[PATCH v7 2/5] platform/x86/amd/hsmp: Unify response_sz validation to an upper-bound check
Muralidhara M K <[email protected]> Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:45:39 +0530
| Newsgroups | org.kernel.vger.platform-driver-x86,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
As HSMP protocol versions evolve, existing message IDs sometimes gain additional response words on newer firmware. validate_message() currently enforces a strict equality (response_sz == table value) for HSMP_SET and HSMP_GET, so userspace compiled against an earlier descriptor table is rejected with -EINVAL when it asks for fewer response words than the in-kernel table now declares - even though that caller has no interest in the additional words. Only HSMP_SET_GET already used a relaxed upper-bound check. Replace the per-type branching with a single upper-bound check for all message types. Userspace can now request fewer response words than hardware provides, while requests that exceed the descriptor table (and therefore the hardware capability) are still rejected. Co-developed-by: Muthusamy Ramalingam <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Muthusamy Ramalingam <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Muralidhara M K <[email protected]> --- drivers/platform/x86/amd/hsmp/hsmp.c | 22 +++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/amd/hsmp/hsmp.c b/drivers/platform/x86/amd/hsmp/hsmp.c index a457831c9c6b..02425f7e6f14 100644 --- a/drivers/platform/x86/amd/hsmp/hsmp.c +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/amd/hsmp/hsmp.c @@ -197,20 +197,16 @@ static int validate_message(struct hsmp_message *msg) return -EINVAL; /* - * Some older HSMP SET messages are updated to add GET in the same message. - * In these messages, GET returns the current value and SET also returns - * the successfully set value. To support this GET and SET in same message - * while maintaining backward compatibility for the HSMP users, - * hsmp_msg_desc_table[] indicates only maximum allowed response_sz. + * As the HSMP protocol evolves, newer platforms may define more + * response arguments for existing messages. Use an upper-bound + * check so that older userspace callers requesting fewer response + * words than what the current hsmp_msg_desc_table[] defines are + * still accepted, while rejecting requests that exceed the + * hardware capability. */ - if (hsmp_msg_desc_table[msg->msg_id].type == HSMP_SET_GET) { - if (msg->response_sz > hsmp_msg_desc_table[msg->msg_id].response_sz) - return -EINVAL; - } else { - /* only HSMP_SET or HSMP_GET messages go through this strict check */ - if (msg->response_sz != hsmp_msg_desc_table[msg->msg_id].response_sz) - return -EINVAL; - } + if (msg->response_sz > hsmp_msg_desc_table[msg->msg_id].response_sz) + return -EINVAL; + return 0; } -- 2.34.1