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[PATCH] mailbox: bcm74110: Cap rx_svc_init_list growth to prevent PMC-induced OOM

Danesh Petigara posted 1 patch 1 month ago 
drivers/mailbox/bcm74110-mailbox.c | 13 +++++++++++++
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
[PATCH] mailbox: bcm74110: Cap rx_svc_init_list growth to prevent PMC-induced OOM
Posted by Danesh Petigara 1 month ago 
From: Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@broadcom.com>

bcm74110_rx_push_init_msg() allocates a GFP_ATOMIC struct for every
BCM_MSG_SVC_INIT word received from the PMC co-processor and appends it
to rx_svc_init_list with no cap on list length.  The only consumers of
this list (bcm74110_rx_pop_init_msg_block / bcm74110_rx_flush_msg) are
called only during probe and at shutdown respectively; after probe
completes, PMC firmware can continuously inject BCM_MSG_SVC_INIT words,
exhausting GFP_ATOMIC reserves and causing a whole-device denial of
service.

Add BCM74110_INIT_MSG_MAX (16 entries) as the maximum list depth.
bcm74110_rx_push_init_msg() now checks the count under the existing
rx_svc_list_lock before allocating; if the cap is reached the message is
dropped and a rate-limited warning is emitted.  The new rx_svc_init_count
field is decremented by bcm74110_rx_pop_init_msg() on successful dequeue
and reset to zero by bcm74110_rx_flush_msg() on shutdown.

Fixes: 52436007b862 ("mailbox: Add support for bcm74110")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@broadcom.com>
Assisted-by: Anthropic:claude-sonnet-4.6 cursor
Signed-off-by: Danesh Petigara <danesh.petigara@broadcom.com>
---
 drivers/mailbox/bcm74110-mailbox.c | 13 +++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/mailbox/bcm74110-mailbox.c b/drivers/mailbox/bcm74110-mailbox.c
index c8709d509912..bec138d76914 100644
--- a/drivers/mailbox/bcm74110-mailbox.c
+++ b/drivers/mailbox/bcm74110-mailbox.c
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ struct bcm74110_mbox_chan {
 	int				type;
 };
 
+#define BCM74110_INIT_MSG_MAX		16
+
 struct bcm74110_mbox {
 	struct platform_device		*pdev;
 	void __iomem			*base;
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@ struct bcm74110_mbox {
 	int				rx_chan;
 	int				rx_irq;
 	struct list_head		rx_svc_init_list;
+	unsigned int			rx_svc_init_count;
 	spinlock_t			rx_svc_list_lock;
 
 	struct mbox_controller		controller;
@@ -148,7 +151,15 @@ static void bcm74110_rx_push_init_msg(struct bcm74110_mbox *mbox, u32 val)
 	msg->msg = val;
 
 	spin_lock(&mbox->rx_svc_list_lock);
+	if (mbox->rx_svc_init_count >= BCM74110_INIT_MSG_MAX) {
+		spin_unlock(&mbox->rx_svc_list_lock);
+		kfree(msg);
+		dev_warn_ratelimited(&mbox->pdev->dev,
+				     "PMC INIT msg list full, dropping message\n");
+		return;
+	}
 	list_add_tail(&msg->list_entry, &mbox->rx_svc_init_list);
+	mbox->rx_svc_init_count++;
 	spin_unlock(&mbox->rx_svc_list_lock);
 }
 
@@ -225,6 +236,7 @@ static int bcm74110_rx_pop_init_msg(struct bcm74110_mbox *mbox, u32 func_type,
 				 list_entry) {
 		if (BCM_MSG_GET_FIELD(msg->msg, FUNC) == func_type) {
 			list_del(&msg->list_entry);
+			mbox->rx_svc_init_count--;
 			found = true;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -248,6 +260,7 @@ static void bcm74110_rx_flush_msg(struct bcm74110_mbox *mbox)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&mbox->rx_svc_list_lock, flags);
 	list_splice_init(&mbox->rx_svc_init_list, &list_temp);
+	mbox->rx_svc_init_count = 0;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mbox->rx_svc_list_lock, flags);
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(msg, msg_tmp, &list_temp, list_entry) {
-- 
2.54.0
Re: [PATCH] mailbox: bcm74110: Cap rx_svc_init_list growth to prevent PMC-induced OOM
Posted by Danesh Petigara 1 week, 4 days ago 
Hi all,

A friendly ping on this patch. Is anything else needed from our end,
or does anyone have feedback?

Thanks,
Danesh

On Tue, Aug 25, 2026 at 12:16 PM Danesh Petigara
<danesh.petigara@broadcom.com> wrote:
>
> From: Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@broadcom.com>
>
> bcm74110_rx_push_init_msg() allocates a GFP_ATOMIC struct for every
> BCM_MSG_SVC_INIT word received from the PMC co-processor and appends it
> to rx_svc_init_list with no cap on list length.  The only consumers of
> this list (bcm74110_rx_pop_init_msg_block / bcm74110_rx_flush_msg) are
> called only during probe and at shutdown respectively; after probe
> completes, PMC firmware can continuously inject BCM_MSG_SVC_INIT words,
> exhausting GFP_ATOMIC reserves and causing a whole-device denial of
> service.
>
> Add BCM74110_INIT_MSG_MAX (16 entries) as the maximum list depth.
> bcm74110_rx_push_init_msg() now checks the count under the existing
> rx_svc_list_lock before allocating; if the cap is reached the message is
> dropped and a rate-limited warning is emitted.  The new rx_svc_init_count
> field is decremented by bcm74110_rx_pop_init_msg() on successful dequeue
> and reset to zero by bcm74110_rx_flush_msg() on shutdown.
>
> Fixes: 52436007b862 ("mailbox: Add support for bcm74110")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@broadcom.com>
> Assisted-by: Anthropic:claude-sonnet-4.6 cursor
> Signed-off-by: Danesh Petigara <danesh.petigara@broadcom.com>
> ---
>  drivers/mailbox/bcm74110-mailbox.c | 13 +++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/mailbox/bcm74110-mailbox.c b/drivers/mailbox/bcm74110-mailbox.c
> index c8709d509912..bec138d76914 100644
> --- a/drivers/mailbox/bcm74110-mailbox.c
> +++ b/drivers/mailbox/bcm74110-mailbox.c
> @@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ struct bcm74110_mbox_chan {
>         int                             type;
>  };
>
> +#define BCM74110_INIT_MSG_MAX          16
> +
>  struct bcm74110_mbox {
>         struct platform_device          *pdev;
>         void __iomem                    *base;
> @@ -105,6 +107,7 @@ struct bcm74110_mbox {
>         int                             rx_chan;
>         int                             rx_irq;
>         struct list_head                rx_svc_init_list;
> +       unsigned int                    rx_svc_init_count;
>         spinlock_t                      rx_svc_list_lock;
>
>         struct mbox_controller          controller;
> @@ -148,7 +151,15 @@ static void bcm74110_rx_push_init_msg(struct bcm74110_mbox *mbox, u32 val)
>         msg->msg = val;
>
>         spin_lock(&mbox->rx_svc_list_lock);
> +       if (mbox->rx_svc_init_count >= BCM74110_INIT_MSG_MAX) {
> +               spin_unlock(&mbox->rx_svc_list_lock);
> +               kfree(msg);
> +               dev_warn_ratelimited(&mbox->pdev->dev,
> +                                    "PMC INIT msg list full, dropping message\n");
> +               return;
> +       }
>         list_add_tail(&msg->list_entry, &mbox->rx_svc_init_list);
> +       mbox->rx_svc_init_count++;
>         spin_unlock(&mbox->rx_svc_list_lock);
>  }
>
> @@ -225,6 +236,7 @@ static int bcm74110_rx_pop_init_msg(struct bcm74110_mbox *mbox, u32 func_type,
>                                  list_entry) {
>                 if (BCM_MSG_GET_FIELD(msg->msg, FUNC) == func_type) {
>                         list_del(&msg->list_entry);
> +                       mbox->rx_svc_init_count--;
>                         found = true;
>                         break;
>                 }
> @@ -248,6 +260,7 @@ static void bcm74110_rx_flush_msg(struct bcm74110_mbox *mbox)
>
>         spin_lock_irqsave(&mbox->rx_svc_list_lock, flags);
>         list_splice_init(&mbox->rx_svc_init_list, &list_temp);
> +       mbox->rx_svc_init_count = 0;
>         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mbox->rx_svc_list_lock, flags);
>
>         list_for_each_entry_safe(msg, msg_tmp, &list_temp, list_entry) {
> --
> 2.54.0
>

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