is implemented by the system firmware to provide a system unique MAC,
> +that can override a dock or USB ethernet dongle MAC, when connected to a
> +network. This property enables user-space to easily determine the MAC address
> +if the feature is enabled.
> +
> +The values of this auxiliary MAC are:
> +
> + cat /sys/devices/platform/thinkpad_acpi/auxmac
> +
> +If the feature is disabled, the value will be 'disabled'.
> +
> +This property is read-only.
> +
> Adaptive keyboard
> -----------------
>
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
> index d70c89d32..2324ebb46 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
> @@ -10785,6 +10785,82 @@ static struct ibm_struct dprc_driver_data = {
> .name = "dprc",
> };
>
> +/*
> + * Auxmac
> + *
> + * This auxiliary mac address is enabled in the bios through the
> + * MAC Address Pass-through feature. In most cases, there are three
> + * possibilities: Internal Mac, Second Mac, and disabled.
> + *
> + */
> +
> +#define AUXMAC_LEN 12
> +#define AUXMAC_START 9
> +#define AUXMAC_STRLEN 22
> +#define AUXMAC_BEGIN_MARKER 8
> +#define AUXMAC_END_MARKER 21
> +
> +static char auxmac[AUXMAC_LEN + 1];
> +
> +static int auxmac_init(struct ibm_init_struct *iibm)
> +{
> + acpi_status status;
> + struct acpi_buffer buffer = { ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER, NULL };
> + union acpi_object *obj;
> +
> + status = acpi_evaluate_object(NULL, "\\MACA", NULL, &buffer);
> +
> + if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
> + return -ENODEV;

In this code path you don't initialize the "auxmac" buffer at all,
but your auxmac_attr_group does not have an is_visible callback,
so the auxmax sysfs attr will still show up.

Please add an is_visible callback and retuern 0 (not visible)
when auxmac[0] == 0; See existing is_visible code for some
examples.

> +
> + obj = buffer.pointer;
> +
> + if (obj->type != ACPI_TYPE_STRING || obj->string.length != AUXMAC_STRLEN) {
> + pr_info("Invalid buffer for MAC address pass-through.\n");
> + goto auxmacinvalid;
> + }
> +
> + if (obj->string.pointer[AUXMAC_BEGIN_MARKER] != '#' ||
> + obj->string.pointer[AUXMAC_END_MARKER] != '#') {
> + pr_info("Invalid header for MAC address pass-through.\n");
> + goto auxmacinvalid;
> + }
> +
> + if (strncmp(obj->string.pointer + AUXMAC_START, "XXXXXXXXXXXX", AUXMAC_LEN) != 0)
> + strscpy(auxmac, obj->string.pointer + AUXMAC_START, AUXMAC_LEN + 1);

Please use sizeof(auxmac) as last parameter to strscpy() here.

> + else
> + strscpy(auxmac, "disabled", AUXMAC_LEN);

Please use sizeof(auxmac) as last parameter to strscpy() here.

Also note how you pass 2 different dest-sizes for the same dest buffer before,
which looks weird ...


> +
> +free:
> + kfree(obj);
> + return 0;
> +
> +auxmacinvalid:
> + strscpy(auxmac, "unavailable", AUXMAC_LEN);
> + goto free;
> +}

I'm not liking the goto dance here, I would prefer:

kfree(obj);
return 0;

auxmacinvalid:
strscpy(auxmac, "unavailable", AUXMAC_LEN);
kfree(obj);
return 0;

It is quite normal for an error-exit path to repeat a kfree().

Note this is just a preference you keen keep this as is
if you want, but to me the goto free which jumps up looks
pretty weird.

Regards,

Hans



> +
> +static struct ibm_struct auxmac_data = {
> + .name = "auxmac",
> +};
> +
> +static ssize_t auxmac_show(struct device *dev,
> + struct device_attribute *attr,
> + char *buf)
> +{
> + return sysfs_emit(buf, "%s\n", auxmac);
> +}
> +static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(auxmac);
> +
> +static struct attribute *auxmac_attributes[] = {
> + &dev_attr_auxmac.attr,
> + NULL
> +};
> +
> +static const struct attribute_group auxmac_attr_group = {
> + .attrs = auxmac_attributes,
> +};
> +
> /* --------------------------------------------------------------------- */
>
> static struct attribute *tpacpi_driver_attributes[] = {
> @@ -10843,6 +10919,7 @@ static const struct attribute_group *tpacpi_groups[] = {
> &proxsensor_attr_group,
> &kbdlang_attr_group,
> &dprc_attr_group,
> + &auxmac_attr_group,
> NULL,
> };
>
> @@ -11414,6 +11491,10 @@ static struct ibm_init_struct ibms_init[] __initdata = {
> .init = tpacpi_dprc_init,
> .data = &dprc_driver_data,
> },
> + {
> + .init = auxmac_init,
> + .data = &auxmac_data,
> + },
> };
>
> static int __init set_ibm_param(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)