[PATCH 0/2] drm/atmel-hlcdc: fix memory bugs

[PATCH 0/2] drm/atmel-hlcdc: fix memory bugs

[Ludovic Desroches]

These two patches fix a memory leak and a use after free bugs.

The memory leak bug had been reported by several users. There were some
attempts to fix it in the past, but the resolutions proposed caused
other breakages.

Signed-off-by: Ludovic Desroches <ludovic.desroches@microchip.com>
---
Ludovic Desroches (2):
      drm/atmel-hlcdc: fix memory leak from the atomic_destroy_state callback
      drm/atmel-hlcdc: fix use-after-free of drm_crtc_commit after release

 drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_plane.c | 6 ++----
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
---
base-commit: 72fb0170ef1f45addf726319c52a0562b6913707
change-id: 20251024-lcd_fixes_mainlining-a1234d81a768

Best regards,
-- 
Ludovic Desroches <ludovic.desroches@microchip.com>

[PATCH 1/2] drm/atmel-hlcdc: fix memory leak from the atomic_destroy_state callback

[Ludovic Desroches]

After several commits, the slab memory increases. Some drm_crtc_commit
objects are not freed. The atomic_destroy_state callback only put the
framebuffer. Use the __drm_atomic_helper_plane_destroy_state() function
to put all the objects that are no longer needed.

It has been seen after hours of usage of a graphics application or using
kmemleak:

unreferenced object 0xc63a6580 (size 64):
  comm "egt_basic", pid 171, jiffies 4294940784
  hex dump (first 32 bytes):
    40 50 34 c5 01 00 00 00 ff ff ff ff 8c 65 3a c6  @P4..........e:.
    8c 65 3a c6 ff ff ff ff 98 65 3a c6 98 65 3a c6  .e:......e:..e:.
  backtrace (crc c25aa925):
    kmemleak_alloc+0x34/0x3c
    __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x150/0x1a4
    drm_atomic_helper_setup_commit+0x1e8/0x7bc
    drm_atomic_helper_commit+0x3c/0x15c
    drm_atomic_commit+0xc0/0xf4
    drm_atomic_helper_set_config+0x84/0xb8
    drm_mode_setcrtc+0x32c/0x810
    drm_ioctl+0x20c/0x488
    sys_ioctl+0x14c/0xc20
    ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x54

Signed-off-by: Ludovic Desroches <ludovic.desroches@microchip.com>
Reviewed-by: Manikandan Muralidharan <manikandan.m@microchip.com>
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_plane.c | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_plane.c
index 38f60befd7d759a52d66211c2e7d49c9be235ad4..0e38587b868d5b5375fcaa5c0508e8e5690d8ff8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_plane.c
@@ -1215,8 +1215,7 @@ static void atmel_hlcdc_plane_atomic_destroy_state(struct drm_plane *p,
 			      state->dscrs[i]->self);
 	}
 
-	if (s->fb)
-		drm_framebuffer_put(s->fb);
+	__drm_atomic_helper_plane_destroy_state(s);
 
 	kfree(state);
 }

-- 
2.51.0

[PATCH 2/2] drm/atmel-hlcdc: fix use-after-free of drm_crtc_commit after release

[Ludovic Desroches]

The atmel_hlcdc_plane_atomic_duplicate_state() callback was copying
the atmel_hlcdc_plane state structure without properly duplicating the
drm_plane_state. In particular, state->commit remained set to the old
state commit, which can lead to a use-after-free in the next
drm_atomic_commit() call.

Fix this by calling
__drm_atomic_helper_duplicate_plane_state(), which correctly clones
the base drm_plane_state (including the ->commit pointer).

It has been seen when closing and re-opening the device node while
another DRM client (e.g. fbdev) is still attached:

=============================================================================
BUG kmalloc-64 (Not tainted): Poison overwritten
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

0xc611b344-0xc611b344 @offset=836. First byte 0x6a instead of 0x6b
FIX kmalloc-64: Restoring Poison 0xc611b344-0xc611b344=0x6b
Allocated in drm_atomic_helper_setup_commit+0x1e8/0x7bc age=178 cpu=0
pid=29
 drm_atomic_helper_setup_commit+0x1e8/0x7bc
 drm_atomic_helper_commit+0x3c/0x15c
 drm_atomic_commit+0xc0/0xf4
 drm_framebuffer_remove+0x4cc/0x5a8
 drm_mode_rmfb_work_fn+0x6c/0x80
 process_one_work+0x12c/0x2cc
 worker_thread+0x2a8/0x400
 kthread+0xc0/0xdc
 ret_from_fork+0x14/0x28
Freed in drm_atomic_helper_commit_hw_done+0x100/0x150 age=8 cpu=0
pid=169
 drm_atomic_helper_commit_hw_done+0x100/0x150
 drm_atomic_helper_commit_tail+0x64/0x8c
 commit_tail+0x168/0x18c
 drm_atomic_helper_commit+0x138/0x15c
 drm_atomic_commit+0xc0/0xf4
 drm_atomic_helper_set_config+0x84/0xb8
 drm_mode_setcrtc+0x32c/0x810
 drm_ioctl+0x20c/0x488
 sys_ioctl+0x14c/0xc20
 ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x54
Slab 0xef8bc360 objects=21 used=16 fp=0xc611b7c0
flags=0x200(workingset|zone=0)
Object 0xc611b340 @offset=832 fp=0xc611b7c0

Signed-off-by: Ludovic Desroches <ludovic.desroches@microchip.com>
Reviewed-by: Manikandan Muralidharan <manikandan.m@microchip.com>
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_plane.c | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_plane.c
index 0e38587b868d5b5375fcaa5c0508e8e5690d8ff8..91df1273eac71512109a822000448d7641171dca 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_plane.c
@@ -1196,8 +1196,7 @@ atmel_hlcdc_plane_atomic_duplicate_state(struct drm_plane *p)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (copy->base.fb)
-		drm_framebuffer_get(copy->base.fb);
+	__drm_atomic_helper_plane_duplicate_state(p, &copy->base);
 
 	return &copy->base;
 }

-- 
2.51.0

Re: [PATCH 0/2] drm/atmel-hlcdc: fix memory bugs

[Manikandan.M]

On 24/10/25 9:44 pm, Ludovic Desroches wrote:
> These two patches fix a memory leak and a use after free bugs.
> 
> The memory leak bug had been reported by several users. There were some
> attempts to fix it in the past, but the resolutions proposed caused
> other breakages.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ludovic Desroches <ludovic.desroches@microchip.com>
> ---
> Ludovic Desroches (2):
>        drm/atmel-hlcdc: fix memory leak from the atomic_destroy_state callback
>        drm/atmel-hlcdc: fix use-after-free of drm_crtc_commit after release
> 
>   drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_plane.c | 6 ++----
>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> ---

For the Entire series,

Reviewed-by: Manikandan Muralidharan <manikandan.m@microchip.com>

Thanks Ludovic.

> base-commit: 72fb0170ef1f45addf726319c52a0562b6913707
> change-id: 20251024-lcd_fixes_mainlining-a1234d81a768
> 
> Best regards,

-- 
Thanks and Regards,
Manikandan M.

Re: [PATCH 0/2] drm/atmel-hlcdc: fix memory bugs

[Manikandan.M]

On 24/10/25 9:44 pm, Ludovic Desroches wrote:
> These two patches fix a memory leak and a use after free bugs.
> 
> The memory leak bug had been reported by several users. There were some
> attempts to fix it in the past, but the resolutions proposed caused
> other breakages.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ludovic Desroches <ludovic.desroches@microchip.com>

Applied to drm-misc-next.

Thanks!
> ---
> Ludovic Desroches (2):
>        drm/atmel-hlcdc: fix memory leak from the atomic_destroy_state callback
>        drm/atmel-hlcdc: fix use-after-free of drm_crtc_commit after release
> 
>   drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_plane.c | 6 ++----
>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> ---
> base-commit: 72fb0170ef1f45addf726319c52a0562b6913707
> change-id: 20251024-lcd_fixes_mainlining-a1234d81a768
> 
> Best regards,

-- 
Thanks and Regards,
Manikandan M.