From: Marc Zyngier <hidden> Date: 2015-09-03 12:16:39
The pci-host-generic driver parses the linux,pci-probe-only property,
and assumes that it will have a boolean parameter.
Turns out that the Seattle DTS file has a naked "linux,pci-probe-only"
property, which leads to the driver dereferencing some unsuspecting
memory location. Nothing really bad happens (we end up reading some
other bit of DT, fortunately), but that not a reason to keep it this
way. Turns out that the Pseries code (where this code was lifted from)
may suffer from the same issue.
The first patch introduces a common (and fixed) version of that check
that can be used by drivers and architectures that require it. The two
following patches change the pci-host-generic driver and the powerpc
code to use it.
Finally, the bad property is removed from the Seatle DTS, because it
is simply not necessary (it actually prevents me from using SR-IOV,
which otherwise runs fine without the probe-only thing).
This has been tested on the offending Seattle board.
* From v2:
- Use of_property_read_u32 to safely read the property (Rob)
- Add a log message to indicate when we enable probe-only
(probably quite useful for debugging)
* From v1:
- Consolidate the parsing in of_pci.c (Bjorn)
Marc Zyngier (4):
of/pci: Add of_pci_check_probe_only to parse "linux,pci-probe-only"
PCI: pci-host-generic: Fix lookup of linux,pci-probe-only property
powerpc: PCI: Fix lookup of linux,pci-probe-only property
arm64: dts: Drop linux,pci-probe-only from the Seattle DTS
arch/arm64/boot/dts/amd/amd-overdrive.dts | 1 -
arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c | 14 ++------------
drivers/of/of_pci.c | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
drivers/pci/host/pci-host-generic.c | 9 +--------
include/linux/of_pci.h | 3 +++
5 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
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2.1.4
From: Marc Zyngier <hidden> Date: 2015-09-03 12:16:41
Both pci-host-generic and Pseries parse the "linux,pci-probe-only"
property to engage the PCI_PROBE_ONLY mode, and both have a subtle
bug that can be triggered if the property has no parameter.
Provide a generic, safe implementation that can be used by both.
Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <redacted>
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drivers/of/of_pci.c | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
include/linux/of_pci.h | 3 +++
2 files changed, 34 insertions(+)
From: Marc Zyngier <hidden> Date: 2015-09-03 12:16:46
When find_and_init_phbs() looks for the probe-only property, it seems
to trust the firmware to be correctly written, and assumes that there
is a parameter to the property.
It is conceivable that the firmware could not be that perfect, and it
could expose this property naked (at least one arm64 platform seems to
exhibit this exact behaviour). The setup code the ends up making
a decision based on whatever the property pointer points to, which
is likely to be junk.
Instead, switch to the common of_pci.c implementation that doesn't
suffer from this problem and ignore the property if the firmware
couldn't make up its mind.
Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <redacted>
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arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c | 14 ++------------
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
From: Marc Zyngier <hidden> Date: 2015-09-03 12:17:42
The linux,pci-probe-only property mandates an argument to indicate
whether or not to engage the "probe-only" mode, but the Seattle
DTS just provides a naked property, which is illegal.
Also, it turns out that the board is perfectly happy without
probe-only, so let's drop this altogether.
Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <redacted>
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arch/arm64/boot/dts/amd/amd-overdrive.dts | 1 -
1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
From: Marc Zyngier <hidden> Date: 2015-09-03 12:18:06
When pci-host-generic looks for the probe-only property, it seems
to trust the DT to be correctly written, and assumes that there
is a parameter to the property.
Unfortunately, this is not always the case, and some firmware expose
this property naked. The driver ends up making a decision based on
whatever the property pointer points to, which is likely to be junk.
Switch to the common of_pci.c implementation that doesn't suffer
from this problem.
Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <redacted>
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drivers/pci/host/pci-host-generic.c | 9 +--------
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 8 deletions(-)
From: Rob Herring <hidden> Date: 2015-09-03 14:02:07
On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 7:16 AM, Marc Zyngier [off-list ref] wrote:
Both pci-host-generic and Pseries parse the "linux,pci-probe-only"
property to engage the PCI_PROBE_ONLY mode, and both have a subtle
bug that can be triggered if the property has no parameter.
Provide a generic, safe implementation that can be used by both.
Sorry, but a couple of other minor things I noticed.
The linux,pci-probe-only property mandates an argument to indicate
whether or not to engage the "probe-only" mode, but the Seattle
DTS just provides a naked property, which is illegal.
Also, it turns out that the board is perfectly happy without
probe-only, so let's drop this altogether.
Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <redacted>
---
arch/arm64/boot/dts/amd/amd-overdrive.dts | 1 -
1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
Thanks, I was planning to do this as well. The embedded DT in the UEFI
FW will soon remove this property.
Acked-by: Suravee Suthikulpanit <Suravee.Suthikulpanit@amd.com>
Suravee