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* [PATCH] staging: media: atomisp: prefer kcalloc over kzalloc with multiply
@ 2026-06-06 23:44 Andrew Soto
  2026-06-07  7:42 ` Andy Shevchenko
  2026-06-07 12:18 ` [PATCH v2] " Andrew Soto
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Andrew Soto @ 2026-06-06 23:44 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: hansg, mchehab, gregkh
  Cc: andy, sakari.ailus, linux-media, linux-staging, linux-kernel,
	Andrew Soto

Optimize memory allocation layout in sh_css_params.c by replacing the raw multiplication inside kzalloc() with a type-safe kcalloc() array allocation wrapper.

This prevents potential integer overflow vulnerabilities by validating the array size calculations before interacting with the kernel heap allocator, aligning the driver with modern kernel memory allocation standards.

Signed-off-by: Andrew Soto <linux@notrealandy.dev>
---
 drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/sh_css_params.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/sh_css_params.c b/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/sh_css_params.c
index fcebace11..9147ca047 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/sh_css_params.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/sh_css_params.c
@@ -3716,7 +3716,7 @@ ia_css_ptr sh_css_store_sp_group_to_ddr(void)
 
 	IA_CSS_ENTER_LEAVE_PRIVATE("void");
 
-	write_buf = kzalloc(sizeof(u8) * 8192, GFP_KERNEL);
+	write_buf = kcalloc(8192, sizeof(u8), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!write_buf)
 		return 0;
 
-- 
2.53.0


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* Re: [PATCH] staging: media: atomisp: prefer kcalloc over kzalloc with multiply
  2026-06-06 23:44 [PATCH] staging: media: atomisp: prefer kcalloc over kzalloc with multiply Andrew Soto
@ 2026-06-07  7:42 ` Andy Shevchenko
  2026-06-07 12:18 ` [PATCH v2] " Andrew Soto
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Andy Shevchenko @ 2026-06-07  7:42 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Andrew Soto
  Cc: hansg, mchehab, gregkh, andy, sakari.ailus, linux-media,
	linux-staging, linux-kernel

On Sun, Jun 7, 2026 at 2:45 AM Andrew Soto <linux@notrealandy.dev> wrote:
>
> Optimize memory allocation layout in sh_css_params.c by replacing the raw multiplication inside kzalloc() with a type-safe kcalloc() array allocation wrapper.
>
> This prevents potential integer overflow vulnerabilities by validating the array size calculations before interacting with the kernel heap allocator, aligning the driver with modern kernel memory allocation standards.

Wrap the commit message around 72 characters per line.

...

Is this the only case like this in the entire driver?

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko

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* [PATCH v2] staging: media: atomisp: prefer kcalloc over kzalloc with multiply
  2026-06-06 23:44 [PATCH] staging: media: atomisp: prefer kcalloc over kzalloc with multiply Andrew Soto
  2026-06-07  7:42 ` Andy Shevchenko
@ 2026-06-07 12:18 ` Andrew Soto
  2026-06-07 18:52   ` Andy Shevchenko
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Andrew Soto @ 2026-06-07 12:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux
  Cc: andy, gregkh, hansg, linux-kernel, linux-media, linux-staging,
	mchehab, sakari.ailus

Optimize memory allocation layout in sh_css_params.c by replacing
the raw multiplication inside kzalloc() with a type-safe kcalloc()
array allocation wrapper.

This prevents potential integer overflow vulnerabilities by validating
the array size calculations before interacting
with the kernel heap allocator, aligning the driver with modern kernel
memory allocation standards.

Signed-off-by: Andrew Soto <linux@notrealandy.dev>
---
 drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/sh_css_params.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/sh_css_params.c b/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/sh_css_params.c
index fcebace11..9147ca047 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/sh_css_params.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/sh_css_params.c
@@ -3716,7 +3716,7 @@ ia_css_ptr sh_css_store_sp_group_to_ddr(void)
 
 	IA_CSS_ENTER_LEAVE_PRIVATE("void");
 
-	write_buf = kzalloc(sizeof(u8) * 8192, GFP_KERNEL);
+	write_buf = kcalloc(8192, sizeof(u8), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!write_buf)
 		return 0;
 
-- 
2.53.0


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* Re: [PATCH v2] staging: media: atomisp: prefer kcalloc over kzalloc with multiply
  2026-06-07 12:18 ` [PATCH v2] " Andrew Soto
@ 2026-06-07 18:52   ` Andy Shevchenko
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Andy Shevchenko @ 2026-06-07 18:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Andrew Soto
  Cc: andy, gregkh, hansg, linux-kernel, linux-media, linux-staging,
	mchehab, sakari.ailus

On Sun, Jun 7, 2026 at 3:19 PM Andrew Soto <linux@notrealandy.dev> wrote:
>
> Optimize memory allocation layout in sh_css_params.c by replacing
> the raw multiplication inside kzalloc() with a type-safe kcalloc()
> array allocation wrapper.
>
> This prevents potential integer overflow vulnerabilities by validating
> the array size calculations before interacting
> with the kernel heap allocator, aligning the driver with modern kernel
> memory allocation standards.

See my reply to v1.

...

> -       write_buf = kzalloc(sizeof(u8) * 8192, GFP_KERNEL);
> +       write_buf = kcalloc(8192, sizeof(u8), GFP_KERNEL);

While at it, you can switch to a more robust sizeof(*write_buf).

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko

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