[PATCH v8 1/6] kho: add size parameter to kho_add_subtree()

[Pratyush Yadav]

On Mon, Mar 09 2026, Breno Leitao wrote:

> kho_add_subtree() assumes the fdt argument is always an FDT and calls
> fdt_totalsize() on it in the debugfs code path. This assumption will
> break if a caller passes arbitrary data instead of an FDT.
>
> When CONFIG_KEXEC_HANDOVER_DEBUGFS is enabled, kho_debugfs_fdt_add()
> calls __kho_debugfs_fdt_add(), which executes:
>
>     f->wrapper.size = fdt_totalsize(fdt);
>
> Fix this by adding an explicit size parameter to kho_add_subtree() so
> callers specify the blob size. This allows subtrees to contain
> arbitrary data formats, not just FDTs. Update all callers:
>
>   - memblock.c: use fdt_totalsize(fdt)
>   - luo_core.c: use fdt_totalsize(fdt_out)
>   - test_kho.c: use fdt_totalsize()
>   - kexec_handover.c (root fdt): use fdt_totalsize(kho_out.fdt)
>
> Also update __kho_debugfs_fdt_add() to receive the size explicitly
> instead of computing it internally via fdt_totalsize(). In
> kho_in_debugfs_init(), pass fdt_totalsize() for the root FDT and
> sub-blobs since all current users are FDTs. A subsequent patch will
> persist the size in the KHO FDT so the incoming side can handle
> non-FDT blobs correctly.
>
> Suggested-by: Pratyush Yadav <pratyush at kernel.org>
> Reviewed-by: Mike Rapoport (Microsoft) <rppt at kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao at debian.org>

Reviewed-by: Pratyush Yadav <pratyush at kernel.org>

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Regards,
Pratyush Yadav