[PATCH 12/22] drm/msm: Use drm_mode_copy()

[Dmitry Baryshkov]

On 18/02/2022 13:03, Ville Syrjala wrote:
> From: Ville Syrjälä <ville.syrjala at linux.intel.com>
> 
> struct drm_display_mode embeds a list head, so overwriting
> the full struct with another one will corrupt the list
> (if the destination mode is on a list). Use drm_mode_copy()
> instead which explicitly preserves the list head of
> the destination mode.
> 
> Even if we know the destination mode is not on any list
> using drm_mode_copy() seems decent as it sets a good
> example. Bad examples of not using it might eventually
> get copied into code where preserving the list head
> actually matters.
> 
> Obviously one case not covered here is when the mode
> itself is embedded in a larger structure and the whole
> structure is copied. But if we are careful when copying
> into modes embedded in structures I think we can be a
> little more reassured that bogus list heads haven't been
> propagated in.
> 
> @is_mode_copy@
> @@
> drm_mode_copy(...)
> {
> ...
> }
> 
> @depends on !is_mode_copy@
> struct drm_display_mode *mode;
> expression E, S;
> @@
> (
> - *mode = E
> + drm_mode_copy(mode, &E)
> |
> - memcpy(mode, E, S)
> + drm_mode_copy(mode, E)
> )
> 
> @depends on !is_mode_copy@
> struct drm_display_mode mode;
> expression E;
> @@
> (
> - mode = E
> + drm_mode_copy(&mode, &E)
> |
> - memcpy(&mode, E, S)
> + drm_mode_copy(&mode, E)
> )
> 
> @@
> struct drm_display_mode *mode;
> @@
> - &*mode
> + mode
> 
> Cc: Rob Clark <robdclark at gmail.com>
> Cc: Sean Paul <sean at poorly.run>
> Cc: Abhinav Kumar <quic_abhinavk at quicinc.com>
> Cc: linux-arm-msm at vger.kernel.org
> Cc: freedreno at lists.freedesktop.org
> Signed-off-by: Ville Syrjälä <ville.syrjala at linux.intel.com>

Reviewed-by: Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov at linaro.org>

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With best wishes
Dmitry