ensure safety of indirect dispatch

by injecting a compute shader that validates the content of the indirect buffer

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ By @bradwerth [#6216](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/pull/6216).
 - Call `flush_mapped_ranges` when unmapping write-mapped buffers. By @teoxoy in [#6089](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/pull/6089).
 - When mapping buffers for reading, mark buffers as initialized only when they have `MAP_WRITE` usage. By @teoxoy in [#6178](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/pull/6178).
 - Add a separate pipeline constants error. By @teoxoy in [#6094](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/pull/6094).
+- Ensure safety of indirect dispatch by injecting a compute shader that validates the content of the indirect buffer. By @teoxoy in [#5714](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/pull/5714)
 
 #### GLES / OpenGL
 

tests/tests/dispatch_workgroups_indirect.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,241 @@
+use wgpu_test::{gpu_test, FailureCase, GpuTestConfiguration, TestParameters, TestingContext};
+
+/// Make sure that the num_workgroups builtin works properly (it requires a workaround on D3D12).
+#[gpu_test]
+static NUM_WORKGROUPS_BUILTIN: GpuTestConfiguration = GpuTestConfiguration::new()
+    .parameters(
+        TestParameters::default()
+            .features(wgpu::Features::PUSH_CONSTANTS)
+            .downlevel_flags(
+                wgpu::DownlevelFlags::COMPUTE_SHADERS | wgpu::DownlevelFlags::INDIRECT_EXECUTION,
+            )
+            .limits(wgpu::Limits {
+                max_push_constant_size: 4,
+                ..wgpu::Limits::downlevel_defaults()
+            })
+            .expect_fail(FailureCase::backend(wgt::Backends::DX12)),
+    )
+    .run_async(|ctx| async move {
+        let num_workgroups = [1, 2, 3];
+        let res = run_test(&ctx, &num_workgroups, false).await;
+        assert_eq!(res, num_workgroups);
+    });
+
+/// Make sure that we discard (don't run) the dispatch if its size exceeds the device limit.
+#[gpu_test]
+static DISCARD_DISPATCH: GpuTestConfiguration = GpuTestConfiguration::new()
+    .parameters(
+        TestParameters::default()
+            .features(wgpu::Features::PUSH_CONSTANTS)
+            .downlevel_flags(
+                wgpu::DownlevelFlags::COMPUTE_SHADERS | wgpu::DownlevelFlags::INDIRECT_EXECUTION,
+            )
+            .limits(wgpu::Limits {
+                max_compute_workgroups_per_dimension: 10,
+                max_push_constant_size: 4,
+                ..wgpu::Limits::downlevel_defaults()
+            })
+            .expect_fail(FailureCase::backend(wgt::Backends::DX12)),
+    )
+    .run_async(|ctx| async move {
+        let max = ctx.device.limits().max_compute_workgroups_per_dimension;
+
+        let res = run_test(&ctx, &[max, max, max], false).await;
+        assert_eq!(res, [max; 3]);
+
+        let res = run_test(&ctx, &[max + 1, 1, 1], false).await;
+        assert_eq!(res, [0; 3]);
+
+        let res = run_test(&ctx, &[1, max + 1, 1], false).await;
+        assert_eq!(res, [0; 3]);
+
+        let res = run_test(&ctx, &[1, 1, max + 1], false).await;
+        assert_eq!(res, [0; 3]);
+    });
+
+/// Make sure that resetting the bind groups set by the validation code works properly.
+#[gpu_test]
+static RESET_BIND_GROUPS: GpuTestConfiguration = GpuTestConfiguration::new()
+    .parameters(
+        TestParameters::default()
+            .features(wgpu::Features::PUSH_CONSTANTS)
+            .downlevel_flags(
+                wgpu::DownlevelFlags::COMPUTE_SHADERS | wgpu::DownlevelFlags::INDIRECT_EXECUTION,
+            )
+            .limits(wgpu::Limits {
+                max_push_constant_size: 4,
+                ..wgpu::Limits::downlevel_defaults()
+            }),
+    )
+    .run_async(|ctx| async move {
+        ctx.device.push_error_scope(wgpu::ErrorFilter::Validation);
+
+        let _ = run_test(&ctx, &[0, 0, 0], true).await;
+
+        let error = pollster::block_on(ctx.device.pop_error_scope());
+        assert!(error.map_or(false, |error| {
+            format!("{error}").contains("The current set ComputePipeline with '' label expects a BindGroup to be set at index 0")
+        }));
+    });
+
+async fn run_test(
+    ctx: &TestingContext,
+    num_workgroups: &[u32; 3],
+    forget_to_set_bind_group: bool,
+) -> [u32; 3] {
+    const SHADER_SRC: &str = "
+        struct TestOffsetPc {
+            inner: u32,
+        }
+
+        // `test_offset.inner` should always be 0; we test that resetting the push constant set by the validation code works properly.
+        var<push_constant> test_offset: TestOffsetPc;
+
+        @group(0) @binding(0)
+        var<storage, read_write> out: array<u32, 3>;
+
+        @compute @workgroup_size(1)
+        fn main(@builtin(num_workgroups) num_workgroups: vec3u, @builtin(workgroup_id) workgroup_id: vec3u) {
+            if (all(workgroup_id == vec3u())) {
+                out[0] = num_workgroups.x + test_offset.inner;
+                out[1] = num_workgroups.y + test_offset.inner;
+                out[2] = num_workgroups.z + test_offset.inner;
+            }
+        }
+    ";
+
+    let module = ctx
+        .device
+        .create_shader_module(wgpu::ShaderModuleDescriptor {
+            label: None,
+            source: wgpu::ShaderSource::Wgsl(SHADER_SRC.into()),
+        });
+
+    let bgl = ctx
+        .device
+        .create_bind_group_layout(&wgpu::BindGroupLayoutDescriptor {
+            label: None,
+            entries: &[wgpu::BindGroupLayoutEntry {
+                binding: 0,
+                visibility: wgt::ShaderStages::COMPUTE,
+                ty: wgpu::BindingType::Buffer {
+                    ty: wgpu::BufferBindingType::Storage { read_only: false },
+                    has_dynamic_offset: false,
+                    min_binding_size: None,
+                },
+                count: None,
+            }],
+        });
+
+    let layout = ctx
+        .device
+        .create_pipeline_layout(&wgpu::PipelineLayoutDescriptor {
+            label: None,
+            bind_group_layouts: &[&bgl],
+            push_constant_ranges: &[wgt::PushConstantRange {
+                stages: wgt::ShaderStages::COMPUTE,
+                range: 0..4,
+            }],
+        });
+
+    let pipeline = ctx
+        .device
+        .create_compute_pipeline(&wgpu::ComputePipelineDescriptor {
+            label: None,
+            layout: Some(&layout),
+            module: &module,
+            entry_point: Some("main"),
+            compilation_options: Default::default(),
+            cache: None,
+        });
+
+    let out_buffer = ctx.device.create_buffer(&wgpu::BufferDescriptor {
+        label: None,
+        size: 12,
+        usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::STORAGE | wgpu::BufferUsages::COPY_SRC,
+        mapped_at_creation: false,
+    });
+
+    let readback_buffer = ctx.device.create_buffer(&wgpu::BufferDescriptor {
+        label: None,
+        size: 12,
+        usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::COPY_DST | wgpu::BufferUsages::MAP_READ,
+        mapped_at_creation: false,
+    });
+
+    let bind_group = ctx.device.create_bind_group(&wgpu::BindGroupDescriptor {
+        label: None,
+        layout: &pipeline.get_bind_group_layout(0),
+        entries: &[wgpu::BindGroupEntry {
+            binding: 0,
+            resource: out_buffer.as_entire_binding(),
+        }],
+    });
+
+    let mut res = None;
+
+    for (indirect_offset, indirect_buffer_size) in [
+        // internal src buffer binding size will be buffer.size
+        (0, 12),
+        (4, 4 + 12),
+        (4, 8 + 12),
+        (256 * 2 - 4 - 12, 256 * 2 - 4),
+        // internal src buffer binding size will be 256 * 2 + x
+        (0, 256 * 2 * 2 + 4),
+        (256, 256 * 2 * 2 + 8),
+        (256 + 4, 256 * 2 * 2 + 12),
+        (256 * 2 + 16, 256 * 2 * 2 + 16),
+        (256 * 2 * 2, 256 * 2 * 2 + 32),
+        (256 + 12, 256 * 2 * 2 + 64),
+    ] {
+        let indirect_buffer = ctx.device.create_buffer(&wgpu::BufferDescriptor {
+            label: None,
+            size: indirect_buffer_size,
+            usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::COPY_DST | wgpu::BufferUsages::INDIRECT,
+            mapped_at_creation: false,
+        });
+
+        ctx.queue.write_buffer(
+            &indirect_buffer,
+            indirect_offset,
+            bytemuck::bytes_of(num_workgroups),
+        );
+
+        let mut encoder = ctx.device.create_command_encoder(&Default::default());
+        {
+            let mut compute_pass = encoder.begin_compute_pass(&Default::default());
+            compute_pass.set_pipeline(&pipeline);
+            compute_pass.set_push_constants(0, &[0, 0, 0, 0]);
+            if !forget_to_set_bind_group {
+                compute_pass.set_bind_group(0, Some(&bind_group), &[]);
+            }
+            compute_pass.dispatch_workgroups_indirect(&indirect_buffer, indirect_offset);
+        }
+
+        encoder.copy_buffer_to_buffer(&out_buffer, 0, &readback_buffer, 0, 12);
+
+        ctx.queue.submit(Some(encoder.finish()));
+
+        readback_buffer
+            .slice(..)
+            .map_async(wgpu::MapMode::Read, |_| {});
+
+        ctx.async_poll(wgpu::Maintain::wait())
+            .await
+            .panic_on_timeout();
+
+        let view = readback_buffer.slice(..).get_mapped_range();
+
+        let current_res = *bytemuck::from_bytes(&view);
+        drop(view);
+        readback_buffer.unmap();
+
+        if let Some(past_res) = res {
+            assert_eq!(past_res, current_res);
+        } else {
+            res = Some(current_res);
+        }
+    }
+
+    res.unwrap()
+}

tests/tests/root.rs

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ mod clear_texture;
 mod compute_pass_ownership;
 mod create_surface_error;
 mod device;
+mod dispatch_workgroups_indirect;
 mod encoder;
 mod external_texture;
 mod float32_filterable;

wgpu-core/Cargo.toml

@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ renderdoc = ["hal/renderdoc"]
 ## to the validation carried out at public APIs in all builds.
 strict_asserts = ["wgt/strict_asserts"]
 
+## Validates indirect draw/dispatch calls. This will also enable naga's
+## WGSL frontend since we use a WGSL compute shader to do the validation.
+indirect-validation = ["naga/wgsl-in"]
+
 ## Enables serialization via `serde` on common wgpu types.
 serde = ["dep:serde", "wgt/serde", "arrayvec/serde"]
 

wgpu-core/src/command/bind.rs

@@ -410,6 +410,14 @@ impl Binder {
             .map(move |index| payloads[index].group.as_ref().unwrap())
     }
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "indirect-validation")]
+    pub(super) fn list_valid<'a>(&'a self) -> impl Iterator<Item = (usize, &'a EntryPayload)> + '_ {
+        self.payloads
+            .iter()
+            .take(self.manager.num_valid_entries())
+            .enumerate()
+    }
+
     pub(super) fn check_compatibility<T: Labeled>(
         &self,
         pipeline: &T,