[PATCH] ALSA: firewire-motu: Protect register DSP event queue positions
From: Cássio Gabriel
Date: Thu May 21 2026 - 07:12:44 EST
The register DSP event queue is updated under parser->lock, but
snd_motu_register_dsp_message_parser_count_event() reads pull_pos and
push_pos without the lock.
snd_motu_register_dsp_message_parser_copy_event() also reads both queue
positions before taking the lock.
Protect these accesses with parser->lock as well. This keeps the hwdep
poll/read path consistent with the producer side and with the cached
meter/parameter accessors.
Fixes: 634ec0b2906e ("ALSA: firewire-motu: notify event for parameter change in register DSP model")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Cássio Gabriel <cassiogabrielcontato@xxxxxxxxx>
---
sound/firewire/motu/motu-register-dsp-message-parser.c | 11 +++++++----
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/sound/firewire/motu/motu-register-dsp-message-parser.c b/sound/firewire/motu/motu-register-dsp-message-parser.c
index a8053e3ef065..4ec23e6880d9 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/motu/motu-register-dsp-message-parser.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/motu/motu-register-dsp-message-parser.c
@@ -386,6 +386,8 @@ unsigned int snd_motu_register_dsp_message_parser_count_event(struct snd_motu *m
{
struct msg_parser *parser = motu->message_parser;
+ guard(spinlock_irqsave)(&parser->lock);
+
if (parser->pull_pos > parser->push_pos)
return EVENT_QUEUE_SIZE - parser->pull_pos + parser->push_pos;
else
@@ -395,13 +397,14 @@ unsigned int snd_motu_register_dsp_message_parser_count_event(struct snd_motu *m
bool snd_motu_register_dsp_message_parser_copy_event(struct snd_motu *motu, u32 *event)
{
struct msg_parser *parser = motu->message_parser;
- unsigned int pos = parser->pull_pos;
-
- if (pos == parser->push_pos)
- return false;
+ unsigned int pos;
guard(spinlock_irqsave)(&parser->lock);
+ if (parser->pull_pos == parser->push_pos)
+ return false;
+
+ pos = parser->pull_pos;
*event = parser->event_queue[pos];
++pos;
---
base-commit: 38c607c673155d6335591cdbd9c785fb2b7550e5
change-id: 20260501-alsa-firewire-motu-event-locking-d159b967a62c
Best regards,
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Cássio Gabriel <cassiogabrielcontato@xxxxxxxxx>