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<title>linux-toradex.git/drivers/usb/core/devio.c, branch v7.0-rc7</title>
<subtitle>Linux kernel for Apalis and Colibri modules</subtitle>
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<entry>
<title>Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument</title>
<updated>2026-02-22T01:09:51+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Linus Torvalds</name>
<email>torvalds@linux-foundation.org</email>
</author>
<published>2026-02-22T00:37:42+00:00</published>
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This was done entirely with mindless brute force, using

    git grep -l '\&lt;k[vmz]*alloc_objs*(.*, GFP_KERNEL)' |
        xargs sed -i 's/\(alloc_objs*(.*\), GFP_KERNEL)/\1)/'

to convert the new alloc_obj() users that had a simple GFP_KERNEL
argument to just drop that argument.

Note that due to the extreme simplicity of the scripting, any slightly
more complex cases spread over multiple lines would not be triggered:
they definitely exist, but this covers the vast bulk of the cases, and
the resulting diff is also then easier to check automatically.

For the same reason the 'flex' versions will be done as a separate
conversion.

Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds &lt;torvalds@linux-foundation.org&gt;
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This was done entirely with mindless brute force, using

    git grep -l '\&lt;k[vmz]*alloc_objs*(.*, GFP_KERNEL)' |
        xargs sed -i 's/\(alloc_objs*(.*\), GFP_KERNEL)/\1)/'

to convert the new alloc_obj() users that had a simple GFP_KERNEL
argument to just drop that argument.

Note that due to the extreme simplicity of the scripting, any slightly
more complex cases spread over multiple lines would not be triggered:
they definitely exist, but this covers the vast bulk of the cases, and
the resulting diff is also then easier to check automatically.

For the same reason the 'flex' versions will be done as a separate
conversion.

Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds &lt;torvalds@linux-foundation.org&gt;
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</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types</title>
<updated>2026-02-21T09:02:28+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Kees Cook</name>
<email>kees@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2026-02-21T07:49:23+00:00</published>
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This is the result of running the Coccinelle script from
scripts/coccinelle/api/kmalloc_objs.cocci. The script is designed to
avoid scalar types (which need careful case-by-case checking), and
instead replace kmalloc-family calls that allocate struct or union
object instances:

Single allocations:	kmalloc(sizeof(TYPE), ...)
are replaced with:	kmalloc_obj(TYPE, ...)

Array allocations:	kmalloc_array(COUNT, sizeof(TYPE), ...)
are replaced with:	kmalloc_objs(TYPE, COUNT, ...)

Flex array allocations:	kmalloc(struct_size(PTR, FAM, COUNT), ...)
are replaced with:	kmalloc_flex(*PTR, FAM, COUNT, ...)

(where TYPE may also be *VAR)

The resulting allocations no longer return "void *", instead returning
"TYPE *".

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook &lt;kees@kernel.org&gt;
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This is the result of running the Coccinelle script from
scripts/coccinelle/api/kmalloc_objs.cocci. The script is designed to
avoid scalar types (which need careful case-by-case checking), and
instead replace kmalloc-family calls that allocate struct or union
object instances:

Single allocations:	kmalloc(sizeof(TYPE), ...)
are replaced with:	kmalloc_obj(TYPE, ...)

Array allocations:	kmalloc_array(COUNT, sizeof(TYPE), ...)
are replaced with:	kmalloc_objs(TYPE, COUNT, ...)

Flex array allocations:	kmalloc(struct_size(PTR, FAM, COUNT), ...)
are replaced with:	kmalloc_flex(*PTR, FAM, COUNT, ...)

(where TYPE may also be *VAR)

The resulting allocations no longer return "void *", instead returning
"TYPE *".

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook &lt;kees@kernel.org&gt;
</pre>
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</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>USB: core: remove dead code in do_proc_bulk()</title>
<updated>2024-11-13T06:06:41+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Rex Nie</name>
<email>rex.nie@jaguarmicro.com</email>
</author>
<published>2024-11-12T15:20:22+00:00</published>
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Since len1 is unsigned int, len1 &lt; 0 always false. Remove it keep code
simple.

Signed-off-by: Rex Nie &lt;rex.nie@jaguarmicro.com&gt;
Rule: add
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/stable/20241108094255.2133-1-rex.nie%40jaguarmicro.com
Acked-by: Alan Stern &lt;stern@rowland.harvard.edu&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241112152021.2236-1-rex.nie@jaguarmicro.com
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;
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Since len1 is unsigned int, len1 &lt; 0 always false. Remove it keep code
simple.

Signed-off-by: Rex Nie &lt;rex.nie@jaguarmicro.com&gt;
Rule: add
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/stable/20241108094255.2133-1-rex.nie%40jaguarmicro.com
Acked-by: Alan Stern &lt;stern@rowland.harvard.edu&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241112152021.2236-1-rex.nie@jaguarmicro.com
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>usb: require FMODE_WRITE for usbdev_mmap()</title>
<updated>2024-10-17T06:36:52+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Jann Horn</name>
<email>jannh@google.com</email>
</author>
<published>2024-10-16T15:24:06+00:00</published>
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usbdev_mmap() creates VMAs which can only be used through
usbdev_do_ioctl(), which requires FMODE_WRITE; so usbdev_mmap() is only
useful with FMODE_WRITE.

On typical Linux systems, files at /dev/bus/usb/*/* are mode 0664, so
UIDs without any special privileges can't use usbdev_do_ioctl(), but
they can still execute the usbdev_mmap() codepath.

Check for FMODE_WRITE in usbdev_mmap() to reduce attack surface a little
bit.

Signed-off-by: Jann Horn &lt;jannh@google.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241016-usbdev-mmap-require-write-v1-1-6f8256414d5c@google.com
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;
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usbdev_mmap() creates VMAs which can only be used through
usbdev_do_ioctl(), which requires FMODE_WRITE; so usbdev_mmap() is only
useful with FMODE_WRITE.

On typical Linux systems, files at /dev/bus/usb/*/* are mode 0664, so
UIDs without any special privileges can't use usbdev_do_ioctl(), but
they can still execute the usbdev_mmap() codepath.

Check for FMODE_WRITE in usbdev_mmap() to reduce attack surface a little
bit.

Signed-off-by: Jann Horn &lt;jannh@google.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241016-usbdev-mmap-require-write-v1-1-6f8256414d5c@google.com
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>usb: convert to new timestamp accessors</title>
<updated>2023-10-18T11:26:17+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Jeff Layton</name>
<email>jlayton@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2023-10-04T18:51:59+00:00</published>
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<content type='text'>
Convert to using the new inode timestamp accessor functions.

Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton &lt;jlayton@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20231004185347.80880-12-jlayton@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner &lt;brauner@kernel.org&gt;
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Convert to using the new inode timestamp accessor functions.

Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton &lt;jlayton@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20231004185347.80880-12-jlayton@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner &lt;brauner@kernel.org&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>usb: convert to ctime accessor functions</title>
<updated>2023-07-13T08:28:03+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Jeff Layton</name>
<email>jlayton@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2023-07-05T19:00:45+00:00</published>
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In later patches, we're going to change how the inode's ctime field is
used. Switch to using accessor functions instead of raw accesses of
inode-&gt;i_ctime.

Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;
Reviewed-by: Jan Kara &lt;jack@suse.cz&gt;
Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton &lt;jlayton@kernel.org&gt;
Message-Id: &lt;20230705190309.579783-18-jlayton@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner &lt;brauner@kernel.org&gt;
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<pre>
In later patches, we're going to change how the inode's ctime field is
used. Switch to using accessor functions instead of raw accesses of
inode-&gt;i_ctime.

Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;
Reviewed-by: Jan Kara &lt;jack@suse.cz&gt;
Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton &lt;jlayton@kernel.org&gt;
Message-Id: &lt;20230705190309.579783-18-jlayton@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner &lt;brauner@kernel.org&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>usb: update the ctime as well when updating mtime after an ioctl</title>
<updated>2023-06-13T09:58:50+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Jeff Layton</name>
<email>jlayton@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2023-06-12T10:45:18+00:00</published>
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<content type='text'>
In general, POSIX requires that when the mtime is updated that the ctime
be updated as well. Add the missing timestamp updates to the usb ioctls.

Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton &lt;jlayton@kernel.org&gt;
Message-ID: &lt;20230612104524.17058-3-jlayton@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;
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<pre>
In general, POSIX requires that when the mtime is updated that the ctime
be updated as well. Add the missing timestamp updates to the usb ioctls.

Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton &lt;jlayton@kernel.org&gt;
Message-ID: &lt;20230612104524.17058-3-jlayton@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>Merge 6.4-rc5 into usb-next</title>
<updated>2023-06-05T05:39:02+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Greg Kroah-Hartman</name>
<email>gregkh@linuxfoundation.org</email>
</author>
<published>2023-06-05T05:39:02+00:00</published>
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<content type='text'>
We need the USB fixes in here are well.

Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;
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We need the USB fixes in here are well.

Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>usb: usbfs: Use consistent mmap functions</title>
<updated>2023-05-29T15:14:28+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Ruihan Li</name>
<email>lrh2000@pku.edu.cn</email>
</author>
<published>2023-05-15T13:09:56+00:00</published>
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When hcd-&gt;localmem_pool is non-null, localmem_pool is used to allocate
DMA memory. In this case, the dma address will be properly returned (in
dma_handle), and dma_mmap_coherent should be used to map this memory
into the user space. However, the current implementation uses
pfn_remap_range, which is supposed to map normal pages.

Instead of repeating the logic in the memory allocation function, this
patch introduces a more robust solution. Here, the type of allocated
memory is checked by testing whether dma_handle is properly set. If
dma_handle is properly returned, it means some DMA pages are allocated
and dma_mmap_coherent should be used to map them. Otherwise, normal
pages are allocated and pfn_remap_range should be called. This ensures
that the correct mmap functions are used consistently, independently
with logic details that determine which type of memory gets allocated.

Fixes: a0e710a7def4 ("USB: usbfs: fix mmap dma mismatch")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Ruihan Li &lt;lrh2000@pku.edu.cn&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230515130958.32471-3-lrh2000@pku.edu.cn
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;
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When hcd-&gt;localmem_pool is non-null, localmem_pool is used to allocate
DMA memory. In this case, the dma address will be properly returned (in
dma_handle), and dma_mmap_coherent should be used to map this memory
into the user space. However, the current implementation uses
pfn_remap_range, which is supposed to map normal pages.

Instead of repeating the logic in the memory allocation function, this
patch introduces a more robust solution. Here, the type of allocated
memory is checked by testing whether dma_handle is properly set. If
dma_handle is properly returned, it means some DMA pages are allocated
and dma_mmap_coherent should be used to map them. Otherwise, normal
pages are allocated and pfn_remap_range should be called. This ensures
that the correct mmap functions are used consistently, independently
with logic details that determine which type of memory gets allocated.

Fixes: a0e710a7def4 ("USB: usbfs: fix mmap dma mismatch")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Ruihan Li &lt;lrh2000@pku.edu.cn&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230515130958.32471-3-lrh2000@pku.edu.cn
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>usb: usbfs: Enforce page requirements for mmap</title>
<updated>2023-05-29T15:14:28+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Ruihan Li</name>
<email>lrh2000@pku.edu.cn</email>
</author>
<published>2023-05-15T13:09:55+00:00</published>
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The current implementation of usbdev_mmap uses usb_alloc_coherent to
allocate memory pages that will later be mapped into the user space.
Meanwhile, usb_alloc_coherent employs three different methods to
allocate memory, as outlined below:
 * If hcd-&gt;localmem_pool is non-null, it uses gen_pool_dma_alloc to
   allocate memory;
 * If DMA is not available, it uses kmalloc to allocate memory;
 * Otherwise, it uses dma_alloc_coherent.

However, it should be noted that gen_pool_dma_alloc does not guarantee
that the resulting memory will be page-aligned. Furthermore, trying to
map slab pages (i.e., memory allocated by kmalloc) into the user space
is not resonable and can lead to problems, such as a type confusion bug
when PAGE_TABLE_CHECK=y [1].

To address these issues, this patch introduces hcd_alloc_coherent_pages,
which addresses the above two problems. Specifically,
hcd_alloc_coherent_pages uses gen_pool_dma_alloc_align instead of
gen_pool_dma_alloc to ensure that the memory is page-aligned. To replace
kmalloc, hcd_alloc_coherent_pages directly allocates pages by calling
__get_free_pages.

Reported-by: syzbot+fcf1a817ceb50935ce99@syzkaller.appspotmail.comm
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/000000000000258e5e05fae79fc1@google.com/ [1]
Fixes: f7d34b445abc ("USB: Add support for usbfs zerocopy.")
Fixes: ff2437befd8f ("usb: host: Fix excessive alignment restriction for local memory allocations")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Ruihan Li &lt;lrh2000@pku.edu.cn&gt;
Acked-by: Alan Stern &lt;stern@rowland.harvard.edu&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230515130958.32471-2-lrh2000@pku.edu.cn
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;
</content>
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The current implementation of usbdev_mmap uses usb_alloc_coherent to
allocate memory pages that will later be mapped into the user space.
Meanwhile, usb_alloc_coherent employs three different methods to
allocate memory, as outlined below:
 * If hcd-&gt;localmem_pool is non-null, it uses gen_pool_dma_alloc to
   allocate memory;
 * If DMA is not available, it uses kmalloc to allocate memory;
 * Otherwise, it uses dma_alloc_coherent.

However, it should be noted that gen_pool_dma_alloc does not guarantee
that the resulting memory will be page-aligned. Furthermore, trying to
map slab pages (i.e., memory allocated by kmalloc) into the user space
is not resonable and can lead to problems, such as a type confusion bug
when PAGE_TABLE_CHECK=y [1].

To address these issues, this patch introduces hcd_alloc_coherent_pages,
which addresses the above two problems. Specifically,
hcd_alloc_coherent_pages uses gen_pool_dma_alloc_align instead of
gen_pool_dma_alloc to ensure that the memory is page-aligned. To replace
kmalloc, hcd_alloc_coherent_pages directly allocates pages by calling
__get_free_pages.

Reported-by: syzbot+fcf1a817ceb50935ce99@syzkaller.appspotmail.comm
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/000000000000258e5e05fae79fc1@google.com/ [1]
Fixes: f7d34b445abc ("USB: Add support for usbfs zerocopy.")
Fixes: ff2437befd8f ("usb: host: Fix excessive alignment restriction for local memory allocations")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Ruihan Li &lt;lrh2000@pku.edu.cn&gt;
Acked-by: Alan Stern &lt;stern@rowland.harvard.edu&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230515130958.32471-2-lrh2000@pku.edu.cn
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;
</pre>
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