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Abdurrahman Hussain b7e6df2f52
i2c: xiic: preserve PEC byte length in SMBus block read setup
xiic_smbus_block_read_setup() recalculates i2c->rx_msg->len based on the
length byte returned by the device, but historically clobbered the PEC
byte expectation the SMBus core had baked into msg->len. That dropped
the PEC byte from the caller's buffer on the normal and chunked
receive-fifo branches.

Compute pec_len up-front as (i2c->rx_msg->len - 1) -- the trailing bytes
the caller has already accounted for beyond the length byte, 1 when the
SMBus core enabled PEC, and possibly more for an I2C_M_RECV_LEN request
coming from i2c-dev -- and add it to the new length in every branch:

  - chunked: the trailing bytes do not fit in the Rx FIFO, so drain in
    chunks. The guard becomes (rxmsg_len + pec_len > IIC_RX_FIFO_DEPTH)
    rather than rxmsg_len alone, both because pec_len bytes also have to
    fit and because it is what bounds rfd_set in the else branch below
    to the 4 bits of XIIC_RFD_REG_OFFSET.

  - padded (1 + rxmsg_len + pec_len < SMBUS_BLOCK_READ_MIN_LEN): the
    hardware needs at least 3 bytes on the bus to exit the read cleanly
    (the second byte is already being clocked in by the time the ISR
    reads the length byte and is too late to NACK), so we still pad
    rx_msg->len up to SMBUS_BLOCK_READ_MIN_LEN. The dummy trailing byte
    that gets drained must then be trimmed off before handing the
    message back to the SMBus core; otherwise i2c_smbus_check_pec()
    reads buf[len-1] (= dummy) instead of the real PEC byte at buf[1]
    and rejects every clean zero-length block read with -EBADMSG.

    Record the true valid byte count in a new field
    i2c->smbus_actual_len and trim rx_msg->len down to it in
    xiic_smbus_trim_len(), called from both completion sites that clear
    rx_msg: xiic_process()'s RX_FULL branch and xiic_recv_atomic(),
    which drains the FIFO with interrupts off.

    smbus_actual_len is per-receive state, so xiic_start_recv() clears
    it before every receive. Only the padded branch ever sets it, and a
    block read aborted by arbitration loss or a TX error never reaches
    the completion site, so without that clear a stale value would trim
    the length of an unrelated later read.

    The condition is expressed in total bytes rather than the old
    "(rxmsg_len == 1) || (rxmsg_len == 0)" so that a request carrying
    more than one trailing byte does not get padded: padding records a
    length the drain never reaches, which would hand the caller a byte
    that was never received.

  - normal: all trailing bytes fit in one FIFO fill. rfd_set gains
    pec_len for the same reason the length does. Because the padded
    branch above has already taken every case with fewer than
    SMBUS_BLOCK_READ_MIN_LEN total bytes, rxmsg_len + pec_len is at
    least 2 here and the subtraction cannot underflow the u8.

Fixes: e4c1ff772e ("i2c: xiic: Add smbus_block_read functionality")
Signed-off-by: Abdurrahman Hussain <abdurrahman@nexthop.ai>
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # v6.3+
Acked-by: Michal Simek <michal.simek@amd.com>
Signed-off-by: Andi Shyti <andi.shyti@kernel.org>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260924-i2c-xiic-v7-1-df7e752332ef@nexthop.ai
History 2026-09-28 01:28:25 +02:00
arch x86 fixes: 2026-09-27 08:44:12 -07:00
block SCSI fixes on 20260925 2026-09-25 14:41:52 -07:00
certs treewide: fix indentation and whitespace in Kconfig files 2026-05-28 21:24:42 -07:00
crypto This push fixes a memory allocation overrun in crypto acomp. 2026-08-28 09:28:40 -07:00
Documentation ata fixes for 7.3-rc5 2026-09-26 11:14:35 -07:00
drivers i2c: xiic: preserve PEC byte length in SMBus block read setup 2026-09-28 01:28:25 +02:00
fs Driver core fixes for 7.3-rc5 2026-09-27 09:57:03 -07:00
include Scheduler fixes: 2026-09-27 08:24:16 -07:00
init Bootconfig fixes for v7.3-rc3 2026-09-13 09:16:36 -07:00
io_uring io_uring-7.3-20260911 2026-09-11 12:36:13 -07:00
ipc mm.git review status for master..mm-nonmm-stable 2026-08-23 08:07:11 -07:00
kernel workqueue: Fixes for v7.3-rc4 2026-09-27 08:55:24 -07:00
lib 14 hotfixes. 10 are cc:stable. 11 are for MM. 2026-09-14 08:59:09 -07:00
LICENSES LICENSES: Add modern form of the LGPL-2.1 tags to the usage guide section 2025-10-22 07:58:19 +02:00
mm memblock: add missing HugeTLB flag name 2026-09-24 06:16:19 -07:00
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tools cgroup: Fixes for v7.3-rc4 2026-09-27 08:51:45 -07:00
usr usr: Correct a spelling by changing a letter 2026-08-05 14:51:58 +02:00
virt KVM: Don't pre-reserve xarray entries when storing empty/NULL attributes 2026-09-22 08:36:16 -07:00
.clang-format drm/bridge: rename drm_for_each_bridge_in_chain_scoped() to drm_for_each_bridge_in_chain() 2026-07-14 17:55:51 +02:00
.clippy.toml rust: bump Clippy's MSRV and clean incompatible_msrv allows 2026-04-07 09:51:39 +02:00
.cocciconfig scripts: add Linux .cocciconfig for coccinelle 2016-07-22 12:13:39 +02:00
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.get_maintainer.ignore .get_maintainer.ignore: add myself 2026-09-07 10:01:33 +02:00
.gitattributes .gitattributes: set diff driver for Rust source code files 2023-05-31 17:48:25 +02:00
.gitignore SPDX patches for 7.2-rc1 2026-06-22 12:06:22 -07:00
.mailmap Including fixes from Bluetooth, NFC and Netfilter. 2026-09-24 11:45:33 -07:00
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.rustfmt.toml rust: add .rustfmt.toml 2022-09-28 09:02:20 +02:00
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Kbuild checksyscalls: move instance functionality into generic code 2026-04-05 09:21:32 +02:00
Kconfig io_uring: Rename KConfig to Kconfig 2025-02-19 14:53:27 -07:00
MAINTAINERS ata fixes for 7.3-rc5 2026-09-26 11:14:35 -07:00
Makefile Linux 7.3-rc5 2026-09-27 13:55:01 -07:00
README README: remove out of place emdashes 2026-07-15 10:51:29 -06:00

Linux kernel
============

The Linux kernel is the core of any Linux operating system. It manages hardware,
system resources, and provides the fundamental services for all other software.

Quick Start
-----------

* Report a bug: See Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst
* Get the latest kernel: https://kernel.org
* Build the kernel: See Documentation/admin-guide/quickly-build-trimmed-linux.rst
* Join the community: https://lore.kernel.org/

Essential Documentation
-----------------------

All users should be familiar with:

* Building requirements: Documentation/process/changes.rst
* Code of Conduct: Documentation/process/code-of-conduct.rst
* License: See COPYING

Documentation can be built with make htmldocs or viewed online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/


Who Are You?
============

Find your role below:

* New Kernel Developer: Getting started with kernel development
* Academic Researcher: Studying kernel internals and architecture
* Security Expert: Hardening and vulnerability analysis
* Backport/Maintenance Engineer: Maintaining stable kernels
* System Administrator: Configuring and troubleshooting
* Maintainer: Leading subsystems and reviewing patches
* Hardware Vendor: Writing drivers for new hardware
* Distribution Maintainer: Packaging kernels for distros
* AI Coding Assistant: LLMs and AI-powered development tools


For Specific Users
==================

New Kernel Developer
--------------------

Welcome! Start your kernel development journey here:

* Getting Started: Documentation/process/development-process.rst
* Your First Patch: Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
* Coding Style: Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
* Build System: Documentation/kbuild/index.rst
* Development Tools: Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst
* Kernel Hacking Guide: Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst
* Core APIs: Documentation/core-api/index.rst

Academic Researcher
-------------------

Explore the kernel's architecture and internals:

* Researcher Guidelines: Documentation/process/researcher-guidelines.rst
* Memory Management: Documentation/mm/index.rst
* Scheduler: Documentation/scheduler/index.rst
* Networking Stack: Documentation/networking/index.rst
* Filesystems: Documentation/filesystems/index.rst
* RCU (Read-Copy Update): Documentation/RCU/index.rst
* Locking Primitives: Documentation/locking/index.rst
* Power Management: Documentation/power/index.rst

Security Expert
---------------

Security documentation and hardening guides:

* Security Documentation: Documentation/security/index.rst
* LSM Development: Documentation/security/lsm-development.rst
* Self Protection: Documentation/security/self-protection.rst
* Reporting Vulnerabilities: Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst
* CVE Procedures: Documentation/process/cve.rst
* Embargoed Hardware Issues: Documentation/process/embargoed-hardware-issues.rst
* Security Features: Documentation/userspace-api/seccomp_filter.rst

Backport/Maintenance Engineer
-----------------------------

Maintain and stabilize kernel versions:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* Backporting Guide: Documentation/process/backporting.rst
* Applying Patches: Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst
* Subsystem Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git for Maintainers: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

System Administrator
--------------------

Configure, tune, and troubleshoot Linux systems:

* Admin Guide: Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Sysctl Tuning: Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/index.rst
* Tracing/Debugging: Documentation/trace/index.rst
* Performance Security: Documentation/admin-guide/perf-security.rst
* Hardware Monitoring: Documentation/hwmon/index.rst

Maintainer
----------

Lead kernel subsystems and manage contributions:

* Maintainer Handbook: Documentation/maintainer/index.rst
* Pull Requests: Documentation/maintainer/pull-requests.rst
* Managing Patches: Documentation/maintainer/modifying-patches.rst
* Rebasing and Merging: Documentation/maintainer/rebasing-and-merging.rst
* Development Process: Documentation/process/maintainer-handbooks.rst
* Maintainer Entry Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git Configuration: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

Hardware Vendor
---------------

Write drivers and support new hardware:

* Driver API Guide: Documentation/driver-api/index.rst
* Driver Model: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/driver.rst
* Device Drivers: Documentation/driver-api/infrastructure.rst
* Bus Types: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/bus.rst
* Device Tree Bindings: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/
* Power Management: Documentation/driver-api/pm/index.rst
* DMA API: Documentation/core-api/dma-api.rst

Distribution Maintainer
-----------------------

Package and distribute the kernel:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* ABI Documentation: Documentation/ABI/README
* Kernel Configuration: Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.rst
* Module Signing: Documentation/admin-guide/module-signing.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Tainted Kernels: Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst

AI Coding Assistant
-------------------

CRITICAL: If you are an LLM or AI-powered coding assistant, you MUST read and
follow the AI coding assistants documentation before contributing to the Linux
kernel:

* Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst

This documentation contains essential requirements about licensing, attribution,
and the Developer Certificate of Origin that all AI tools must comply with.


Communication and Support
=========================

* Mailing Lists: https://lore.kernel.org/
* IRC: #kernelnewbies on irc.oftc.net
* Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/
* MAINTAINERS file: Lists subsystem maintainers and mailing lists
* Email Clients: Documentation/process/email-clients.rst