[PATCH v2 5/8] media: v4l2-common: Introduce v4l2-params.c

Jacopo Mondi posted 8 patches 2 months, 4 weeks ago
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[PATCH v2 5/8] media: v4l2-common: Introduce v4l2-params.c
Posted by Jacopo Mondi 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Add to the v4l2 framework an helper function to support drivers
when validating a buffer of extensible parameters.

Introduce new types in include/media/v4l2-params.h that drivers shall
use in order to comply with the v4l2-params validation procedure, and
add a helper functions to v4l2-params.c to perform block and buffer
validation.

Signed-off-by: Jacopo Mondi <jacopo.mondi@ideasonboard.com>
---
 MAINTAINERS                           |   2 +
 drivers/media/v4l2-core/Makefile      |   3 +-
 drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-params.c | 128 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 include/media/v4l2-params.h           | 165 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 297 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index beecac86991d988c48d31366ba5201b09ef25715..3d9a8e06c59eb08360d1e8eea85e450a15ee95af 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -25973,6 +25973,8 @@ M:	Jacopo Mondi <jacopo.mondi@ideasonboard.com>
 L:	linux-media@vger.kernel.org
 S:	Maintained
 F:	Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/extensible-parameters.rst
+F:	drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-params.c
+F:	include/media/v4l2-params.h
 F:	include/uapi/linux/media/v4l2-extensible-params.h
 
 VF610 NAND DRIVER
diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/Makefile b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/Makefile
index 2177b9d63a8ffc1127c5a70118249a2ff63cd759..323330dd359f95c1ae3d0c35bd6fcb8291a33a07 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ tuner-objs	:=	tuner-core.o
 videodev-objs	:=	v4l2-dev.o v4l2-ioctl.o v4l2-device.o v4l2-fh.o \
 			v4l2-event.o v4l2-subdev.o v4l2-common.o \
 			v4l2-ctrls-core.o v4l2-ctrls-api.o \
-			v4l2-ctrls-request.o v4l2-ctrls-defs.o
+			v4l2-ctrls-request.o v4l2-ctrls-defs.o \
+			v4l2-params.o
 
 # Please keep it alphabetically sorted by Kconfig name
 # (e. g. LC_ALL=C sort Makefile)
diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-params.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-params.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e2d27fa595110600ea27f1c14cd3d129c66dcd75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-params.c
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+/*
+ * Video4Linux2 extensible parameters helpers
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 Ideas On Board Oy
+ * Author: Jacopo Mondi <jacopo.mondi@ideasonboard.com>
+ */
+
+#include <media/v4l2-params.h>
+
+int v4l2_params_buffer_validate(struct device *dev, struct vb2_buffer *vb,
+				size_t max_size,
+				v4l2_params_validate_buffer buffer_validate)
+{
+	size_t header_size = offsetof(struct v4l2_params_buffer, data);
+	struct v4l2_params_buffer *buffer = vb2_plane_vaddr(vb, 0);
+	size_t payload_size = vb2_get_plane_payload(vb, 0);
+	size_t buffer_size;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* Payload size can't be greater than the destination buffer size */
+	if (payload_size > max_size) {
+		dev_dbg(dev, "Payload size is too large: %zu\n", payload_size);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* Payload size can't be smaller than the header size */
+	if (payload_size < header_size) {
+		dev_dbg(dev, "Payload size is too small: %zu\n", payload_size);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* Validate the size reported in the parameter buffer header */
+	buffer_size = header_size + buffer->data_size;
+	if (buffer_size != payload_size) {
+		dev_dbg(dev, "Data size %zu and payload size %zu are different\n",
+			buffer_size, payload_size);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* Driver-specific buffer validation. */
+	if (buffer_validate) {
+		ret = buffer_validate(dev, buffer);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_params_buffer_validate);
+
+int v4l2_params_blocks_validate(struct device *dev,
+				const struct v4l2_params_buffer *buffer,
+				const struct v4l2_params_handler *handlers,
+				size_t num_handlers,
+				v4l2_params_validate_block block_validate)
+{
+	size_t block_offset = 0;
+	size_t buffer_size;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* Walk the list of parameter blocks and validate them. */
+	buffer_size = buffer->data_size;
+	while (buffer_size >= sizeof(struct v4l2_params_block_header)) {
+		const struct v4l2_params_handler *handler;
+		const struct v4l2_params_block_header *block;
+		bool valid_size = true;
+
+		/* Validate block sizes and types against the handlers. */
+		block = (const struct v4l2_params_block_header *)
+			(buffer->data + block_offset);
+
+		if (block->type >= num_handlers) {
+			dev_dbg(dev, "Invalid parameters block type\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		if (block->size > buffer_size) {
+			dev_dbg(dev, "Premature end of parameters data\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		/* It's invalid to specify both ENABLE and DISABLE. */
+		if ((block->flags & (V4L2_PARAMS_FL_BLOCK_ENABLE |
+				     V4L2_PARAMS_FL_BLOCK_DISABLE)) ==
+		     (V4L2_PARAMS_FL_BLOCK_ENABLE |
+		     V4L2_PARAMS_FL_BLOCK_DISABLE)) {
+			dev_dbg(dev, "Invalid parameters block flags\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * Match the block reported size against the handler's expected
+		 * one, but allow the block to only contain the header in
+		 * case it is going to be disabled.
+		 */
+		handler = &handlers[block->type];
+		if (block->size != handler->size) {
+			valid_size = false;
+
+			if ((block->flags & V4L2_PARAMS_FL_BLOCK_DISABLE) &&
+			    block->size == sizeof(*block))
+				valid_size = true;
+		}
+		if (!valid_size) {
+			dev_dbg(dev, "Invalid parameters block size\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		/* Driver-specific per-block validation. */
+		if (block_validate) {
+			ret = block_validate(dev, block);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+		}
+
+		block_offset += block->size;
+		buffer_size -= block->size;
+	}
+
+	if (buffer_size) {
+		dev_dbg(dev, "Unexpected data after the parameters buffer end\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_params_blocks_validate);
diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-params.h b/include/media/v4l2-params.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e8169e559d114af03bb41876111839fbe023ee6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-params.h
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
+/*
+ * Video4Linux2 extensible parameters helpers
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 Ideas On Board Oy
+ * Author: Jacopo Mondi <jacopo.mondi@ideasonboard.com>
+ */
+
+#ifndef V4L2_PARAMS_H_
+#define V4L2_PARAMS_H_
+
+#include <linux/media/v4l2-extensible-params.h>
+
+#include <linux/device.h>
+
+#include <media/videobuf2-core.h>
+
+/**
+ * typedef v4l2_params_block_handler - V4L2 extensible format block handler
+ * @arg: pointer the driver-specific argument
+ * @block: the ISP configuration block to handle
+ *
+ * Defines the function signature of the functions that handle an ISP block
+ * configuration.
+ */
+typedef void (*v4l2_params_block_handler)(void *arg,
+					  const struct v4l2_params_block_header *block);
+
+/**
+ * struct v4l2_params_handler - V4L2 extensible format handler
+ * @size: the block expected size
+ * @handler: the block handler function
+ * @group: the device-specific group id the block belongs to (optional)
+ * @features: the device-specific features flags (optional)
+ *
+ * The v4l2_params_handler defines the type that driver making use of the
+ * V4L2 extensible parameters shall use to define their own ISP block
+ * handlers.
+ *
+ * Drivers shall prepare a list of handlers, one for each supported ISP block
+ * and correctly populate the structure's field with the expected block @size
+ * (used for validation), a pointer to each block @handler function and an
+ * optional @group and @feature flags, the driver can use to differentiate which
+ * ISP blocks are present on the ISP implementation.
+ *
+ * The @group field is intended to be used as a bitmask of driver-specific
+ * flags to allow the driver to setup certain blocks at different times. As an
+ * example an ISP driver can divide its block handlers in "pre-configure" blocks
+ * and "run-time" blocks and use the @group bitmask to identify the ISP blocks
+ * that have to be pre-configured from the ones that only have to be handled at
+ * run-time. The usage and definition of the @group field is totally
+ * driver-specific.
+ *
+ * The @features flag can instead be used to differentiate between blocks
+ * implemented in different revisions of the ISP design. In example some ISP
+ * blocks might be present on more recent revision than others. Populating the
+ * @features bitmask with the ISP/SoC machine identifier allows the driver to
+ * correctly ignore the blocks not supported on the ISP revision it is running
+ * on. As per the @group bitmask, the usage and definition of the @features
+ * field is totally driver-specific.
+ */
+struct v4l2_params_handler {
+	size_t size;
+	v4l2_params_block_handler handler;
+	unsigned int group;
+	unsigned int features;
+};
+
+/**
+ * typedef v4l2_params_validate_buffer - V4L2 extensible parameters buffer
+ *					 validation callback
+ * @dev: the driver's device pointer (as passed by the driver to
+ *	 v4l2_params_buffer_validate())
+ * @buffer: the extensible parameters buffer
+ *
+ * Defines the function prototype for the driver's callback to perform
+ * driver-specific validation on the extensible parameters buffer
+ */
+typedef int (*v4l2_params_validate_buffer)(struct device *dev,
+					   const struct v4l2_params_buffer *buffer);
+
+/**
+ * v4l2_params_buffer_validate - Validate a V4L2 extensible parameters buffer
+ * @dev: the driver's device pointer
+ * @vb: the videobuf2 buffer
+ * @max_size: the maximum allowed buffer size
+ * @buffer_validate: callback to the driver-specific buffer validation
+ *
+ * Helper function that performs validation of an extensible parameters buffer.
+ *
+ * The helper is meant to be used by drivers to perform validation of the
+ * extensible parameters buffer size correctness.
+ *
+ * The @vb buffer as received from the vb2 .buf_prepare operation is checked
+ * against @max_size and its validated to be large enough to accommodate at
+ * least one ISP configuration block. The effective buffer size is compared
+ * to the data size reported by @cfg to make sure they match.
+ *
+ * If provided, the @buffer_validate callback function is invoked to allow
+ * drivers to perform driver-specific validation (such as checking that the
+ * buffer version is supported).
+ *
+ * Drivers should use this function to validate the buffer size correctness
+ * before performing a copy of the user-provided videobuf2 buffer content into a
+ * kernel-only memory buffer to prevent userspace from modifying the buffer
+ * content after it has been submitted to the driver.
+ *.
+ * Examples of users of this function can be found in
+ * rkisp1_params_prepare_ext_params() and in c3_isp_params_vb2_buf_prepare().
+ */
+int v4l2_params_buffer_validate(struct device *dev, struct vb2_buffer *vb,
+				size_t max_size,
+				v4l2_params_validate_buffer buffer_validate);
+
+/**
+ * typedef v4l2_params_validate_block - V4L2 extensible parameters block
+ *					validation callback
+ * @dev: the driver's device pointer (as passed by the driver to
+ *	 v4l2_params_validate())
+ * @block: the ISP configuration block to validate
+ *
+ * Defines the function prototype for the driver's callback to perform
+ * driver-specific validation on each ISP block.
+ */
+typedef int (*v4l2_params_validate_block)(struct device *dev,
+					  const struct v4l2_params_block_header *block);
+
+/**
+ * v4l2_params_blocks_validate - Validate V4L2 extensible parameters ISP
+ *				 configuration blocks
+ * @dev: the driver's device pointer
+ * @buffer: the extensible parameters configuration buffer
+ * @handlers: the list of block handlers
+ * @num_handlers: the number of block handlers
+ * @block_validate: callback to the driver-specific per-block validation
+ *		    function
+ *
+ * Helper function that performs validation of the ISP configuration blocks in
+ * an extensible parameters buffer.
+ *
+ * The helper is meant to be used by drivers to perform validation of the
+ * ISP configuration data blocks. For each block in the extensible parameters
+ * buffer, its size and correctness are validated against its associated handler
+ * in the @handlers list. Additionally, if provided, the @block_validate
+ * callback is invoked on each block to allow drivers to perform driver-specific
+ * validation.
+ *
+ * Drivers should to use this function to validate the ISP configuration blocks
+ * after having validated the correctness of the vb2 buffer sizes by using the
+ * v4l2_params_buffer_validate() helper first. Once the buffer size has been
+ * validated, drivers should perform a copy of the user-provided buffer into a
+ * kernel-only memory buffer @cfg to prevent userspace from modifying the buffer
+ * content after it has been submitted to the driver, and then call this
+ * function to perform per-block validation.
+ *
+ * Examples of users of this function can be found in
+ * rkisp1_params_prepare_ext_params() and in c3_isp_params_vb2_buf_prepare().
+ */
+int v4l2_params_blocks_validate(struct device *dev,
+				const struct v4l2_params_buffer *buffer,
+				const struct v4l2_params_handler *handlers,
+				size_t num_handlers,
+				v4l2_params_validate_block block_validate);
+
+#endif /* V4L2_PARAMS_H_ */

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2.49.0
Re: [PATCH v2 5/8] media: v4l2-common: Introduce v4l2-params.c
Posted by kernel test robot 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Hi Jacopo,

kernel test robot noticed the following build errors:

[auto build test ERROR on a8598c7de1bcd94461ca54c972efa9b4ea501fb9]

url:    https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Jacopo-Mondi/media-uapi-Introduce-V4L2-extensible-params/20250710-215847
base:   a8598c7de1bcd94461ca54c972efa9b4ea501fb9
patch link:    https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250710-extensible-parameters-validation-v2-5-7ec8918ec443%40ideasonboard.com
patch subject: [PATCH v2 5/8] media: v4l2-common: Introduce v4l2-params.c
config: x86_64-randconfig-008-20250713 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20250714/202507140820.LDrwmHML-lkp@intel.com/config)
compiler: gcc-12 (Debian 12.2.0-14+deb12u1) 12.2.0
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20250714/202507140820.LDrwmHML-lkp@intel.com/reproduce)

If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202507140820.LDrwmHML-lkp@intel.com/

All errors (new ones prefixed by >>):

   ld: drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-params.o: in function `v4l2_params_buffer_validate':
>> drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-params.c:16: undefined reference to `vb2_plane_vaddr'


vim +16 drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-params.c

    10	
    11	int v4l2_params_buffer_validate(struct device *dev, struct vb2_buffer *vb,
    12					size_t max_size,
    13					v4l2_params_validate_buffer buffer_validate)
    14	{
    15		size_t header_size = offsetof(struct v4l2_params_buffer, data);
  > 16		struct v4l2_params_buffer *buffer = vb2_plane_vaddr(vb, 0);
    17		size_t payload_size = vb2_get_plane_payload(vb, 0);
    18		size_t buffer_size;
    19		int ret;
    20	
    21		/* Payload size can't be greater than the destination buffer size */
    22		if (payload_size > max_size) {
    23			dev_dbg(dev, "Payload size is too large: %zu\n", payload_size);
    24			return -EINVAL;
    25		}
    26	
    27		/* Payload size can't be smaller than the header size */
    28		if (payload_size < header_size) {
    29			dev_dbg(dev, "Payload size is too small: %zu\n", payload_size);
    30			return -EINVAL;
    31		}
    32	
    33		/* Validate the size reported in the parameter buffer header */
    34		buffer_size = header_size + buffer->data_size;
    35		if (buffer_size != payload_size) {
    36			dev_dbg(dev, "Data size %zu and payload size %zu are different\n",
    37				buffer_size, payload_size);
    38			return -EINVAL;
    39		}
    40	
    41		/* Driver-specific buffer validation. */
    42		if (buffer_validate) {
    43			ret = buffer_validate(dev, buffer);
    44			if (ret)
    45				return ret;
    46		}
    47	
    48		return 0;
    49	}
    50	EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_params_buffer_validate);
    51	

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Re: [PATCH v2 5/8] media: v4l2-common: Introduce v4l2-params.c
Posted by Dan Scally 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Hi Jacopo - just one nit, but ignore it if you want

On 10/07/2025 14:52, Jacopo Mondi wrote:
> Add to the v4l2 framework an helper function to support drivers
> when validating a buffer of extensible parameters.
>
> Introduce new types in include/media/v4l2-params.h that drivers shall
> use in order to comply with the v4l2-params validation procedure, and
> add a helper functions to v4l2-params.c to perform block and buffer
> validation.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jacopo Mondi <jacopo.mondi@ideasonboard.com>
> ---
>   MAINTAINERS                           |   2 +
>   drivers/media/v4l2-core/Makefile      |   3 +-
>   drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-params.c | 128 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   include/media/v4l2-params.h           | 165 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   4 files changed, 297 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index beecac86991d988c48d31366ba5201b09ef25715..3d9a8e06c59eb08360d1e8eea85e450a15ee95af 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -25973,6 +25973,8 @@ M:	Jacopo Mondi <jacopo.mondi@ideasonboard.com>
>   L:	linux-media@vger.kernel.org
>   S:	Maintained
>   F:	Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/extensible-parameters.rst
> +F:	drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-params.c
> +F:	include/media/v4l2-params.h
>   F:	include/uapi/linux/media/v4l2-extensible-params.h
>   
>   VF610 NAND DRIVER
> diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/Makefile b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/Makefile
> index 2177b9d63a8ffc1127c5a70118249a2ff63cd759..323330dd359f95c1ae3d0c35bd6fcb8291a33a07 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/Makefile
> +++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/Makefile
> @@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ tuner-objs	:=	tuner-core.o
>   videodev-objs	:=	v4l2-dev.o v4l2-ioctl.o v4l2-device.o v4l2-fh.o \
>   			v4l2-event.o v4l2-subdev.o v4l2-common.o \
>   			v4l2-ctrls-core.o v4l2-ctrls-api.o \
> -			v4l2-ctrls-request.o v4l2-ctrls-defs.o
> +			v4l2-ctrls-request.o v4l2-ctrls-defs.o \
> +			v4l2-params.o
>   
>   # Please keep it alphabetically sorted by Kconfig name
>   # (e. g. LC_ALL=C sort Makefile)
> diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-params.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-params.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e2d27fa595110600ea27f1c14cd3d129c66dcd75
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-params.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
> +/*
> + * Video4Linux2 extensible parameters helpers
> + *
> + * Copyright (C) 2025 Ideas On Board Oy
> + * Author: Jacopo Mondi <jacopo.mondi@ideasonboard.com>
> + */
> +
> +#include <media/v4l2-params.h>
> +
> +int v4l2_params_buffer_validate(struct device *dev, struct vb2_buffer *vb,
> +				size_t max_size,
> +				v4l2_params_validate_buffer buffer_validate)
> +{
> +	size_t header_size = offsetof(struct v4l2_params_buffer, data);
> +	struct v4l2_params_buffer *buffer = vb2_plane_vaddr(vb, 0);
> +	size_t payload_size = vb2_get_plane_payload(vb, 0);
> +	size_t buffer_size;
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	/* Payload size can't be greater than the destination buffer size */
> +	if (payload_size > max_size) {
> +		dev_dbg(dev, "Payload size is too large: %zu\n", payload_size);
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +	}
> +
> +	/* Payload size can't be smaller than the header size */
> +	if (payload_size < header_size) {
> +		dev_dbg(dev, "Payload size is too small: %zu\n", payload_size);
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +	}
> +
> +	/* Validate the size reported in the parameter buffer header */
> +	buffer_size = header_size + buffer->data_size;
> +	if (buffer_size != payload_size) {
> +		dev_dbg(dev, "Data size %zu and payload size %zu are different\n",
> +			buffer_size, payload_size);
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +	}
> +
> +	/* Driver-specific buffer validation. */
> +	if (buffer_validate) {
> +		ret = buffer_validate(dev, buffer);
> +		if (ret)
> +			return ret;
> +	}
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_params_buffer_validate);
> +
> +int v4l2_params_blocks_validate(struct device *dev,
> +				const struct v4l2_params_buffer *buffer,
> +				const struct v4l2_params_handler *handlers,
> +				size_t num_handlers,
> +				v4l2_params_validate_block block_validate)
> +{
> +	size_t block_offset = 0;
> +	size_t buffer_size;
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	/* Walk the list of parameter blocks and validate them. */
> +	buffer_size = buffer->data_size;
> +	while (buffer_size >= sizeof(struct v4l2_params_block_header)) {
> +		const struct v4l2_params_handler *handler;
> +		const struct v4l2_params_block_header *block;
> +		bool valid_size = true;
> +
> +		/* Validate block sizes and types against the handlers. */
> +		block = (const struct v4l2_params_block_header *)
> +			(buffer->data + block_offset);
> +
> +		if (block->type >= num_handlers) {
> +			dev_dbg(dev, "Invalid parameters block type\n");
> +			return -EINVAL;
> +		}
> +
> +		if (block->size > buffer_size) {
> +			dev_dbg(dev, "Premature end of parameters data\n");
> +			return -EINVAL;
> +		}
> +
> +		/* It's invalid to specify both ENABLE and DISABLE. */
> +		if ((block->flags & (V4L2_PARAMS_FL_BLOCK_ENABLE |
> +				     V4L2_PARAMS_FL_BLOCK_DISABLE)) ==
> +		     (V4L2_PARAMS_FL_BLOCK_ENABLE |
> +		     V4L2_PARAMS_FL_BLOCK_DISABLE)) {
> +			dev_dbg(dev, "Invalid parameters block flags\n");
> +			return -EINVAL;
> +		}
> +
> +		/*
> +		 * Match the block reported size against the handler's expected
> +		 * one, but allow the block to only contain the header in
> +		 * case it is going to be disabled.
> +		 */
> +		handler = &handlers[block->type];
> +		if (block->size != handler->size) {
> +			valid_size = false;
> +
> +			if ((block->flags & V4L2_PARAMS_FL_BLOCK_DISABLE) &&
> +			    block->size == sizeof(*block))
> +				valid_size = true;
> +		}
> +		if (!valid_size) {
> +			dev_dbg(dev, "Invalid parameters block size\n");
> +			return -EINVAL;
> +		}

Maybe just


         if (block->size != handler->size) {
             if (!(block->flags & V4L2_PARAMS_FL_BLOCK_DISABLE) ||
                 block->size != sizeof(*block)) {
                 dev_dbg(dev, "Invalid parameters block size\n");
                 return -EINVAL;
             }
         }


But don't bother with a new version if that's the only change.


Reviewed-by: Daniel Scally <dan.scally@ideasonboard.com>

> +
> +		/* Driver-specific per-block validation. */
> +		if (block_validate) {
> +			ret = block_validate(dev, block);
> +			if (ret)
> +				return ret;
> +		}
> +
> +		block_offset += block->size;
> +		buffer_size -= block->size;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (buffer_size) {
> +		dev_dbg(dev, "Unexpected data after the parameters buffer end\n");
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +	}
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_params_blocks_validate);
> diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-params.h b/include/media/v4l2-params.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e8169e559d114af03bb41876111839fbe023ee6d
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/include/media/v4l2-params.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
> +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
> +/*
> + * Video4Linux2 extensible parameters helpers
> + *
> + * Copyright (C) 2025 Ideas On Board Oy
> + * Author: Jacopo Mondi <jacopo.mondi@ideasonboard.com>
> + */
> +
> +#ifndef V4L2_PARAMS_H_
> +#define V4L2_PARAMS_H_
> +
> +#include <linux/media/v4l2-extensible-params.h>
> +
> +#include <linux/device.h>
> +
> +#include <media/videobuf2-core.h>
> +
> +/**
> + * typedef v4l2_params_block_handler - V4L2 extensible format block handler
> + * @arg: pointer the driver-specific argument
> + * @block: the ISP configuration block to handle
> + *
> + * Defines the function signature of the functions that handle an ISP block
> + * configuration.
> + */
> +typedef void (*v4l2_params_block_handler)(void *arg,
> +					  const struct v4l2_params_block_header *block);
> +
> +/**
> + * struct v4l2_params_handler - V4L2 extensible format handler
> + * @size: the block expected size
> + * @handler: the block handler function
> + * @group: the device-specific group id the block belongs to (optional)
> + * @features: the device-specific features flags (optional)
> + *
> + * The v4l2_params_handler defines the type that driver making use of the
> + * V4L2 extensible parameters shall use to define their own ISP block
> + * handlers.
> + *
> + * Drivers shall prepare a list of handlers, one for each supported ISP block
> + * and correctly populate the structure's field with the expected block @size
> + * (used for validation), a pointer to each block @handler function and an
> + * optional @group and @feature flags, the driver can use to differentiate which
> + * ISP blocks are present on the ISP implementation.
> + *
> + * The @group field is intended to be used as a bitmask of driver-specific
> + * flags to allow the driver to setup certain blocks at different times. As an
> + * example an ISP driver can divide its block handlers in "pre-configure" blocks
> + * and "run-time" blocks and use the @group bitmask to identify the ISP blocks
> + * that have to be pre-configured from the ones that only have to be handled at
> + * run-time. The usage and definition of the @group field is totally
> + * driver-specific.
> + *
> + * The @features flag can instead be used to differentiate between blocks
> + * implemented in different revisions of the ISP design. In example some ISP
> + * blocks might be present on more recent revision than others. Populating the
> + * @features bitmask with the ISP/SoC machine identifier allows the driver to
> + * correctly ignore the blocks not supported on the ISP revision it is running
> + * on. As per the @group bitmask, the usage and definition of the @features
> + * field is totally driver-specific.
> + */
> +struct v4l2_params_handler {
> +	size_t size;
> +	v4l2_params_block_handler handler;
> +	unsigned int group;
> +	unsigned int features;
> +};
> +
> +/**
> + * typedef v4l2_params_validate_buffer - V4L2 extensible parameters buffer
> + *					 validation callback
> + * @dev: the driver's device pointer (as passed by the driver to
> + *	 v4l2_params_buffer_validate())
> + * @buffer: the extensible parameters buffer
> + *
> + * Defines the function prototype for the driver's callback to perform
> + * driver-specific validation on the extensible parameters buffer
> + */
> +typedef int (*v4l2_params_validate_buffer)(struct device *dev,
> +					   const struct v4l2_params_buffer *buffer);
> +
> +/**
> + * v4l2_params_buffer_validate - Validate a V4L2 extensible parameters buffer
> + * @dev: the driver's device pointer
> + * @vb: the videobuf2 buffer
> + * @max_size: the maximum allowed buffer size
> + * @buffer_validate: callback to the driver-specific buffer validation
> + *
> + * Helper function that performs validation of an extensible parameters buffer.
> + *
> + * The helper is meant to be used by drivers to perform validation of the
> + * extensible parameters buffer size correctness.
> + *
> + * The @vb buffer as received from the vb2 .buf_prepare operation is checked
> + * against @max_size and its validated to be large enough to accommodate at
> + * least one ISP configuration block. The effective buffer size is compared
> + * to the data size reported by @cfg to make sure they match.
> + *
> + * If provided, the @buffer_validate callback function is invoked to allow
> + * drivers to perform driver-specific validation (such as checking that the
> + * buffer version is supported).
> + *
> + * Drivers should use this function to validate the buffer size correctness
> + * before performing a copy of the user-provided videobuf2 buffer content into a
> + * kernel-only memory buffer to prevent userspace from modifying the buffer
> + * content after it has been submitted to the driver.
> + *.
> + * Examples of users of this function can be found in
> + * rkisp1_params_prepare_ext_params() and in c3_isp_params_vb2_buf_prepare().
> + */
> +int v4l2_params_buffer_validate(struct device *dev, struct vb2_buffer *vb,
> +				size_t max_size,
> +				v4l2_params_validate_buffer buffer_validate);
> +
> +/**
> + * typedef v4l2_params_validate_block - V4L2 extensible parameters block
> + *					validation callback
> + * @dev: the driver's device pointer (as passed by the driver to
> + *	 v4l2_params_validate())
> + * @block: the ISP configuration block to validate
> + *
> + * Defines the function prototype for the driver's callback to perform
> + * driver-specific validation on each ISP block.
> + */
> +typedef int (*v4l2_params_validate_block)(struct device *dev,
> +					  const struct v4l2_params_block_header *block);
> +
> +/**
> + * v4l2_params_blocks_validate - Validate V4L2 extensible parameters ISP
> + *				 configuration blocks
> + * @dev: the driver's device pointer
> + * @buffer: the extensible parameters configuration buffer
> + * @handlers: the list of block handlers
> + * @num_handlers: the number of block handlers
> + * @block_validate: callback to the driver-specific per-block validation
> + *		    function
> + *
> + * Helper function that performs validation of the ISP configuration blocks in
> + * an extensible parameters buffer.
> + *
> + * The helper is meant to be used by drivers to perform validation of the
> + * ISP configuration data blocks. For each block in the extensible parameters
> + * buffer, its size and correctness are validated against its associated handler
> + * in the @handlers list. Additionally, if provided, the @block_validate
> + * callback is invoked on each block to allow drivers to perform driver-specific
> + * validation.
> + *
> + * Drivers should to use this function to validate the ISP configuration blocks
> + * after having validated the correctness of the vb2 buffer sizes by using the
> + * v4l2_params_buffer_validate() helper first. Once the buffer size has been
> + * validated, drivers should perform a copy of the user-provided buffer into a
> + * kernel-only memory buffer @cfg to prevent userspace from modifying the buffer
> + * content after it has been submitted to the driver, and then call this
> + * function to perform per-block validation.
> + *
> + * Examples of users of this function can be found in
> + * rkisp1_params_prepare_ext_params() and in c3_isp_params_vb2_buf_prepare().
> + */
> +int v4l2_params_blocks_validate(struct device *dev,
> +				const struct v4l2_params_buffer *buffer,
> +				const struct v4l2_params_handler *handlers,
> +				size_t num_handlers,
> +				v4l2_params_validate_block block_validate);
> +
> +#endif /* V4L2_PARAMS_H_ */
>