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[PATCH v5 1/5] powerpc/rtas: Handle ibm,open-errinjct return format

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From: Narayana Murty N <hidden>
Date: 2026-10-19 10:19:13
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Subsystem: linux for powerpc (32-bit and 64-bit), the rest · Maintainers: Madhavan Srinivasan, Linus Torvalds

Revision v5 of 2 in this series.

Revisions (2)
  1. v5 current
  2. v6 [diff vs current]
ibm,open-errinjct uses a non-standard RTAS return layout:

  rets[0] = session token  (output parameter)
  rets[1] = status code

Unlike all other RTAS functions which use:

  rets[0] = status code
  rets[1..] = output parameters

Add rtas_token_is_open_errinjct() to identify this call, and
rtas_status_from_args() to extract status from the correct position.

Add an early guard in rtas_call() that rejects ibm,open-errinjct
invocations where nret < 2, since reading rets[1] would be out of
bounds.  This is a kernel-side call-convention error, so -EINVAL is
returned rather than an RTAS firmware status code:

  if (rtas_token_is_open_errinjct(token) && nret < 2) {
          WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
          return -EINVAL;
  }

Adjust the output-copy loop so that for ibm,open-errinjct:

  return value = rets[1]   (status)
  outputs[0]   = rets[0]   (session token)

For all other functions the existing convention is preserved:

  return value = rets[0]   (status)
  outputs[0..] = rets[1..] (non-status outputs)

Move the "/* A -1 return code... */" comment immediately before the
ret == -1 check so it documents the check it guards.

Also fix sys_rtas() last-error status detection: add the same early
nret < 2 validation at the syscall boundary (returning -EINVAL) to
avoid entering RTAS with an invalid ibm,open-errinjct return layout.
After that guard, use rtas_status_from_args() to obtain the RTAS
status for last-error handling.
The prominent user librtas already passes nret = 2 for this function
as required by PAPR, so well-formed callers are unaffected.

Reference: OpenPOWER PAPR documentation
           https://files.openpower.foundation/s/XFgfMaqLMD5Bcm8
Signed-off-by: Narayana Murty N <redacted>
---
 arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c | 78 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 69 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c
index 8d81c1e7a8db..38f3d08d4228 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c
@@ -1117,6 +1117,28 @@ static bool token_is_restricted_errinjct(s32 token)
 	       token == rtas_function_token(RTAS_FN_IBM_ERRINJCT);
 }
 
+/*
+ * ibm,open-errinjct uses a non-standard return layout:
+ *   rets[0] = session token  (output parameter)
+ *   rets[1] = status code
+ *
+ * All other RTAS functions use the standard layout:
+ *   rets[0] = status code
+ *   rets[1..] = output parameters
+ */
+static inline bool rtas_token_is_open_errinjct(int token)
+{
+	return token == rtas_function_token(RTAS_FN_IBM_OPEN_ERRINJCT);
+}
+
+static int rtas_status_from_args(int token, struct rtas_args *args, int nret)
+{
+	if (rtas_token_is_open_errinjct(token))
+		return be32_to_cpu(args->rets[1]);
+
+	return nret > 0 ? be32_to_cpu(args->rets[0]) : 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * rtas_call() - Invoke an RTAS firmware function.
  * @token: Identifies the function being invoked.
@@ -1198,6 +1220,16 @@ int rtas_call(int token, int nargs, int nret, int *outputs, ...)
 			return -1;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * ibm,open-errinjct returns rets[0]=session_token, rets[1]=status.
+	 * We need nret >= 2 to read status from rets[1].  Reject early if
+	 * the caller forgot to account for the extra return cell.
+	 */
+	if (rtas_token_is_open_errinjct(token) && nret < 2) {
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	if ((mfmsr() & (MSR_IR|MSR_DR)) != (MSR_IR|MSR_DR)) {
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
 		return -1;
@@ -1213,15 +1245,33 @@ int rtas_call(int token, int nargs, int nret, int *outputs, ...)
 	va_rtas_call_unlocked(args, token, nargs, nret, list);
 	va_end(list);
 
+	ret = rtas_status_from_args(token, args, nret);
+
 	/* A -1 return code indicates that the last command couldn't
-	   be completed due to a hardware error. */
-	if (be32_to_cpu(args->rets[0]) == -1)
+	 * be completed due to a hardware error.
+	 */
+	if (ret == -1)
 		buff_copy = __fetch_rtas_last_error(NULL);
 
-	if (nret > 1 && outputs != NULL)
-		for (i = 0; i < nret-1; ++i)
-			outputs[i] = be32_to_cpu(args->rets[i + 1]);
-	ret = (nret > 0) ? be32_to_cpu(args->rets[0]) : 0;
+	/*
+	 * Copy non-status outputs to the caller's buffer.
+	 *
+	 * For ibm,open-errinjct the layout is:
+	 *   rets[0] = session token  -> outputs[0]
+	 *   rets[1] = status         (returned, not copied)
+	 *
+	 * For all other RTAS functions:
+	 *   rets[0] = status         (returned, not copied)
+	 *   rets[1..nret-1] -> outputs[0..nret-2]
+	 */
+	if (outputs) {
+		if (rtas_token_is_open_errinjct(token)) {
+			outputs[0] = be32_to_cpu(args->rets[0]);
+		} else if (nret > 1) {
+			for (i = 0; i < nret - 1; ++i)
+				outputs[i] = be32_to_cpu(args->rets[i + 1]);
+		}
+	}
 
 	lockdep_unpin_lock(&rtas_lock, cookie);
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rtas_lock, flags);
@@ -1896,6 +1946,14 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(rtas, struct rtas_args __user *, uargs)
 	if (block_rtas_call(func, nargs, &args))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	/*
+	 * ibm,open-errinjct places status at rets[1]; reject calls with
+	 * fewer than 2 return cells before entering RTAS, since reading
+	 * rets[1] for the -1 sentinel would be out of bounds.
+	 */
+	if (rtas_token_is_open_errinjct(token) && nret < 2)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (token_is_restricted_errinjct(token)) {
 		int err;
 
@@ -1942,9 +2000,11 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(rtas, struct rtas_args __user *, uargs)
 	do_enter_rtas(&rtas_args);
 	args = rtas_args;
 
-	/* A -1 return code indicates that the last command couldn't
-	   be completed due to a hardware error. */
-	if (be32_to_cpu(args.rets[0]) == -1)
+	/*
+	 * A -1 return code indicates that the last command couldn't
+	 * be completed due to a hardware error.
+	 */
+	if (rtas_status_from_args(token, &args, nret) == -1)
 		errbuf = __fetch_rtas_last_error(buff_copy);
 
 	lockdep_unpin_lock(&rtas_lock, cookie);
-- 
2.54.0

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