From: Vivek Ray <vk092kumar@gmail.com>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Cc: casey.connolly@linaro.org, neil.armstrong@linaro.org,
trini@konsulko.com, u-boot-qcom@groups.io,
Vivek Ray <vk092kumar@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH] arm: mach-snapdragon: warn on root compatible string truncation
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:07:26 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260610093726.1231041-1-vk092kumar@gmail.com> (raw)
The configure_env() function copies root compatible strings into a
32-byte buffer prior to parsing. If a compatible string exceeds this
limit, strlcpy() silently truncates it, producing a malformed fdtfile
path and a boot failure with no indication of the root cause.
Add explicit truncation checks after both strlcpy() calls and emit a
log_warning() with the offending compatible string to make such
failures easier to diagnose.
Signed-off-by: Vivek Ray <vk092kumar@gmail.com>
---
arch/arm/mach-snapdragon/board.c | 12 ++++++++++--
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-snapdragon/board.c b/arch/arm/mach-snapdragon/board.c
index 829a0109ac7..9324030ae4d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-snapdragon/board.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-snapdragon/board.c
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@ static void configure_env(void)
const char *first_compat, *last_compat;
char *tmp;
char buf[32] = { 0 };
+ int len = 0;
/*
* Most DTB filenames follow the scheme: qcom/<soc>-[vendor]-<board>.dtb
* The vendor is skipped when it's a Qualcomm reference board, or the
@@ -417,7 +418,10 @@ static void configure_env(void)
return;
}
- strlcpy(buf, first_compat, sizeof(buf) - 1);
+ /* A safety check to avoid silent failure due to name truncation */
+ len = strlcpy(buf, first_compat, sizeof(buf) - 1);
+ if (len >= sizeof(buf) - 1)
+ log_warning("compatible '%s' got truncated, fdtfile name too long\n", first_compat);
tmp = buf;
/* The Qualcomm reference boards (RBx, HDK, etc) */
@@ -468,7 +472,11 @@ static void configure_env(void)
/* Copy the last compat (e.g. "qcom,sdm845") into buf */
memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
- strlcpy(buf, last_compat, sizeof(buf) - 1);
+
+ /* check for name truncation */
+ len = strlcpy(buf, last_compat, sizeof(buf) - 1);
+ if (len >= sizeof(buf) - 1)
+ log_warning("compatible '%s' got truncated, fdtfile name too long\n", last_compat);
tmp = buf;
/* strsep() is destructive, it replaces the comma with a \0 */
--
2.34.1
next reply other threads:[~2026-06-10 12:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-10 9:37 Vivek Ray [this message]
2026-06-10 11:27 ` [PATCH] arm: mach-snapdragon: warn on root compatible string truncation Casey Connolly
2026-06-10 13:54 ` [PATCH v2] arm: mach-snapdragon: increase compat buffer size and " Vivek Ray
2026-06-17 6:27 ` Vivek Ray
2026-06-17 14:56 ` Casey Connolly
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