From: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
To: patches@lists.linux.dev, stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Cristian Ciocaltea <cristian.ciocaltea@collabora.com>,
Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>, Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>,
franta-linux@frantovo.cz, livvy@base.nu,
lina+kernel@asahilina.net, sstistrup@gmail.com, s@srd.tw
Subject: [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 56/59] ALSA: usb-audio: Avoid precedence issues in mixer_quirks macros
Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2025 20:34:10 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250804003413.3622950-56-sashal@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250804003413.3622950-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Cristian Ciocaltea <cristian.ciocaltea@collabora.com>
[ Upstream commit fd3ab72e42e9871a9902b945a2bf8bb87b49c718 ]
Fix all macro related issues identified by checkpatch.pl:
CHECK: Macro argument 'x' may be better as '(x)' to avoid precedence issues
Signed-off-by: Cristian Ciocaltea <cristian.ciocaltea@collabora.com>
Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250526-dualsense-alsa-jack-v1-3-1a821463b632@collabora.com
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
**YES**
This commit should be backported to stable kernel trees. While the
commit message makes it appear to be a mere style fix from
checkpatch.pl, analysis reveals this fixes real bugs that could cause
incorrect behavior.
**Critical Analysis:**
1. **Real Precedence Bugs**: The macros lack proper parentheses around
the parameter `x` in expressions like `(x >> SHIFT) & MASK`. Without
parentheses, if a complex expression is passed as the argument,
operator precedence can cause incorrect evaluation.
2. **Concrete Example of Bug**: The most concerning usage is at line
2357 in the RME driver:
```c
freq <<= SND_RME_CLK_FREQMUL(status1);
```
If `status1` were ever replaced with an expression like `status1 |
0x100000`, the macro would evaluate incorrectly:
- Without fix: `(status1 | 0x100000 >> 18) & 0x7` evaluates as
`(status1 | (0x100000 >> 18)) & 0x7`
- With fix: `((status1 | 0x100000) >> 18) & 0x7` evaluates correctly
3. **Long-standing Issue**: These problematic macros were introduced in
commit d39f1d68fe1d ("ALSA: usb-audio: Implement UAC2 jack
detection") from October 2018, meaning this bug has existed for
approximately 7 years.
4. **Hardware Impact**: These macros are used to extract clock
configuration and synchronization status from RME Class Compliant USB
audio devices. Incorrect calculations could lead to:
- Wrong frequency calculations
- Incorrect clock source detection
- Misreported synchronization status
5. **Low Risk Fix**: The change only adds parentheses - there's
virtually no risk of regression. The fix is minimal, obvious, and
correct.
6. **Stable Criteria Met**: This satisfies stable kernel requirements:
- Fixes a real bug (not just style)
- Small and contained change
- Cannot introduce new issues
- Affects hardware functionality
- Has been tested (merged upstream)
The commit should be backported to all stable trees containing the
original problematic code from 2018 onwards.
sound/usb/mixer_quirks.c | 14 +++++++-------
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/sound/usb/mixer_quirks.c b/sound/usb/mixer_quirks.c
index be0b3c8ac705..f2cce15be4e2 100644
--- a/sound/usb/mixer_quirks.c
+++ b/sound/usb/mixer_quirks.c
@@ -2150,15 +2150,15 @@ static int dell_dock_mixer_init(struct usb_mixer_interface *mixer)
#define SND_RME_CLK_FREQMUL_SHIFT 18
#define SND_RME_CLK_FREQMUL_MASK 0x7
#define SND_RME_CLK_SYSTEM(x) \
- ((x >> SND_RME_CLK_SYSTEM_SHIFT) & SND_RME_CLK_SYSTEM_MASK)
+ (((x) >> SND_RME_CLK_SYSTEM_SHIFT) & SND_RME_CLK_SYSTEM_MASK)
#define SND_RME_CLK_AES(x) \
- ((x >> SND_RME_CLK_AES_SHIFT) & SND_RME_CLK_AES_SPDIF_MASK)
+ (((x) >> SND_RME_CLK_AES_SHIFT) & SND_RME_CLK_AES_SPDIF_MASK)
#define SND_RME_CLK_SPDIF(x) \
- ((x >> SND_RME_CLK_SPDIF_SHIFT) & SND_RME_CLK_AES_SPDIF_MASK)
+ (((x) >> SND_RME_CLK_SPDIF_SHIFT) & SND_RME_CLK_AES_SPDIF_MASK)
#define SND_RME_CLK_SYNC(x) \
- ((x >> SND_RME_CLK_SYNC_SHIFT) & SND_RME_CLK_SYNC_MASK)
+ (((x) >> SND_RME_CLK_SYNC_SHIFT) & SND_RME_CLK_SYNC_MASK)
#define SND_RME_CLK_FREQMUL(x) \
- ((x >> SND_RME_CLK_FREQMUL_SHIFT) & SND_RME_CLK_FREQMUL_MASK)
+ (((x) >> SND_RME_CLK_FREQMUL_SHIFT) & SND_RME_CLK_FREQMUL_MASK)
#define SND_RME_CLK_AES_LOCK 0x1
#define SND_RME_CLK_AES_SYNC 0x4
#define SND_RME_CLK_SPDIF_LOCK 0x2
@@ -2167,9 +2167,9 @@ static int dell_dock_mixer_init(struct usb_mixer_interface *mixer)
#define SND_RME_SPDIF_FORMAT_SHIFT 5
#define SND_RME_BINARY_MASK 0x1
#define SND_RME_SPDIF_IF(x) \
- ((x >> SND_RME_SPDIF_IF_SHIFT) & SND_RME_BINARY_MASK)
+ (((x) >> SND_RME_SPDIF_IF_SHIFT) & SND_RME_BINARY_MASK)
#define SND_RME_SPDIF_FORMAT(x) \
- ((x >> SND_RME_SPDIF_FORMAT_SHIFT) & SND_RME_BINARY_MASK)
+ (((x) >> SND_RME_SPDIF_FORMAT_SHIFT) & SND_RME_BINARY_MASK)
static const u32 snd_rme_rate_table[] = {
32000, 44100, 48000, 50000,
--
2.39.5
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2025-08-04 0:33 [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 01/59] usb: xhci: print xhci->xhc_state when queue_command failed Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 02/59] platform/x86/amd: pmc: Add Lenovo Yoga 6 13ALC6 to pmc quirk list Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 03/59] cpufreq: CPPC: Mark driver with NEED_UPDATE_LIMITS flag Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 04/59] selftests/futex: Define SYS_futex on 32-bit architectures with 64-bit time_t Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 05/59] usb: typec: ucsi: psy: Set current max to 100mA for BC 1.2 and Default Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 06/59] regulator: core: repeat voltage setting request for stepped regulators Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 07/59] usb: xhci: Avoid showing warnings for dying controller Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 08/59] usb: xhci: Set avg_trb_len = 8 for EP0 during Address Device Command Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 09/59] usb: xhci: Avoid showing errors during surprise removal Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 10/59] soc: qcom: rpmh-rsc: Add RSC version 4 support Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 11/59] ACPI: APEI: send SIGBUS to current task if synchronous memory error not recovered Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 12/59] remoteproc: imx_rproc: skip clock enable when M-core is managed by the SCU Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 13/59] gpio: wcd934x: check the return value of regmap_update_bits() Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 14/59] cpufreq: Exit governor when failed to start old governor Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 15/59] ARM: rockchip: fix kernel hang during smp initialization Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 16/59] PM / devfreq: governor: Replace sscanf() with kstrtoul() in set_freq_store() Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 17/59] EDAC/synopsys: Clear the ECC counters on init Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 18/59] ASoC: soc-dapm: set bias_level if snd_soc_dapm_set_bias_level() was successed Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 19/59] thermal/drivers/qcom-spmi-temp-alarm: Enable stage 2 shutdown when required Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 20/59] tools/nolibc: define time_t in terms of __kernel_old_time_t Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 21/59] iio: adc: ad_sigma_delta: don't overallocate scan buffer Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 22/59] gpio: tps65912: check the return value of regmap_update_bits() Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 23/59] ARM: tegra: Use I/O memcpy to write to IRAM Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 24/59] tools/build: Fix s390(x) cross-compilation with clang Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 25/59] selftests: tracing: Use mutex_unlock for testing glob filter Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 26/59] ACPI: PRM: Reduce unnecessary printing to avoid user confusion Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 27/59] firmware: tegra: Fix IVC dependency problems Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 28/59] pwm: sifive: Fix PWM algorithm and clarify inverted compare behavior Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 10:45 ` Uwe Kleine-König
2025-08-04 10:45 ` Uwe Kleine-König
2025-08-04 13:27 ` Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 13:27 ` Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 29/59] PM: runtime: Clear power.needs_force_resume in pm_runtime_reinit() Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 30/59] thermal: sysfs: Return ENODATA instead of EAGAIN for reads Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 31/59] PM: sleep: console: Fix the black screen issue Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 32/59] ACPI: processor: fix acpi_object initialization Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 33/59] mmc: sdhci-msm: Ensure SD card power isn't ON when card removed Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 34/59] ACPI: APEI: GHES: add TAINT_MACHINE_CHECK on GHES panic path Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 35/59] pps: clients: gpio: fix interrupt handling order in remove path Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 36/59] reset: brcmstb: Enable reset drivers for ARCH_BCM2835 Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 37/59] char: misc: Fix improper and inaccurate error code returned by misc_init() Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 38/59] mei: bus: Check for still connected devices in mei_cl_bus_dev_release() Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 39/59] mmc: rtsx_usb_sdmmc: Fix error-path in sd_set_power_mode() Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 40/59] ALSA: hda: Handle the jack polling always via a work Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 41/59] ALSA: hda: Disable jack polling at shutdown Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 42/59] x86/bugs: Avoid warning when overriding return thunk Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 43/59] ASoC: hdac_hdmi: Rate limit logging on connection and disconnection Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 44/59] ALSA: intel8x0: Fix incorrect codec index usage in mixer for ICH4 Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 45/59] ASoC: core: Check for rtd == NULL in snd_soc_remove_pcm_runtime() Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:34 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 46/59] usb: typec: intel_pmc_mux: Defer probe if SCU IPC isn't present Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:34 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 47/59] usb: core: usb_submit_urb: downgrade type check Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:34 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 48/59] usb: typec: fusb302: fix scheduling while atomic when using virtio-gpio Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:34 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 49/59] pm: cpupower: Fix the snapshot-order of tsc,mperf, clock in mperf_stop() Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:34 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 50/59] imx8m-blk-ctrl: set ISI panic write hurry level Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:34 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 51/59] soc: qcom: mdt_loader: Actually use the e_phoff Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:34 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 52/59] platform/x86: thinkpad_acpi: Handle KCOV __init vs inline mismatches Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:34 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 53/59] platform/chrome: cros_ec_typec: Defer probe on missing EC parent Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:34 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 54/59] ALSA: hda/ca0132: Fix buffer overflow in add_tuning_control Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:34 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 55/59] ALSA: pcm: Rewrite recalculate_boundary() to avoid costly loop Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:34 ` Sasha Levin [this message]
2025-08-04 0:34 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 57/59] iio: adc: ad7768-1: Ensure SYNC_IN pulse minimum timing requirement Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:34 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 58/59] ASoC: codecs: rt5640: Retry DEVICE_ID verification Sasha Levin
2025-08-04 0:34 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 59/59] ASoC: qcom: use drvdata instead of component to keep id Sasha Levin
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