Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Mon, 23 Jan 2023 01:32:47 +0530 | From | Deepak R Varma <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v3] ARM/dma-mapping: use kvcalloc for fallback memory allocation need |
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On Tue, Jan 03, 2023 at 04:26:38PM +0530, Deepak R Varma wrote: > Current conditional determination of whether to use kzalloc or vzalloc > has known issues such as "indefinite retry" when less than PAGE_SIZE > memory is needed, but is unavailable. This LWN article [1] describes > these issues in greater detail. Use helper function kvcalloc() instead > which is more efficient in terms of performance and security. > > [1] https://lwn.net/Articles/711653/ > > This patch proposal is based on following Coccinelle warning using the > kvmalloc.cocci semantic patch. > arch/arm/mm/dma-mapping.c:858:28-29: WARNING opportunity for kvmalloc > > The semantic patch suggests using kvzalloc() helper function, however, > this patch proposes to use kvcalloc instead. kvcalloc() helper function > uses 2-factor argument form which is better from a security perspective > as described in the following KSPP project commit. > > Commit 4e3fd7217105 ("wireguard: ratelimiter: use kvcalloc() instead of kvzalloc()") > > Signed-off-by: Deepak R Varma <drv@mailo.com> > --- > Changes in v3: > 1. Use updated maintainer list to send the patch. > Suggested by "Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@armlinux.org.uk>
Hello, May I request a review and feedback comment on this patch proposal please?
Thank you, ./drv
> > Changes in v2: > 1. Update patch subject to use kvcalloc > 2. Use kvcalloc instead of kvzalloc helper function. Revise the patch > proposal and the patch description accordingly. > > arch/arm/mm/dma-mapping.c | 6 +----- > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/dma-mapping.c b/arch/arm/mm/dma-mapping.c > index c135f6e37a00..35092ecd30e1 100644 > --- a/arch/arm/mm/dma-mapping.c > +++ b/arch/arm/mm/dma-mapping.c > @@ -851,14 +851,10 @@ static struct page **__iommu_alloc_buffer(struct device *dev, size_t size, > { > struct page **pages; > int count = size >> PAGE_SHIFT; > - int array_size = count * sizeof(struct page *); > int i = 0; > int order_idx = 0; > > - if (array_size <= PAGE_SIZE) > - pages = kzalloc(array_size, GFP_KERNEL); > - else > - pages = vzalloc(array_size); > + pages = kvcalloc(count, sizeof(struct page *), GFP_KERNEL); > if (!pages) > return NULL; > > -- > 2.34.1 >
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