Re: [PATCH] spi: spi-mem: check if data buffers are on stack

[<Tudor.Ambarus@microchip.com>]

On 1/31/22 13:45, Pratyush Yadav wrote:
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> The buffers passed in the data phase must be DMA-able. Programmers often
> don't realise this requirement and pass in buffers that reside on the
> stack. This can be hard to spot when reviewing code. Reject ops if their
> data buffer is on the stack to avoid this.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Pratyush Yadav <p.yadav@ti.com>
> ---
>  drivers/spi/spi-mem.c | 9 +++++++++
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-mem.c b/drivers/spi/spi-mem.c
> index 37f4443ce9a0..b3793a2979ee 100644
> --- a/drivers/spi/spi-mem.c
> +++ b/drivers/spi/spi-mem.c
> @@ -207,6 +207,15 @@ static int spi_mem_check_op(const struct spi_mem_op *op)
>             !spi_mem_buswidth_is_valid(op->data.buswidth))
>                 return -EINVAL;
> 
> +       /* Buffers must be DMA-able. */
> +       if (op->data.dir == SPI_MEM_DATA_IN &&
> +           object_is_on_stack(op->data.buf.in))

should we also check if the virt addr is valid?
if (object_is_on_stack(op->data.buf.in) || !virt_addr_valid(op->data.buf.in))