* [PATCH v2 net] ptp: netc: fix period truncation and potential divide-by-zero in PEROUT
@ 2026-08-21 3:24 wei.fang
2026-08-21 3:31 ` Abel Vesa
0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: wei.fang @ 2026-08-21 3:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: xiaoning.wang, richardcochran, andrew+netdev, davem, edumazet,
kuba, pabeni, Frank.Li, horms
Cc: wei.fang, imx, netdev, linux-kernel
From: Wei Fang <wei.fang@nxp.com>
The max_period bound in net_timer_enable_perout() was computed as:
max_period = (u64)NETC_TMR_DEFAULT_FIPER + integral_period;
which exceeds U32_MAX when integral_period > 0 (e.g. 0x100000002 for
the default 333333333 Hz clock). A period_ns that passes this check but
exceeds U32_MAX is then silently truncated when stored into the u32
struct netc_pp::period field.
A truncated value of zero can reach netc_timer_set_perout_alarm(), where
the local u32 period variable would also be 0, causing a divide-by-zero
in roundup_u64(delta, period) whenever the stime < min_time branch is
taken (which always happens for a start time of {0, 0}).
Additionally, netc_timer_enable_periodic_pulse() and
netc_timer_enable_fiper() both compute:
fiper = pp->period - integral_period;
A zero pp->period results in an unsigned wraparound to 0xFFFFFFFD,
mis-programming the FIPER hardware register.
Fix all three issues by capping max_period at NETC_TMR_DEFAULT_FIPER
(0xFFFFFFFF). This ensures that any period_ns passing the range check
fits in a u32 without truncation, so the stored value is always valid
and non-zero. The accepted range is reduced by integral_period ns
(typically only a few nanoseconds), which is negligible in practice.
Fixes: 671e266835b8 ("ptp: netc: add periodic pulse output support")
Signed-off-by: Wei Fang <wei.fang@nxp.com>
---
v2:
Remove max_period and use NETC_TMR_DEFAULT_FIPER directly
---
drivers/ptp/ptp_netc.c | 10 +++++-----
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/ptp/ptp_netc.c b/drivers/ptp/ptp_netc.c
index 59db08e189e6..19ca99d80e95 100644
--- a/drivers/ptp/ptp_netc.c
+++ b/drivers/ptp/ptp_netc.c
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ static int net_timer_enable_perout(struct netc_timer *priv,
}
if (on) {
- u64 period_ns, gclk_period, max_period, min_period;
+ u64 period_ns, gclk_period, min_period;
struct timespec64 period, stime;
u32 integral_period;
int alarm_id;
@@ -450,12 +450,12 @@ static int net_timer_enable_perout(struct netc_timer *priv,
period_ns = timespec64_to_ns(&period);
integral_period = netc_timer_get_integral_period(priv);
- max_period = (u64)NETC_TMR_DEFAULT_FIPER + integral_period;
gclk_period = netc_timer_get_gclk_period(priv);
min_period = gclk_period * 4 + integral_period;
- if (period_ns > max_period || period_ns < min_period) {
- dev_err(dev, "The period range is %llu ~ %llu\n",
- min_period, max_period);
+ if (period_ns > NETC_TMR_DEFAULT_FIPER ||
+ period_ns < min_period) {
+ dev_err(dev, "The period range is %llu ~ %lu\n",
+ min_period, NETC_TMR_DEFAULT_FIPER);
err = -EINVAL;
goto unlock_spinlock;
}
--
2.34.1
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* Re: [PATCH v2 net] ptp: netc: fix period truncation and potential divide-by-zero in PEROUT
2026-08-21 3:24 [PATCH v2 net] ptp: netc: fix period truncation and potential divide-by-zero in PEROUT wei.fang
@ 2026-08-21 3:31 ` Abel Vesa
0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Abel Vesa @ 2026-08-21 3:31 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: wei.fang
Cc: xiaoning.wang, richardcochran, andrew+netdev, davem, edumazet,
kuba, pabeni, Frank.Li, horms, wei.fang, imx, netdev,
linux-kernel
On 26-08-21 11:24:49, wei.fang@oss.nxp.com wrote:
> From: Wei Fang <wei.fang@nxp.com>
>
> The max_period bound in net_timer_enable_perout() was computed as:
>
> max_period = (u64)NETC_TMR_DEFAULT_FIPER + integral_period;
>
> which exceeds U32_MAX when integral_period > 0 (e.g. 0x100000002 for
> the default 333333333 Hz clock). A period_ns that passes this check but
> exceeds U32_MAX is then silently truncated when stored into the u32
> struct netc_pp::period field.
>
> A truncated value of zero can reach netc_timer_set_perout_alarm(), where
> the local u32 period variable would also be 0, causing a divide-by-zero
> in roundup_u64(delta, period) whenever the stime < min_time branch is
> taken (which always happens for a start time of {0, 0}).
>
> Additionally, netc_timer_enable_periodic_pulse() and
> netc_timer_enable_fiper() both compute:
>
> fiper = pp->period - integral_period;
>
> A zero pp->period results in an unsigned wraparound to 0xFFFFFFFD,
> mis-programming the FIPER hardware register.
>
> Fix all three issues by capping max_period at NETC_TMR_DEFAULT_FIPER
> (0xFFFFFFFF). This ensures that any period_ns passing the range check
> fits in a u32 without truncation, so the stored value is always valid
> and non-zero. The accepted range is reduced by integral_period ns
> (typically only a few nanoseconds), which is negligible in practice.
>
> Fixes: 671e266835b8 ("ptp: netc: add periodic pulse output support")
> Signed-off-by: Wei Fang <wei.fang@nxp.com>
Reviewed-by: Abel Vesa <abel.vesa@oss.qualcomm.com>
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