Re: [PATCH v2] drm/i915/edp: Check supported link rates DPCD read

[Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@linux.intel.com>]

On Fri, 29 May 2026, Nikita Zhandarovich <n.zhandarovich@fintech.ru> wrote:
> intel_edp_set_sink_rates() reads DP_SUPPORTED_LINK_RATES into a local
> stack array and then parses the array unconditionally. If the read
> fails, the array contents are not valid and may result in bogus sink
> link rates being used.
>
> Use drm_dp_dpcd_read_data() and clear the sink rate array on failure,
> so the existing parser falls back to the default sink rate handling.
>
> Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with static
> analysis tool SVACE.
>
> Fixes: 68f357cb7347 ("drm/i915/dp: generate and cache sink rate array for all DP, not just eDP 1.4")
> Signed-off-by: Nikita Zhandarovich <n.zhandarovich@fintech.ru>

Reviewed-by: Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@intel.com>

> ---
> v1 -> v2:
> - Use drm_dp_dpcd_read_data() instead of drm_dp_dpcd_read().
> - Avoid the goto by clearing sink_rates on read failure, as suggested by
>   Jani Nikula.
> - Adjust patch description.
>
>  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c | 11 +++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c
> index 6ef2a0043cda..5c3e816b0135 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c
> @@ -4678,10 +4678,17 @@ intel_edp_set_sink_rates(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
>  
>  	if (intel_dp->edp_dpcd[0] >= DP_EDP_14) {
>  		__le16 sink_rates[DP_MAX_SUPPORTED_RATES];
> +		int ret;
>  		int i;
>  
> -		drm_dp_dpcd_read(&intel_dp->aux, DP_SUPPORTED_LINK_RATES,
> -				 sink_rates, sizeof(sink_rates));
> +		ret = drm_dp_dpcd_read_data(&intel_dp->aux,
> +					    DP_SUPPORTED_LINK_RATES,
> +					    sink_rates, sizeof(sink_rates));
> +		if (ret < 0) {
> +			drm_dbg_kms(display->drm,
> +				    "Unable to read eDP supported link rates, using default rates\n");
> +			memset(sink_rates, 0, sizeof(sink_rates));
> +		}
>  
>  		for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(sink_rates); i++) {
>  			int rate;

-- 
Jani Nikula, Intel