Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] drm/i915: On fb alloc failure, unref gem object where it gets refed

Daniel Vetter
2015-07-06T07:39:05Z

On Sat, Jul 04, 2015 at 11:50:58AM +0200, Lukas Wunner wrote:
> Currently when allocating a framebuffer fails, the gem object gets
> unrefed at the bottom of the call chain in __intel_framebuffer_create,
> not where it gets refed, which is in intel_framebuffer_create_for_mode
> (via i915_gem_alloc_object) and in intel_user_framebuffer_create
> (via drm_gem_object_lookup).
>
> This invites mistakes: As discovered by Tvrtko Ursulin, a double unref
> has sneaked into intelfb_alloc (which calls __intel_framebuffer_create).
>
> As suggested by Ville Syrjälä, improve code clarity by moving the unref
> away from __intel_framebuffer_create to where the gem object gets refed.
>
> Signed-off-by: Lukas Wunner <lukas@wunner.de>
> Fixes: a8bb6818270c ("drm/i915: Fix error path leak in fbdev fb
> allocation")
> Cc: Chris Wilson <chris@chris-wilson.co.uk>
> Cc: Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin@intel.com>
> Cc: Ville Syrjälä <ville.syrjala@linux.intel.com>
> Cc: Daniel Vetter <daniel@ffwll.ch>

Please keep a record of the changes you do to the patch so I know what to
look out for. Just reving the patch revision alone doesn't add much
information for reviewers/maintainers.

Thanks, Daniel

> ---
> drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c | 21 ++++++++++++++-------
> 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
> index 9079fcd..d597afa 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
> @@ -8876,20 +8876,17 @@ __intel_framebuffer_create(struct drm_device *dev,
> int ret;
>
> intel_fb = kzalloc(sizeof(*intel_fb), GFP_KERNEL);
> - if (!intel_fb) {
> - drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
> + if (!intel_fb)
> return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
> - }
>
> ret = intel_framebuffer_init(dev, intel_fb, mode_cmd, obj);
> if (ret)
> goto err;
>
> return &intel_fb->base;
> +
> err:
> - drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
> kfree(intel_fb);
> -
> return ERR_PTR(ret);
> }
>
> @@ -8929,6 +8926,7 @@ intel_framebuffer_create_for_mode(struct drm_device *dev,
> struct drm_display_mode *mode,
> int depth, int bpp)
> {
> + struct drm_framebuffer *fb;
> struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
> struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 mode_cmd = { 0 };
>
> @@ -8943,7 +8941,11 @@ intel_framebuffer_create_for_mode(struct drm_device *dev,
> bpp);
> mode_cmd.pixel_format = drm_mode_legacy_fb_format(bpp, depth);
>
> - return intel_framebuffer_create(dev, &mode_cmd, obj);
> + fb = intel_framebuffer_create(dev, &mode_cmd, obj);
> + if (IS_ERR(fb))
> + drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(&obj->base);
> +
> + return fb;
> }
>
> static struct drm_framebuffer *
> @@ -13379,6 +13381,7 @@ intel_user_framebuffer_create(struct drm_device *dev,
> struct drm_file *filp,
> struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 *mode_cmd)
> {
> + struct drm_framebuffer *fb;
> struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
>
> obj = to_intel_bo(drm_gem_object_lookup(dev, filp,
> @@ -13386,7 +13389,11 @@ intel_user_framebuffer_create(struct drm_device *dev,
> if (&obj->base == NULL)
> return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
>
> - return intel_framebuffer_create(dev, mode_cmd, obj);
> + fb = intel_framebuffer_create(dev, mode_cmd, obj);
> + if (IS_ERR(fb))
> + drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(&obj->base);
> +
> + return fb;
> }
>
> static void intel_output_poll_changed(struct drm_device *dev)
> --
> 2.1.0
>

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Daniel Vetter
Software Engineer, Intel Corporation