On Sat, Apr 27, 2024 at 06:45:23PM +0200, Erick Archer wrote:
> This is an effort to get rid of all multiplications from allocation
> functions in order to prevent integer overflows [1].
> 
> Here the multiplication is obviously safe. However, using kcalloc*()
> is more appropriate [2] and improves readability. This patch has no
> effect on runtime behavior.
> 
> Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/162 [1]
> Link: 
> https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/next/process/deprecated.html#open-coded-arithmetic-in-allocator-arguments
>  [2]
> Reviewed-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Erick Archer <[email protected]>

Thanks!

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <[email protected]>

> ---
> Changes in v3:
> - Update the commit message to better explain the changes.
> - Rebase against linux-next.
> 
> Changes in v2:
> - Add the "Reviewed-by:" tag.
> - Rebase against linux-next.
> 
> Previous versions:
> v1 -> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-hardening/[email protected]
> v2 -> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-hardening/as8pr02mb7237a07d73d6d15ebf72fd8d8b...@as8pr02mb7237.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com
> 
> Hi,
> 
> This is a new try. In the v2 version Ingo explained that this change
> is nonsense since kzalloc() is a perfectly usable interface and there
> is no real overflow here.
> 
> Anyway, if we have the 2-factor form of the allocator, I think it is
> a good practice to use it.
> 
> In this version I have updated the commit message to explain that
> the code is obviusly safe in contrast with the last version where the
> impression was given that there was a real overlow bug.
> 
> I hope this patch can be applied this time.
> 
> Regards,
> Erick
> ---
>  arch/x86/events/amd/uncore.c | 6 +++---
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/events/amd/uncore.c b/arch/x86/events/amd/uncore.c
> index 4ccb8fa483e6..61c0a2114183 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/events/amd/uncore.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/events/amd/uncore.c
> @@ -479,8 +479,8 @@ static int amd_uncore_ctx_init(struct amd_uncore *uncore, 
> unsigned int cpu)
>                               goto fail;
>  
>                       curr->cpu = cpu;
> -                     curr->events = kzalloc_node(sizeof(*curr->events) *
> -                                                 pmu->num_counters,
> +                     curr->events = kcalloc_node(pmu->num_counters,
> +                                                 sizeof(*curr->events),
>                                                   GFP_KERNEL, node);

As a general aside to the original code authors, looking at struct
amd_uncore_pmu, I see stuff that should likely be u32 instead of
"int". How is a negtaive num_counters ever sane?

struct amd_uncore_pmu {
        ...
        int num_counters;
        int rdpmc_base;
        u32 msr_base;
        int group;
        ...
};

-- 
Kees Cook

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