Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: [PATCH v8] ALSA: hda/tas2781: Add tas2781 hda SPI driver

["Xu, Baojun" <baojun.xu@ti.com>]

Hi Takashi,

Answer in line.

Best Regards
Jim

> From: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>
> Sent: 14 June 2024 21:20
> To: Xu, Baojun
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> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [PATCH v8] ALSA: hda/tas2781: Add tas2781 hda SPI driver
> 
> On Fri, 14 Jun 2024 06: 05: 54 +0200, Baojun Xu wrote: > +static struct tasdevice_config_info *tasdevice_add_config( > + struct tasdevice_priv *tas_priv, unsigned char *config_data, > + unsigned int config_size, int *status) > +{
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> On Fri, 14 Jun 2024 06:05:54 +0200,
> Baojun Xu wrote:
> > +static struct tasdevice_config_info *tasdevice_add_config(
> > +     struct tasdevice_priv *tas_priv, unsigned char *config_data,
> > +     unsigned int config_size, int *status)
> > +{
> (snip)
> > +     /*
> > +      * convert data[offset], data[offset + 1], data[offset + 2] and
> > +      * data[offset + 3] into host
> > +      */
> > +     cfg_info->nblocks = get_unaligned_be32(&config_data[config_offset]);
> > +     config_offset += 4;
> > +
> > +     /*
> > +      * Several kinds of dsp/algorithm firmwares can run on tas2781,
> > +      * the number and size of blk are not fixed and different among
> > +      * these firmwares.
> > +      */
> > +     bk_da = cfg_info->blk_data = kcalloc(cfg_info->nblocks,
> > +             sizeof(*bk_da), GFP_KERNEL);
> 
> So the allocation size relies on the firmware data content, and it can
> practically any value.  It'd be safer to have some sanity check for
> avoiding the allocation of too large pages.
> Ditto for other allocations in this code; you should never trust the
> firmware binary.

It's just size of struct tasdev_blk_data, not variable from firmware.
In other kcalloc(), it's also allocate memory for structure.

> 
> Also, in general, the comments are missing for functions in
> tas2781_spi_fwlib.c completely.  A brief comment for each function
> would be helpful for readers.
> 
> 
> thanks,
> 
> Takashi
> 
> 
>