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[PATCHv2,14/29] dvb-frontends: Don't use dynamic static allocation

Message ID 1383399097-11615-15-git-send-email-m.chehab@samsung.com (mailing list archive)
State New, archived
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Commit Message

Mauro Carvalho Chehab Nov. 2, 2013, 1:31 p.m. UTC
Dynamic static allocation is evil, as Kernel stack is too low, and
compilation complains about it on some archs:

	drivers/media/dvb-frontends/af9013.c:77:1: warning: 'af9013_wr_regs_i2c' uses dynamic stack allocation [enabled by default]
	drivers/media/dvb-frontends/af9033.c:188:1: warning: 'af9033_wr_reg_val_tab' uses dynamic stack allocation [enabled by default]
	drivers/media/dvb-frontends/af9033.c:68:1: warning: 'af9033_wr_regs' uses dynamic stack allocation [enabled by default]
	drivers/media/dvb-frontends/bcm3510.c:230:1: warning: 'bcm3510_do_hab_cmd' uses dynamic stack allocation [enabled by default]
	drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cxd2820r_core.c:84:1: warning: 'cxd2820r_rd_regs_i2c.isra.1' uses dynamic stack allocation [enabled by default]
	drivers/media/dvb-frontends/rtl2830.c:56:1: warning: 'rtl2830_wr' uses dynamic stack allocation [enabled by default]
	drivers/media/dvb-frontends/rtl2832.c:187:1: warning: 'rtl2832_wr' uses dynamic stack allocation [enabled by default]
	drivers/media/dvb-frontends/tda10071.c:52:1: warning: 'tda10071_wr_regs' uses dynamic stack allocation [enabled by default]
	drivers/media/dvb-frontends/tda10071.c:84:1: warning: 'tda10071_rd_regs' uses dynamic stack allocation [enabled by default]

Instead, let's enforce a limit for the buffer. Considering that I2C
transfers are generally limited, and that devices used on USB has a
max data length of 80, it seem safe to use 80 as the hard limit for all
those devices. On most cases, the limit is a way lower than that, but
80 is small enough to not affect the Kernel stack, and it is a no brain
limit, as using smaller ones would require to either carefully each
driver or to take a look on each datasheet.

Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <m.chehab@samsung.com>
Cc: Antti Palosaari <crope@iki.fi>
---
 drivers/media/dvb-frontends/af9013.c        |  9 ++++++++-
 drivers/media/dvb-frontends/af9033.c        | 18 ++++++++++++++++--
 drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cxd2820r_core.c | 18 ++++++++++++++++--
 drivers/media/dvb-frontends/rtl2830.c       |  9 ++++++++-
 drivers/media/dvb-frontends/rtl2832.c       |  9 ++++++++-
 drivers/media/dvb-frontends/tda10071.c      | 18 ++++++++++++++++--
 6 files changed, 72 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

Comments

Antti Palosaari Nov. 2, 2013, 5:10 p.m. UTC | #1
Acked-by: Antti Palosaari <crope@iki.fi>
Reviewed-by: Antti Palosaari <crope@iki.fi>

Antti

On 02.11.2013 15:31, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> Dynamic static allocation is evil, as Kernel stack is too low, and
> compilation complains about it on some archs:
>
> 	drivers/media/dvb-frontends/af9013.c:77:1: warning: 'af9013_wr_regs_i2c' uses dynamic stack allocation [enabled by default]
> 	drivers/media/dvb-frontends/af9033.c:188:1: warning: 'af9033_wr_reg_val_tab' uses dynamic stack allocation [enabled by default]
> 	drivers/media/dvb-frontends/af9033.c:68:1: warning: 'af9033_wr_regs' uses dynamic stack allocation [enabled by default]
> 	drivers/media/dvb-frontends/bcm3510.c:230:1: warning: 'bcm3510_do_hab_cmd' uses dynamic stack allocation [enabled by default]
> 	drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cxd2820r_core.c:84:1: warning: 'cxd2820r_rd_regs_i2c.isra.1' uses dynamic stack allocation [enabled by default]
> 	drivers/media/dvb-frontends/rtl2830.c:56:1: warning: 'rtl2830_wr' uses dynamic stack allocation [enabled by default]
> 	drivers/media/dvb-frontends/rtl2832.c:187:1: warning: 'rtl2832_wr' uses dynamic stack allocation [enabled by default]
> 	drivers/media/dvb-frontends/tda10071.c:52:1: warning: 'tda10071_wr_regs' uses dynamic stack allocation [enabled by default]
> 	drivers/media/dvb-frontends/tda10071.c:84:1: warning: 'tda10071_rd_regs' uses dynamic stack allocation [enabled by default]
>
> Instead, let's enforce a limit for the buffer. Considering that I2C
> transfers are generally limited, and that devices used on USB has a
> max data length of 80, it seem safe to use 80 as the hard limit for all
> those devices. On most cases, the limit is a way lower than that, but
> 80 is small enough to not affect the Kernel stack, and it is a no brain
> limit, as using smaller ones would require to either carefully each
> driver or to take a look on each datasheet.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <m.chehab@samsung.com>
> Cc: Antti Palosaari <crope@iki.fi>
> ---
>   drivers/media/dvb-frontends/af9013.c        |  9 ++++++++-
>   drivers/media/dvb-frontends/af9033.c        | 18 ++++++++++++++++--
>   drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cxd2820r_core.c | 18 ++++++++++++++++--
>   drivers/media/dvb-frontends/rtl2830.c       |  9 ++++++++-
>   drivers/media/dvb-frontends/rtl2832.c       |  9 ++++++++-
>   drivers/media/dvb-frontends/tda10071.c      | 18 ++++++++++++++++--
>   6 files changed, 72 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/af9013.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/af9013.c
> index a204f2828820..f968dc0e5de9 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/af9013.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/af9013.c
> @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static int af9013_wr_regs_i2c(struct af9013_state *priv, u8 mbox, u16 reg,
>   	const u8 *val, int len)
>   {
>   	int ret;
> -	u8 buf[3+len];
> +	u8 buf[80];
>   	struct i2c_msg msg[1] = {
>   		{
>   			.addr = priv->config.i2c_addr,
> @@ -60,6 +60,13 @@ static int af9013_wr_regs_i2c(struct af9013_state *priv, u8 mbox, u16 reg,
>   		}
>   	};
>
> +	if (3 + len > sizeof(buf)) {
> +		dev_warn(&priv->i2c->dev,
> +			 "%s: i2c wr reg=%04x: len=%d is too big!\n",
> +			 KBUILD_MODNAME, reg, len);
> +		return -EREMOTEIO;
> +	}
> +
>   	buf[0] = (reg >> 8) & 0xff;
>   	buf[1] = (reg >> 0) & 0xff;
>   	buf[2] = mbox;
> diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/af9033.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/af9033.c
> index a777b4b944eb..efa2efafa97f 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/af9033.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/af9033.c
> @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static int af9033_wr_regs(struct af9033_state *state, u32 reg, const u8 *val,
>   		int len)
>   {
>   	int ret;
> -	u8 buf[3 + len];
> +	u8 buf[80];
>   	struct i2c_msg msg[1] = {
>   		{
>   			.addr = state->cfg.i2c_addr,
> @@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ static int af9033_wr_regs(struct af9033_state *state, u32 reg, const u8 *val,
>   		}
>   	};
>
> +	if (3 + len > sizeof(buf)) {
> +		dev_warn(&state->i2c->dev,
> +			 "%s: i2c wr reg=%04x: len=%d is too big!\n",
> +			 KBUILD_MODNAME, reg, len);
> +		return -EREMOTEIO;
> +	}
> +
>   	buf[0] = (reg >> 16) & 0xff;
>   	buf[1] = (reg >>  8) & 0xff;
>   	buf[2] = (reg >>  0) & 0xff;
> @@ -161,7 +168,14 @@ static int af9033_wr_reg_val_tab(struct af9033_state *state,
>   		const struct reg_val *tab, int tab_len)
>   {
>   	int ret, i, j;
> -	u8 buf[tab_len];
> +	u8 buf[80];
> +
> +	if (tab_len > sizeof(buf)) {
> +		dev_warn(&state->i2c->dev,
> +			 "%s: i2c wr len=%d is too big!\n",
> +			 KBUILD_MODNAME, tab_len);
> +		return -EREMOTEIO;
> +	}
>
>   	dev_dbg(&state->i2c->dev, "%s: tab_len=%d\n", __func__, tab_len);
>
> diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cxd2820r_core.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cxd2820r_core.c
> index d9eeeb1dfa96..8ef96a96b141 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cxd2820r_core.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cxd2820r_core.c
> @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ static int cxd2820r_wr_regs_i2c(struct cxd2820r_priv *priv, u8 i2c, u8 reg,
>   	u8 *val, int len)
>   {
>   	int ret;
> -	u8 buf[len+1];
> +	u8 buf[80];
>   	struct i2c_msg msg[1] = {
>   		{
>   			.addr = i2c,
> @@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ static int cxd2820r_wr_regs_i2c(struct cxd2820r_priv *priv, u8 i2c, u8 reg,
>   		}
>   	};
>
> +	if (1 + len > sizeof(buf)) {
> +		dev_warn(&priv->i2c->dev,
> +			 "%s: i2c wr reg=%04x: len=%d is too big!\n",
> +			 KBUILD_MODNAME, reg, len);
> +		return -EREMOTEIO;
> +	}
> +
>   	buf[0] = reg;
>   	memcpy(&buf[1], val, len);
>
> @@ -55,7 +62,7 @@ static int cxd2820r_rd_regs_i2c(struct cxd2820r_priv *priv, u8 i2c, u8 reg,
>   	u8 *val, int len)
>   {
>   	int ret;
> -	u8 buf[len];
> +	u8 buf[80];
>   	struct i2c_msg msg[2] = {
>   		{
>   			.addr = i2c,
> @@ -70,6 +77,13 @@ static int cxd2820r_rd_regs_i2c(struct cxd2820r_priv *priv, u8 i2c, u8 reg,
>   		}
>   	};
>
> +	if (len > sizeof(buf)) {
> +		dev_warn(&priv->i2c->dev,
> +			 "%s: i2c wr reg=%04x: len=%d is too big!\n",
> +			 KBUILD_MODNAME, reg, len);
> +		return -EREMOTEIO;
> +	}
> +
>   	ret = i2c_transfer(priv->i2c, msg, 2);
>   	if (ret == 2) {
>   		memcpy(val, buf, len);
> diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/rtl2830.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/rtl2830.c
> index 362d26d11e82..bd54fd8b3e2d 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/rtl2830.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/rtl2830.c
> @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
>   static int rtl2830_wr(struct rtl2830_priv *priv, u8 reg, const u8 *val, int len)
>   {
>   	int ret;
> -	u8 buf[1+len];
> +	u8 buf[80];
>   	struct i2c_msg msg[1] = {
>   		{
>   			.addr = priv->cfg.i2c_addr,
> @@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ static int rtl2830_wr(struct rtl2830_priv *priv, u8 reg, const u8 *val, int len)
>   		}
>   	};
>
> +	if (1 + len > sizeof(buf)) {
> +		dev_warn(&priv->i2c->dev,
> +			 "%s: i2c wr reg=%04x: len=%d is too big!\n",
> +			 KBUILD_MODNAME, reg, len);
> +		return -EREMOTEIO;
> +	}
> +
>   	buf[0] = reg;
>   	memcpy(&buf[1], val, len);
>
> diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/rtl2832.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/rtl2832.c
> index a95dfe0a5ce3..067547fd6ac5 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/rtl2832.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/rtl2832.c
> @@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static const struct rtl2832_reg_entry registers[] = {
>   static int rtl2832_wr(struct rtl2832_priv *priv, u8 reg, u8 *val, int len)
>   {
>   	int ret;
> -	u8 buf[1+len];
> +	u8 buf[80];
>   	struct i2c_msg msg[1] = {
>   		{
>   			.addr = priv->cfg.i2c_addr,
> @@ -172,6 +172,13 @@ static int rtl2832_wr(struct rtl2832_priv *priv, u8 reg, u8 *val, int len)
>   		}
>   	};
>
> +	if (1 + len > sizeof(buf)) {
> +		dev_warn(&priv->i2c->dev,
> +			 "%s: i2c wr reg=%04x: len=%d is too big!\n",
> +			 KBUILD_MODNAME, reg, len);
> +		return -EREMOTEIO;
> +	}
> +
>   	buf[0] = reg;
>   	memcpy(&buf[1], val, len);
>
> diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/tda10071.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/tda10071.c
> index e79749cfec81..6f007f55d35d 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/tda10071.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/tda10071.c
> @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ static int tda10071_wr_regs(struct tda10071_priv *priv, u8 reg, u8 *val,
>   	int len)
>   {
>   	int ret;
> -	u8 buf[len+1];
> +	u8 buf[80];
>   	struct i2c_msg msg[1] = {
>   		{
>   			.addr = priv->cfg.demod_i2c_addr,
> @@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ static int tda10071_wr_regs(struct tda10071_priv *priv, u8 reg, u8 *val,
>   		}
>   	};
>
> +	if (1 + len > sizeof(buf)) {
> +		dev_warn(&priv->i2c->dev,
> +			 "%s: i2c wr reg=%04x: len=%d is too big!\n",
> +			 KBUILD_MODNAME, reg, len);
> +		return -EREMOTEIO;
> +	}
> +
>   	buf[0] = reg;
>   	memcpy(&buf[1], val, len);
>
> @@ -56,7 +63,7 @@ static int tda10071_rd_regs(struct tda10071_priv *priv, u8 reg, u8 *val,
>   	int len)
>   {
>   	int ret;
> -	u8 buf[len];
> +	u8 buf[80];
>   	struct i2c_msg msg[2] = {
>   		{
>   			.addr = priv->cfg.demod_i2c_addr,
> @@ -71,6 +78,13 @@ static int tda10071_rd_regs(struct tda10071_priv *priv, u8 reg, u8 *val,
>   		}
>   	};
>
> +	if (len > sizeof(buf)) {
> +		dev_warn(&priv->i2c->dev,
> +			 "%s: i2c wr reg=%04x: len=%d is too big!\n",
> +			 KBUILD_MODNAME, reg, len);
> +		return -EREMOTEIO;
> +	}
> +
>   	ret = i2c_transfer(priv->i2c, msg, 2);
>   	if (ret == 2) {
>   		memcpy(val, buf, len);
>
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diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/af9013.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/af9013.c
index a204f2828820..f968dc0e5de9 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/af9013.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/af9013.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@  static int af9013_wr_regs_i2c(struct af9013_state *priv, u8 mbox, u16 reg,
 	const u8 *val, int len)
 {
 	int ret;
-	u8 buf[3+len];
+	u8 buf[80];
 	struct i2c_msg msg[1] = {
 		{
 			.addr = priv->config.i2c_addr,
@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@  static int af9013_wr_regs_i2c(struct af9013_state *priv, u8 mbox, u16 reg,
 		}
 	};
 
+	if (3 + len > sizeof(buf)) {
+		dev_warn(&priv->i2c->dev,
+			 "%s: i2c wr reg=%04x: len=%d is too big!\n",
+			 KBUILD_MODNAME, reg, len);
+		return -EREMOTEIO;
+	}
+
 	buf[0] = (reg >> 8) & 0xff;
 	buf[1] = (reg >> 0) & 0xff;
 	buf[2] = mbox;
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/af9033.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/af9033.c
index a777b4b944eb..efa2efafa97f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/af9033.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/af9033.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@  static int af9033_wr_regs(struct af9033_state *state, u32 reg, const u8 *val,
 		int len)
 {
 	int ret;
-	u8 buf[3 + len];
+	u8 buf[80];
 	struct i2c_msg msg[1] = {
 		{
 			.addr = state->cfg.i2c_addr,
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@  static int af9033_wr_regs(struct af9033_state *state, u32 reg, const u8 *val,
 		}
 	};
 
+	if (3 + len > sizeof(buf)) {
+		dev_warn(&state->i2c->dev,
+			 "%s: i2c wr reg=%04x: len=%d is too big!\n",
+			 KBUILD_MODNAME, reg, len);
+		return -EREMOTEIO;
+	}
+
 	buf[0] = (reg >> 16) & 0xff;
 	buf[1] = (reg >>  8) & 0xff;
 	buf[2] = (reg >>  0) & 0xff;
@@ -161,7 +168,14 @@  static int af9033_wr_reg_val_tab(struct af9033_state *state,
 		const struct reg_val *tab, int tab_len)
 {
 	int ret, i, j;
-	u8 buf[tab_len];
+	u8 buf[80];
+
+	if (tab_len > sizeof(buf)) {
+		dev_warn(&state->i2c->dev,
+			 "%s: i2c wr len=%d is too big!\n",
+			 KBUILD_MODNAME, tab_len);
+		return -EREMOTEIO;
+	}
 
 	dev_dbg(&state->i2c->dev, "%s: tab_len=%d\n", __func__, tab_len);
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cxd2820r_core.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cxd2820r_core.c
index d9eeeb1dfa96..8ef96a96b141 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cxd2820r_core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cxd2820r_core.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@  static int cxd2820r_wr_regs_i2c(struct cxd2820r_priv *priv, u8 i2c, u8 reg,
 	u8 *val, int len)
 {
 	int ret;
-	u8 buf[len+1];
+	u8 buf[80];
 	struct i2c_msg msg[1] = {
 		{
 			.addr = i2c,
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@  static int cxd2820r_wr_regs_i2c(struct cxd2820r_priv *priv, u8 i2c, u8 reg,
 		}
 	};
 
+	if (1 + len > sizeof(buf)) {
+		dev_warn(&priv->i2c->dev,
+			 "%s: i2c wr reg=%04x: len=%d is too big!\n",
+			 KBUILD_MODNAME, reg, len);
+		return -EREMOTEIO;
+	}
+
 	buf[0] = reg;
 	memcpy(&buf[1], val, len);
 
@@ -55,7 +62,7 @@  static int cxd2820r_rd_regs_i2c(struct cxd2820r_priv *priv, u8 i2c, u8 reg,
 	u8 *val, int len)
 {
 	int ret;
-	u8 buf[len];
+	u8 buf[80];
 	struct i2c_msg msg[2] = {
 		{
 			.addr = i2c,
@@ -70,6 +77,13 @@  static int cxd2820r_rd_regs_i2c(struct cxd2820r_priv *priv, u8 i2c, u8 reg,
 		}
 	};
 
+	if (len > sizeof(buf)) {
+		dev_warn(&priv->i2c->dev,
+			 "%s: i2c wr reg=%04x: len=%d is too big!\n",
+			 KBUILD_MODNAME, reg, len);
+		return -EREMOTEIO;
+	}
+
 	ret = i2c_transfer(priv->i2c, msg, 2);
 	if (ret == 2) {
 		memcpy(val, buf, len);
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/rtl2830.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/rtl2830.c
index 362d26d11e82..bd54fd8b3e2d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/rtl2830.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/rtl2830.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ 
 static int rtl2830_wr(struct rtl2830_priv *priv, u8 reg, const u8 *val, int len)
 {
 	int ret;
-	u8 buf[1+len];
+	u8 buf[80];
 	struct i2c_msg msg[1] = {
 		{
 			.addr = priv->cfg.i2c_addr,
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@  static int rtl2830_wr(struct rtl2830_priv *priv, u8 reg, const u8 *val, int len)
 		}
 	};
 
+	if (1 + len > sizeof(buf)) {
+		dev_warn(&priv->i2c->dev,
+			 "%s: i2c wr reg=%04x: len=%d is too big!\n",
+			 KBUILD_MODNAME, reg, len);
+		return -EREMOTEIO;
+	}
+
 	buf[0] = reg;
 	memcpy(&buf[1], val, len);
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/rtl2832.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/rtl2832.c
index a95dfe0a5ce3..067547fd6ac5 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/rtl2832.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/rtl2832.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@  static const struct rtl2832_reg_entry registers[] = {
 static int rtl2832_wr(struct rtl2832_priv *priv, u8 reg, u8 *val, int len)
 {
 	int ret;
-	u8 buf[1+len];
+	u8 buf[80];
 	struct i2c_msg msg[1] = {
 		{
 			.addr = priv->cfg.i2c_addr,
@@ -172,6 +172,13 @@  static int rtl2832_wr(struct rtl2832_priv *priv, u8 reg, u8 *val, int len)
 		}
 	};
 
+	if (1 + len > sizeof(buf)) {
+		dev_warn(&priv->i2c->dev,
+			 "%s: i2c wr reg=%04x: len=%d is too big!\n",
+			 KBUILD_MODNAME, reg, len);
+		return -EREMOTEIO;
+	}
+
 	buf[0] = reg;
 	memcpy(&buf[1], val, len);
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/tda10071.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/tda10071.c
index e79749cfec81..6f007f55d35d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/tda10071.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/tda10071.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@  static int tda10071_wr_regs(struct tda10071_priv *priv, u8 reg, u8 *val,
 	int len)
 {
 	int ret;
-	u8 buf[len+1];
+	u8 buf[80];
 	struct i2c_msg msg[1] = {
 		{
 			.addr = priv->cfg.demod_i2c_addr,
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@  static int tda10071_wr_regs(struct tda10071_priv *priv, u8 reg, u8 *val,
 		}
 	};
 
+	if (1 + len > sizeof(buf)) {
+		dev_warn(&priv->i2c->dev,
+			 "%s: i2c wr reg=%04x: len=%d is too big!\n",
+			 KBUILD_MODNAME, reg, len);
+		return -EREMOTEIO;
+	}
+
 	buf[0] = reg;
 	memcpy(&buf[1], val, len);
 
@@ -56,7 +63,7 @@  static int tda10071_rd_regs(struct tda10071_priv *priv, u8 reg, u8 *val,
 	int len)
 {
 	int ret;
-	u8 buf[len];
+	u8 buf[80];
 	struct i2c_msg msg[2] = {
 		{
 			.addr = priv->cfg.demod_i2c_addr,
@@ -71,6 +78,13 @@  static int tda10071_rd_regs(struct tda10071_priv *priv, u8 reg, u8 *val,
 		}
 	};
 
+	if (len > sizeof(buf)) {
+		dev_warn(&priv->i2c->dev,
+			 "%s: i2c wr reg=%04x: len=%d is too big!\n",
+			 KBUILD_MODNAME, reg, len);
+		return -EREMOTEIO;
+	}
+
 	ret = i2c_transfer(priv->i2c, msg, 2);
 	if (ret == 2) {
 		memcpy(val, buf, len);