From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.8 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SIGNED_OFF_BY,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9BBDAC32751 for ; Wed, 31 Jul 2019 15:54:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 78D1D206A2 for ; Wed, 31 Jul 2019 15:54:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1728582AbfGaPy0 (ORCPT ); Wed, 31 Jul 2019 11:54:26 -0400 Received: from shards.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.9]:39570 "EHLO shards.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726115AbfGaPy0 (ORCPT ); Wed, 31 Jul 2019 11:54:26 -0400 Received: from localhost (unknown [IPv6:2601:601:9f80:35cd::d71]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) (Authenticated sender: davem-davemloft) by shards.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id E2293133F18DD; Wed, 31 Jul 2019 08:54:25 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 08:54:25 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <20190731.085425.835225391467422617.davem@davemloft.net> To: juliana.rodrigueiro@intra2net.com Cc: isdn@linux-pingi.de, netdev@vger.kernel.org, thomas.jarosch@intra2net.com Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] isdn: hfcsusb: Fix mISDN driver crash caused by transfer buffer on the stack From: David Miller In-Reply-To: <2432092.e6oL0QVcq9@rocinante.m.i2n> References: <2432092.e6oL0QVcq9@rocinante.m.i2n> X-Mailer: Mew version 6.8 on Emacs 26.1 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.5.12 (shards.monkeyblade.net [149.20.54.216]); Wed, 31 Jul 2019 08:54:26 -0700 (PDT) Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: netdev@vger.kernel.org From: Juliana Rodrigueiro Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 15:17:23 +0200 > Since linux 4.9 it is not possible to use buffers on the stack for DMA transfers. > > During usb probe the driver crashes with "transfer buffer is on stack" message. > > This fix k-allocates a buffer to be used on "read_reg_atomic", which is a macro > that calls "usb_control_msg" under the hood. > > Kernel 4.19 backtrace: ... > Signed-off-by: Juliana Rodrigueiro Applied.