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Re: [PATCH v2 1/5] ramoops: use persistent_ram_free() instead of kfree() for freeing prz

Started byKees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
First post2016-07-28 21:40 +0200
Last post2016-08-03 21:10 +0200
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  Re: [PATCH v2 1/5] ramoops: use persistent_ram_free() instead of  kfree() for freeing prz Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2016-07-28 21:40 +0200
    RE: [PATCH v2 1/5] ramoops: use persistent_ram_free() instead of  kfree() for freeing prz 岩松信洋 / IWAMATSU,NOBUHIRO   <nobuhiro.iwamatsu.kw@hitachi.com> - 2016-07-29 08:00 +0200
      Re: [PATCH v2 1/5] ramoops: use persistent_ram_free() instead of  kfree() for freeing prz Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2016-08-03 21:10 +0200

#1452067 — Re: [PATCH v2 1/5] ramoops: use persistent_ram_free() instead of kfree() for freeing prz

FromKees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Date2016-07-28 21:40 +0200
SubjectRe: [PATCH v2 1/5] ramoops: use persistent_ram_free() instead of kfree() for freeing prz
Message-ID<rZZjX-2cG-11@gated-at.bofh.it>
On Sun, Jul 24, 2016 at 8:56 PM, Nobuhiro Iwamatsu
<nobuhiro.iwamatsu.kw@hitachi.com> wrote:
> From: Hiraku Toyooka <hiraku.toyooka.gu@hitachi.com>
>
> persistent_ram_zone(=prz) structures are allocated by persistent_ram_new(),
> which includes vmap() or ioremap(). But they are currently freed by
> kfree(). This uses persistent_ram_free() for correct this asymmetry usage.
>
> Signed-off-by: Hiraku Toyooka <hiraku.toyooka.gu@hitachi.com>
> Signed-off-by: Nobuhiro Iwamatsu <nobuhiro.iwamatsu.kw@hitachi.com>
> Cc: Mark Salyzyn <salyzyn@android.com>
> Cc: Seiji Aguchi <seiji.aguchi.tr@hitachi.com>

Oh, yes, oops. I may extract this patch and get it into v4.8, since
this is an explicit bug fix. Thanks!

-Kees

> ---
>  fs/pstore/ram.c | 6 +++---
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/pstore/ram.c b/fs/pstore/ram.c
> index bd9812e..22416c0 100644
> --- a/fs/pstore/ram.c
> +++ b/fs/pstore/ram.c
> @@ -567,11 +567,11 @@ fail_buf:
>         kfree(cxt->pstore.buf);
>  fail_clear:
>         cxt->pstore.bufsize = 0;
> -       kfree(cxt->mprz);
> +       persistent_ram_free(cxt->mprz);
>  fail_init_mprz:
> -       kfree(cxt->fprz);
> +       persistent_ram_free(cxt->fprz);
>  fail_init_fprz:
> -       kfree(cxt->cprz);
> +       persistent_ram_free(cxt->cprz);
>  fail_init_cprz:
>         ramoops_free_przs(cxt);
>  fail_out:
> --
> 2.8.1
>
>



-- 
Kees Cook
Chrome OS & Brillo Security

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#1452265

From岩松信洋 / IWAMATSU,NOBUHIRO <nobuhiro.iwamatsu.kw@hitachi.com>
Date2016-07-29 08:00 +0200
Message-ID<s08ZX-w4-1@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#1452067
Hi,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: keescook@google.com [mailto:keescook@google.com] On Behalf Of Kees
> Cook
> Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 4:35 AM
> To: 岩松信洋 / IWAMATSU,NOBUHIRO
> Cc: Anton Vorontsov; Colin Cross; Tony Luck; LKML; Hiraku Toyooka; Mark
> Salyzyn; 阿口誠司 / AGUCHI,SEIJI
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/5] ramoops: use persistent_ram_free() instead of
> kfree() for freeing prz
> 
> On Sun, Jul 24, 2016 at 8:56 PM, Nobuhiro Iwamatsu
> <nobuhiro.iwamatsu.kw@hitachi.com> wrote:
> > From: Hiraku Toyooka <hiraku.toyooka.gu@hitachi.com>
> >
> > persistent_ram_zone(=prz) structures are allocated by
> > persistent_ram_new(), which includes vmap() or ioremap(). But they are
> > currently freed by kfree(). This uses persistent_ram_free() for correct
> this asymmetry usage.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Hiraku Toyooka <hiraku.toyooka.gu@hitachi.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Nobuhiro Iwamatsu <nobuhiro.iwamatsu.kw@hitachi.com>
> > Cc: Mark Salyzyn <salyzyn@android.com>
> > Cc: Seiji Aguchi <seiji.aguchi.tr@hitachi.com>
> 
> Oh, yes, oops. I may extract this patch and get it into v4.8, since this
> is an explicit bug fix. Thanks!
> 
> -Kees

Thanks. Please pickup this commit as bug fix.
And if you have a time, please review other patches in this patch series.

Best regards,
  Nobuhiro 

> 
> > ---
> >  fs/pstore/ram.c | 6 +++---
> >  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/fs/pstore/ram.c b/fs/pstore/ram.c index bd9812e..22416c0
> > 100644
> > --- a/fs/pstore/ram.c
> > +++ b/fs/pstore/ram.c
> > @@ -567,11 +567,11 @@ fail_buf:
> >         kfree(cxt->pstore.buf);
> >  fail_clear:
> >         cxt->pstore.bufsize = 0;
> > -       kfree(cxt->mprz);
> > +       persistent_ram_free(cxt->mprz);
> >  fail_init_mprz:
> > -       kfree(cxt->fprz);
> > +       persistent_ram_free(cxt->fprz);
> >  fail_init_fprz:
> > -       kfree(cxt->cprz);
> > +       persistent_ram_free(cxt->cprz);
> >  fail_init_cprz:
> >         ramoops_free_przs(cxt);
> >  fail_out:
> > --
> > 2.8.1
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Kees Cook
> Chrome OS & Brillo Security

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#1455976

FromKees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Date2016-08-03 21:10 +0200
Message-ID<s29Ie-6D8-31@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#1452265
On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 10:58 PM, 岩松信洋 / IWAMATSU,NOBUHIRO
<nobuhiro.iwamatsu.kw@hitachi.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: keescook@google.com [mailto:keescook@google.com] On Behalf Of Kees
>> Cook
>> Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 4:35 AM
>> To: 岩松信洋 / IWAMATSU,NOBUHIRO
>> Cc: Anton Vorontsov; Colin Cross; Tony Luck; LKML; Hiraku Toyooka; Mark
>> Salyzyn; 阿口誠司 / AGUCHI,SEIJI
>> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/5] ramoops: use persistent_ram_free() instead of
>> kfree() for freeing prz
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 24, 2016 at 8:56 PM, Nobuhiro Iwamatsu
>> <nobuhiro.iwamatsu.kw@hitachi.com> wrote:
>> > From: Hiraku Toyooka <hiraku.toyooka.gu@hitachi.com>
>> >
>> > persistent_ram_zone(=prz) structures are allocated by
>> > persistent_ram_new(), which includes vmap() or ioremap(). But they are
>> > currently freed by kfree(). This uses persistent_ram_free() for correct
>> this asymmetry usage.
>> >
>> > Signed-off-by: Hiraku Toyooka <hiraku.toyooka.gu@hitachi.com>
>> > Signed-off-by: Nobuhiro Iwamatsu <nobuhiro.iwamatsu.kw@hitachi.com>
>> > Cc: Mark Salyzyn <salyzyn@android.com>
>> > Cc: Seiji Aguchi <seiji.aguchi.tr@hitachi.com>
>>
>> Oh, yes, oops. I may extract this patch and get it into v4.8, since this
>> is an explicit bug fix. Thanks!
>>
>> -Kees
>
> Thanks. Please pickup this commit as bug fix.

Applied, this should get picked up soon.

> And if you have a time, please review other patches in this patch series.

For sure; I'm busy with the 4.8 merge window being open right now, but
after that I'll get them reviewed.

Thanks!

-Kees

>
> Best regards,
>   Nobuhiro
>
>>
>> > ---
>> >  fs/pstore/ram.c | 6 +++---
>> >  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>> >
>> > diff --git a/fs/pstore/ram.c b/fs/pstore/ram.c index bd9812e..22416c0
>> > 100644
>> > --- a/fs/pstore/ram.c
>> > +++ b/fs/pstore/ram.c
>> > @@ -567,11 +567,11 @@ fail_buf:
>> >         kfree(cxt->pstore.buf);
>> >  fail_clear:
>> >         cxt->pstore.bufsize = 0;
>> > -       kfree(cxt->mprz);
>> > +       persistent_ram_free(cxt->mprz);
>> >  fail_init_mprz:
>> > -       kfree(cxt->fprz);
>> > +       persistent_ram_free(cxt->fprz);
>> >  fail_init_fprz:
>> > -       kfree(cxt->cprz);
>> > +       persistent_ram_free(cxt->cprz);
>> >  fail_init_cprz:
>> >         ramoops_free_przs(cxt);
>> >  fail_out:
>> > --
>> > 2.8.1
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Kees Cook
>> Chrome OS & Brillo Security



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Kees Cook
Brillo & Chrome OS Security

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