Re: [PATCH v3] media: videobuf2: forbid remove_bufs when legacy fileio is active

[Hans Verkuil <hverkuil+cisco@kernel.org>]

On 23/10/2025 13:30, Marek Szyprowski wrote:
> vb2_ioctl_remove_bufs() call manipulates queue internal buffer list,
> potentially overwriting some pointers used by the legacy fileio access
> mode. Add a vb2_verify_memory_type() check symmetrical to
> vb2_ioctl_create_bufs() to forbid that ioctl when fileio is active to
> protect internal queue state between subsequent read/write calls.
> 
> CC: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Fixes: a3293a85381e ("media: v4l2: Add REMOVE_BUFS ioctl")
> Reported-by: Shuangpeng Bai<SJB7183@psu.edu>
> Suggested-by: Benjamin Gaignard <benjamin.gaignard@collabora.com>
> Signed-off-by: Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@samsung.com>
> ---
>  drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c | 8 +++++---
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c
> index d911021c1bb0..a8a5b42a42d0 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c
> @@ -1000,13 +1000,15 @@ int vb2_ioctl_remove_bufs(struct file *file, void *priv,
>  			  struct v4l2_remove_buffers *d)
>  {
>  	struct video_device *vdev = video_devdata(file);
> -
> -	if (vdev->queue->type != d->type)
> -		return -EINVAL;
> +	int res;
>  
>  	if (d->count == 0)
>  		return 0;

Ah, no. This should still check d->type. So:

	if (d->count == 0)
		return d->type == vdev->queue->type ? 0 : -EINVAL;

Regards,

	Hans

>  
> +	res = vb2_verify_memory_type(vdev->queue, vdev->queue->memory, d->type);
> +	if (res)
> +		return res;
> +
>  	if (vb2_queue_is_busy(vdev->queue, file))
>  		return -EBUSY;
>