git: b5c1ab6c8f28 - main - snd_hdsp*: malloc(9) with M_WAITOK
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Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:49:16 UTC
The branch main has been updated by christos:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=b5c1ab6c8f2811278b801084713a6618f3b783d3
commit b5c1ab6c8f2811278b801084713a6618f3b783d3
Author: Christos Margiolis <christos@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2026-08-22 12:48:50 +0000
Commit: Christos Margiolis <christos@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2026-08-22 12:48:50 +0000
snd_hdsp*: malloc(9) with M_WAITOK
Perform the allocations outside the lock section so that we can use
M_WAITOK. Holding the lock here is actually not really necessary and we
could just as well remove it, but keep it for consistency.
Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation
MFC after: 1 month
Reviewed by: kib
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D59079
---
sys/dev/sound/pci/hdsp-pcm.c | 17 +++++++++++++++--
sys/dev/sound/pci/hdspe-pcm.c | 17 +++++++++++++++--
2 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pci/hdsp-pcm.c b/sys/dev/sound/pci/hdsp-pcm.c
index b4df8ca90555..7f4f7dc76557 100644
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pci/hdsp-pcm.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pci/hdsp-pcm.c
@@ -676,10 +676,13 @@ hdspchan_init(kobj_t obj, void *devinfo, struct snd_dbuf *b,
struct sc_pcminfo *scp;
struct sc_chinfo *ch;
struct sc_info *sc;
+ struct pcmchan_caps *caps;
+ uint32_t *data;
int num;
scp = devinfo;
sc = scp->sc;
+ caps = malloc(sizeof(struct pcmchan_caps), M_HDSP, M_WAITOK);
mtx_lock(&sc->lock);
num = scp->chnum;
@@ -704,7 +707,7 @@ hdspchan_init(kobj_t obj, void *devinfo, struct snd_dbuf *b,
SND_FORMAT(AFMT_S32_LE, hdsp_port_slot_count(ch->ports, 192000), 0);
ch->cap_fmts[3] = 0;
- ch->caps = malloc(sizeof(struct pcmchan_caps), M_HDSP, M_NOWAIT);
+ ch->caps = caps;
*(ch->caps) = (struct pcmchan_caps) {32000, 192000, ch->cap_fmts, 0};
/* HDSP 9652 does not support quad speed sample rates. */
@@ -715,7 +718,6 @@ hdspchan_init(kobj_t obj, void *devinfo, struct snd_dbuf *b,
/* Allocate maximum buffer size. */
ch->size = HDSP_CHANBUF_SIZE * hdsp_port_slot_count_max(ch->ports);
- ch->data = malloc(ch->size, M_HDSP, M_NOWAIT);
ch->position = 0;
ch->buffer = b;
@@ -726,6 +728,17 @@ hdspchan_init(kobj_t obj, void *devinfo, struct snd_dbuf *b,
mtx_unlock(&sc->lock);
+ /*
+ * It is safe to access ch->size here without holding the lock, because
+ * 1) as of now, ch->size is written only once, here, and 2) ch's
+ * lifetime is equal to scp's lifetime so it cannot go away yet.
+ */
+ data = malloc(ch->size, M_HDSP, M_WAITOK);
+
+ mtx_lock(&sc->lock);
+ ch->data = data;
+ mtx_unlock(&sc->lock);
+
if (sndbuf_setup(ch->buffer, ch->data, ch->size) != 0) {
device_printf(scp->dev, "Can't setup sndbuf.\n");
hdspchan_free(obj, ch);
diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pci/hdspe-pcm.c b/sys/dev/sound/pci/hdspe-pcm.c
index e0b6168efcba..a814c80127b1 100644
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pci/hdspe-pcm.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pci/hdspe-pcm.c
@@ -670,10 +670,13 @@ hdspechan_init(kobj_t obj, void *devinfo, struct snd_dbuf *b,
struct sc_pcminfo *scp;
struct sc_chinfo *ch;
struct sc_info *sc;
+ struct pcmchan_caps *caps;
+ uint32_t *data;
int num;
scp = devinfo;
sc = scp->sc;
+ caps = malloc(sizeof(struct pcmchan_caps), M_HDSPE, M_WAITOK);
mtx_lock(&sc->lock);
num = scp->chnum;
@@ -697,12 +700,11 @@ hdspechan_init(kobj_t obj, void *devinfo, struct snd_dbuf *b,
ch->cap_fmts[2] =
SND_FORMAT(AFMT_S32_LE, hdspe_channel_count(ch->ports, 8), 0);
ch->cap_fmts[3] = 0;
- ch->caps = malloc(sizeof(struct pcmchan_caps), M_HDSPE, M_NOWAIT);
+ ch->caps = caps;
*(ch->caps) = (struct pcmchan_caps) {32000, 192000, ch->cap_fmts, 0};
/* Allocate maximum buffer size. */
ch->size = HDSPE_CHANBUF_SIZE * hdspe_channel_count(ch->ports, 8);
- ch->data = malloc(ch->size, M_HDSPE, M_NOWAIT);
ch->position = 0;
ch->buffer = b;
@@ -713,6 +715,17 @@ hdspechan_init(kobj_t obj, void *devinfo, struct snd_dbuf *b,
mtx_unlock(&sc->lock);
+ /*
+ * It is safe to access ch->size here without holding the lock, because
+ * 1) as of now, ch->size is written only once, here, and 2) ch's
+ * lifetime is equal to scp's lifetime so it cannot go away yet.
+ */
+ data = malloc(ch->size, M_HDSPE, M_WAITOK);
+
+ mtx_lock(&sc->lock);
+ ch->data = data;
+ mtx_unlock(&sc->lock);
+
if (sndbuf_setup(ch->buffer, ch->data, ch->size) != 0) {
device_printf(scp->dev, "Can't setup sndbuf.\n");
hdspechan_free(obj, ch);