From: Cezary Rojewski <cezary.rojewski@intel.com>
To: tiwai@suse.com
Cc: broonie@kernel.org, perex@perex.cz, amade@asmblr.net,
linux-sound@vger.kernel.org, kuninori.morimoto.gx@renesas.com,
Cezary Rojewski <cezary.rojewski@intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH v5] ALSA: control: Verify put() result when in debug mode
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:46:14 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260219094614.504459-1-cezary.rojewski@intel.com> (raw)
The put() operation is expected to return:
1) 0 on success if no changes were made
2) 1 on success if changes were made
3) error code otherwise
Currently 2) is usually ignored when writing control-operations. While
forcing compliance is not an option right now, make it easier for
developers to adhere to the expectations and notice problems by logging
them when CONFIG_SND_CTL_DEBUG is enabled.
Due to large size of struct snd_ctl_elem_value, 'value_buf' is provided
as a reusable buffer for kctl->put() verification. This prevents
exhausting the stack when verifying the operation.
Signed-off-by: Cezary Rojewski <cezary.rojewski@intel.com>
---
Changes in v5:
- converged xxx_success() and xxx_fail() macros as suggested by Mark.
The keyword "success" or "fail" is now denoted in the output of the
trace event
Changes in v4:
- moved away from pr_xxx() in favor of trace events
- refactired the print format so that it aligns closer to 'amixer
controls' output
- added 'value_buf' to 'struct snd_card' as suggested - to prevent stack
overflow in snd_ctl_put_verify()
Changes in v3:
- simplified the memcmp() as suggested by Jaroslav
- added ->access verification for SKIP_CHECK and VOLATILE as suggested
by Jaroslav and Takashi. For that very purpose I've deviced to use the
kcontrol-volatile (vd) pointer that already part of
snd_ctl_elem_write().
- as things are more complex now, replaced snd_ctl_put() macros with
functions. This aligns with suggestion previously provided by Kuninori
- reordered operations within snd_ctl_put_verify() so that it's more
intuitive to read, at least in my opinion:
get/info/put -> info/get/put
Changes in v2:
A number of fixes as suggested by Mark and Takashi. The initial version
did not account for possibility of invalid payload sent from the userspace
and was buggy.
- enlisted ->info() operation and reused existing
fill_remaining_elem_value() to sanitize the 'new' value provided by
user
- fixed size provided to memcmp()
- the 'original' value is now initilized with memset()
Readability improvements suggested by Kuninori.
- added conditional #define snd_ctl_put() so that no additional
if-statements are needed in the actual code.
include/sound/core.h | 3 ++
sound/core/Makefile | 1 +
sound/core/control.c | 76 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
sound/core/control_trace.h | 49 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
sound/core/init.c | 8 ++++
5 files changed, 136 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
create mode 100644 sound/core/control_trace.h
diff --git a/include/sound/core.h b/include/sound/core.h
index 64327e971122..4093ec82a0a1 100644
--- a/include/sound/core.h
+++ b/include/sound/core.h
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ struct snd_card {
#ifdef CONFIG_SND_DEBUG
struct dentry *debugfs_root; /* debugfs root for card */
#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_SND_CTL_DEBUG
+ struct snd_ctl_elem_value *value_buf; /* buffer for kctl->put() verification */
+#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_PM
unsigned int power_state; /* power state */
diff --git a/sound/core/Makefile b/sound/core/Makefile
index 31a0623cc89d..fdd3bb6e81a9 100644
--- a/sound/core/Makefile
+++ b/sound/core/Makefile
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ snd-pcm-$(CONFIG_SND_PCM_IEC958) += pcm_iec958.o
# for trace-points
CFLAGS_pcm_lib.o := -I$(src)
CFLAGS_pcm_native.o := -I$(src)
+CFLAGS_control.o := -I$(src)
snd-pcm-dmaengine-y := pcm_dmaengine.o
diff --git a/sound/core/control.c b/sound/core/control.c
index 9c3fd5113a61..5cf6702f550d 100644
--- a/sound/core/control.c
+++ b/sound/core/control.c
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@
#include <sound/info.h>
#include <sound/control.h>
+#ifdef CONFIG_SND_CTL_DEBUG
+#define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
+#include "control_trace.h"
+#else
+#define trace_snd_ctl_put(card, kctl, iname, expected, actual)
+#endif
+
// Max allocation size for user controls.
static int max_user_ctl_alloc_size = 8 * 1024 * 1024;
module_param_named(max_user_ctl_alloc_size, max_user_ctl_alloc_size, int, 0444);
@@ -1264,6 +1271,72 @@ static int snd_ctl_elem_read_user(struct snd_card *card,
return result;
}
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_CTL_DEBUG)
+
+static const char *const snd_ctl_elem_iface_names[] = {
+ [SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_CARD] = "CARD",
+ [SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_HWDEP] = "HWDEP",
+ [SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER] = "MIXER",
+ [SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_PCM] = "PCM",
+ [SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_RAWMIDI] = "RAWMIDI",
+ [SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_TIMER] = "TIMER",
+ [SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_SEQUENCER] = "SEQUENCER",
+};
+
+static int snd_ctl_put_verify(struct snd_card *card, struct snd_kcontrol *kctl,
+ struct snd_ctl_elem_value *control)
+{
+ struct snd_ctl_elem_value *original = card->value_buf;
+ struct snd_ctl_elem_info info;
+ const char *iname;
+ int ret, retcmp;
+
+ memset(original, 0, sizeof(*original));
+ memset(&info, 0, sizeof(info));
+
+ ret = kctl->info(kctl, &info);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ ret = kctl->get(kctl, original);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ ret = kctl->put(kctl, control);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return ret;
+
+ /* Sanitize the new value (control->value) before comparing. */
+ fill_remaining_elem_value(control, &info, 0);
+
+ /* With known state for both new and original, do the comparison. */
+ retcmp = memcmp(&original->value, &control->value, sizeof(original->value));
+ if (retcmp)
+ retcmp = 1;
+
+ iname = snd_ctl_elem_iface_names[kctl->id.iface];
+ trace_snd_ctl_put(card, kctl, iname, ret, retcmp);
+
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static int snd_ctl_put(struct snd_card *card, struct snd_kcontrol *kctl,
+ struct snd_ctl_elem_value *control, unsigned int access)
+{
+ if ((access & SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_SKIP_CHECK) ||
+ (access & SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_VOLATILE))
+ return kctl->put(kctl, control);
+
+ return snd_ctl_put_verify(card, kctl, control);
+}
+#else
+static inline int snd_ctl_put(struct snd_card *card, struct snd_kcontrol *kctl,
+ struct snd_ctl_elem_value *control, unsigned int access)
+{
+ return kctl->put(kctl, control);
+}
+#endif
+
static int snd_ctl_elem_write(struct snd_card *card, struct snd_ctl_file *file,
struct snd_ctl_elem_value *control)
{
@@ -1300,7 +1373,8 @@ static int snd_ctl_elem_write(struct snd_card *card, struct snd_ctl_file *file,
false);
}
if (!result)
- result = kctl->put(kctl, control);
+ result = snd_ctl_put(card, kctl, control, vd->access);
+
if (result < 0) {
up_write(&card->controls_rwsem);
return result;
diff --git a/sound/core/control_trace.h b/sound/core/control_trace.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..48afb56c5b71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sound/core/control_trace.h
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#undef TRACE_SYSTEM
+#define TRACE_SYSTEM snd_pcm
+
+#if !defined(_TRACE_SND_CTL_H) || defined(TRACE_HEADER_MULTI_READ)
+#define _TRACE_SND_CTL_H
+
+#include <linux/tracepoint.h>
+#include <sound/control.h>
+#include <sound/core.h>
+
+TRACE_EVENT(snd_ctl_put,
+
+ TP_PROTO(struct snd_card *card, struct snd_kcontrol *kctl, const char *iname,
+ int expected, int actual),
+
+ TP_ARGS(card, kctl, iname, expected, actual),
+
+ TP_STRUCT__entry(
+ __field(unsigned int, card_id)
+ __field(unsigned int, numid)
+ __string(kname, kctl->id.name)
+ __string(iname, iname)
+ __field(int, expected)
+ __field(int, actual)
+ ),
+
+ TP_fast_assign(
+ __entry->card_id = card->number;
+ __entry->numid = kctl->id.numid;
+ __assign_str(kname);
+ __assign_str(iname);
+ __entry->expected = expected;
+ __entry->actual = actual;
+ ),
+
+ TP_printk("%s: expected=%d, actual=%d for ctl numid=%d, iface=%s, name='%s', card id=%d\n",
+ __entry->expected == __entry->actual ? "success" : "fail",
+ __entry->expected, __entry->actual, __entry->numid,
+ __get_str(iname), __get_str(kname), __entry->card_id)
+);
+
+#endif /* _TRACE_SND_CTL_H */
+
+/* This part must be outside protection */
+#undef TRACE_INCLUDE_PATH
+#define TRACE_INCLUDE_PATH .
+#define TRACE_INCLUDE_FILE control_trace
+#include <trace/define_trace.h>
diff --git a/sound/core/init.c b/sound/core/init.c
index c372b3228785..15868dd50f6a 100644
--- a/sound/core/init.c
+++ b/sound/core/init.c
@@ -362,6 +362,11 @@ static int snd_card_init(struct snd_card *card, struct device *parent,
#ifdef CONFIG_SND_DEBUG
card->debugfs_root = debugfs_create_dir(dev_name(&card->card_dev),
sound_debugfs_root);
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_SND_CTL_DEBUG
+ card->value_buf = kmalloc(sizeof(*card->value_buf), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!card->value_buf)
+ return -ENOMEM;
#endif
return 0;
@@ -537,6 +542,9 @@ void snd_card_disconnect(struct snd_card *card)
synchronize_irq(card->sync_irq);
snd_info_card_disconnect(card);
+#ifdef CONFIG_SND_CTL_DEBUG
+ kfree(card->value_buf);
+#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_SND_DEBUG
debugfs_remove(card->debugfs_root);
card->debugfs_root = NULL;
--
2.34.1
next reply other threads:[~2026-02-19 9:46 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-02-19 9:46 Cezary Rojewski [this message]
2026-02-19 10:08 ` [PATCH v5] ALSA: control: Verify put() result when in debug mode Takashi Iwai
2026-02-19 10:09 ` Takashi Iwai
2026-02-19 10:15 ` Cezary Rojewski
2026-02-19 10:30 ` Takashi Iwai
2026-02-19 17:05 ` Cezary Rojewski
2026-02-19 10:36 ` Jaroslav Kysela
2026-02-19 16:54 ` Cezary Rojewski
2026-02-24 13:17 ` Jaroslav Kysela
2026-02-24 15:34 ` Cezary Rojewski
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