[PATCH v2] coresight: etm3x: Fix cntr_val_show() to match cntr_val_store() behavior
James Clark
james.clark at linaro.org
Mon Dec 1 02:25:25 PST 2025
On 01/12/2025 9:52 am, Kuan-Wei Chiu wrote:
> The cntr_val_show() function was intended to print the values of all
> counters using a loop. However, due to a buffer overwrite issue with
> sprintf(), it effectively only displayed the value of the last counter.
>
> The companion function, cntr_val_store(), allows users to modify a
> specific counter selected by 'cntr_idx'. To maintain consistency
> between read and write operations and to align with the ETM4x driver
> behavior, modify cntr_val_show() to report only the value of the
> currently selected counter.
>
> This change removes the loop and the "counter %d:" prefix, printing
> only the hexadecimal value. It also adopts sysfs_emit() for standard
> sysfs output formatting.
>
> Fixes: a939fc5a71ad ("coresight-etm: add CoreSight ETM/PTM driver")
> Signed-off-by: Kuan-Wei Chiu <visitorckw at gmail.com>
> ---
> Build test only.
>
> Changes in v2:
> - Redesigned the fix to match cntr_val_store() logic (display only the
> currently selected counter) instead of attempting to list all
> counters.
> - Removed the loop and the "counter %d:" prefix.
> - Switched from sprintf() to sysfs_emit().
> - Refactored control flow to use a single return point.
>
> v1: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20251121002350.1166758-1-visitorckw@gmail.com/
>
> .../hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm3x-sysfs.c | 15 ++++-----------
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm3x-sysfs.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm3x-sysfs.c
> index 762109307b86..a6a650331196 100644
> --- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm3x-sysfs.c
> +++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm3x-sysfs.c
> @@ -717,26 +717,19 @@ static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(cntr_rld_event);
> static ssize_t cntr_val_show(struct device *dev,
> struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
> {
> - int i, ret = 0;
> u32 val;
> struct etm_drvdata *drvdata = dev_get_drvdata(dev->parent);
> struct etm_config *config = &drvdata->config;
>
> if (!coresight_get_mode(drvdata->csdev)) {
> spin_lock(&drvdata->spinlock);
> - for (i = 0; i < drvdata->nr_cntr; i++)
> - ret += sprintf(buf, "counter %d: %x\n",
> - i, config->cntr_val[i]);
> + val = config->cntr_val[config->cntr_idx];
> spin_unlock(&drvdata->spinlock);
> - return ret;
> - }
> -
> - for (i = 0; i < drvdata->nr_cntr; i++) {
> - val = etm_readl(drvdata, ETMCNTVRn(i));
> - ret += sprintf(buf, "counter %d: %x\n", i, val);
> + } else {
> + val = etm_readl(drvdata, ETMCNTVRn(config->cntr_idx));
> }
>
> - return ret;
> + return sysfs_emit(buf, "%x\n", val);
Sorry I missed this on the previous version, but this should be %#x to
add the "0x" prefix. All the other ones in this file have it. Otherwise
you can't tell the difference between decimal and hex.
> }
>
> static ssize_t cntr_val_store(struct device *dev,
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