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HDLGrabber: check corrections files, the pcap handle and packet azimuths - #6516
A few places in HDLGrabber and VLPGrabber use values from the files and packets they read without checking them:
loadCorrectionsFile indexes laser_corrections_ (64 entries) with the id_ of each entry of the calibration XML and only checks it against -1, so any other id outside 0..63 writes past the array, into the rest of the grabber object and beyond it. Such entries are now skipped with a warning; -1 still means "no id". A file without the boost_serialization.DB.points_ element made get_child throw ptree_bad_path out of the constructor, since only read_xml is inside the try block. The element is now looked up with get_child_optional, and a file without it is reported the same way as a file that can't be read. In both of those cases, and for the lasers a file has no entry for, the corrections were left uninitialized; the HDL-32 corrections are now loaded first, as when no file is given, and the file overrides them.
In readPacketsFromPcap, a file that pcap_open_offline can't open is now reported, instead of its null handle being passed to pcap_compile, and the handle and the compiled filter are freed when reading ends. The length it passes to enqueueHDLPacket already uses caplen since [io] use caplen when replaying pcap files in HDLGrabber #6505.
computeXYZI looks the azimuth of a firing up in cos_lookup_table_ and sin_lookup_table_ (36001 entries: 0 to 360 degrees in hundredths of a degree) when the laser has no azimuth correction, which is the default. The azimuth is the 16-bit rotational position from the data packet, so a packet with a value above 36000 reads past the end of both tables. Such values are now reduced modulo 360 degrees, which the std::cos/std::sin path used with an azimuth correction already does; 0 to 36000 are looked up as before. In VLPGrabber::toPointClouds, a first firing above 36000 also makes the interpolation step negative, so the azimuth of lasers 16 to 31 could go below 0 before it is converted to std::uint16_t. It is now wrapped up by 36000, as values above 36000 are already wrapped down.
I found these while reading the grabber code and confirmed them with AddressSanitizer. A corrections file with an id_ past the array gives a stack-buffer-overflow write in loadCorrectionsFile, and a data packet with an azimuth above 36000, received from the sensor or read from a pcap file with the default calibration, gives a heap-buffer-overflow read in computeXYZI.
The new test/io/test_hdl_grabber.cpp has five tests:
corrections entries with out-of-range ids;
a corrections file without the element;
a corrections file with one laser, and a file that can't be read: the other lasers keep the HDL-32 corrections;
computeXYZI at azimuths above 36000 gives the same point as at the azimuth reduced to 0..360 degrees;
when PCL is built with pcap, a VLP-16 packet whose first firing is at 500 degrees and the others at 0. Its one return, from laser 16 of firing 1, must come out at 290 degrees.
Without the fixes, the first test crashes, the second fails on the exception, the third finds other corrections, the fourth reads past the tables (AddressSanitizer reports it; without it the points differ), and the last gets another angle.
The changes are in three commits, to make review easier: the ids and the pcap handle, then the azimuths, then the default corrections.
This is the change from #6494, which can no longer be opened, re-opened here on today's master. Its caplen change is not part of it any more: #6505 made it.
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Bug Fixes
HDL scans now retain default laser corrections when a correction file is missing, unreadable, or omits lasers, and report an error when required calibration data is absent.
Calibration entries with unsupported laser IDs are ignored.
Wrapped azimuth values are handled consistently, including values beyond a full rotation and negative values.
PCAP capture errors are reported, and capture resources are closed after processing.
loadCorrectionsFile indexed laser_corrections_ with the id_ of each
entry of the calibration file, checking it only against -1, so an id
outside 0..63 wrote past the array. Such entries are now skipped with
a warning. A file without the boost_serialization.DB.points_ element
made get_child throw out of the constructor; it is now reported like a
file that can't be read.
In readPacketsFromPcap, a pcap file that can't be opened is now
reported instead of its null handle being used, and the handle and the
compiled filter are freed when done.
computeXYZI looked the azimuth of a firing up in cos_lookup_table_ and
sin_lookup_table_, which have HDL_NUM_ROT_ANGLES (36001) entries, when
the laser has no azimuth correction. The azimuth is the 16-bit
rotational position read from the data packet, so a packet with a value
above 36000 read past the end of both tables. Such values are now
reduced modulo 360 degrees, which is what the std::cos/std::sin path
used with an azimuth correction already does. Values from 0 to 36000
are looked up as before.
VLPGrabber::toPointClouds interpolates the azimuth of lasers 16 to 31
from the step between the first two firings. A first firing above 36000
makes that step negative and the interpolated azimuth could go below 0,
out of range of the std::uint16_t it is converted to. It is now wrapped
up by 36000, as values above 36000 are wrapped down.
loadCorrectionsFile only set the corrections of the lasers listed in the
calibration file, and none when the file can't be read or has no
corrections, so the others were left uninitialized and later used by
initialize and computeXYZI. Load the HDL-32 corrections first, as is
done when no file is given, and let the file override them.
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Review comments at @io/src/hdl_grabber.cpp:
- Line 217: Update the HDLGrabber calibration-loading path so an explicit HDL-64
calibration file missing boost_serialization.DB.points_ cannot silently leave
HDL-32 defaults active; reject the invalid file or prevent HDL-64 packet
processing until valid corrections are loaded.
Walkthrough
HDL calibration loading now retains default corrections and handles missing correction data and out-of-range IDs. HDL and VLP azimuth handling now wraps additional values. PCAP reading handles open failures and releases filter and capture resources. Regression tests cover calibration and azimuth behavior.
Changes: HDL and VLP grabber updates
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Calibration loading and tests io/src/hdl_grabber.cpp, test/io/test_hdl_grabber.cpp, test/io/CMakeLists.txt
HDL-32 defaults are initialized before reading corrections. Missing points_ data returns with an error, and out-of-range correction IDs are ignored with a warning. Tests cover missing or unreadable calibration data, default retention, and invalid IDs.
Azimuth wrapping and tests io/src/hdl_grabber.cpp, io/src/vlp_grabber.cpp, test/io/test_hdl_grabber.cpp
Uncorrected HDL azimuths at or above the lookup-table size are reduced modulo 36000. Negative VLP azimuth values are increased by 36000. Tests check equivalent HDL coordinates for wrapped values and a VLP-16 PCAP sweep.
PCAP resource handling io/src/hdl_grabber.cpp
PCAP open failures now return with an error. Compiled filter code is freed after filter installation attempts, and the capture is closed after packet processing.
Malformed HDL-64 calibration data can produce incorrectly calibrated point clouds instead of stopping processing. Resolve this before merging unless that fallback is explicitly accepted.
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A few places in
HDLGrabberandVLPGrabberuse values from the files and packets they read without checking them:loadCorrectionsFileindexeslaser_corrections_(64 entries) with theid_of each entry of the calibration XML and only checks it against -1, so any other id outside 0..63 writes past the array, into the rest of the grabber object and beyond it. Such entries are now skipped with a warning; -1 still means "no id". A file without theboost_serialization.DB.points_element madeget_childthrowptree_bad_pathout of the constructor, since onlyread_xmlis inside the try block. The element is now looked up withget_child_optional, and a file without it is reported the same way as a file that can't be read. In both of those cases, and for the lasers a file has no entry for, the corrections were left uninitialized; the HDL-32 corrections are now loaded first, as when no file is given, and the file overrides them.readPacketsFromPcap, a file thatpcap_open_offlinecan't open is now reported, instead of its null handle being passed topcap_compile, and the handle and the compiled filter are freed when reading ends. The length it passes toenqueueHDLPacketalready usescaplensince [io] use caplen when replaying pcap files in HDLGrabber #6505.computeXYZIlooks the azimuth of a firing up incos_lookup_table_andsin_lookup_table_(36001 entries: 0 to 360 degrees in hundredths of a degree) when the laser has no azimuth correction, which is the default. The azimuth is the 16-bit rotational position from the data packet, so a packet with a value above 36000 reads past the end of both tables. Such values are now reduced modulo 360 degrees, which thestd::cos/std::sinpath used with an azimuth correction already does; 0 to 36000 are looked up as before. InVLPGrabber::toPointClouds, a first firing above 36000 also makes the interpolation step negative, so the azimuth of lasers 16 to 31 could go below 0 before it is converted tostd::uint16_t. It is now wrapped up by 36000, as values above 36000 are already wrapped down.I found these while reading the grabber code and confirmed them with AddressSanitizer. A corrections file with an
id_past the array gives a stack-buffer-overflow write inloadCorrectionsFile, and a data packet with an azimuth above 36000, received from the sensor or read from a pcap file with the default calibration, gives a heap-buffer-overflow read incomputeXYZI.The new
test/io/test_hdl_grabber.cpphas five tests:computeXYZIat azimuths above 36000 gives the same point as at the azimuth reduced to 0..360 degrees;Without the fixes, the first test crashes, the second fails on the exception, the third finds other corrections, the fourth reads past the tables (AddressSanitizer reports it; without it the points differ), and the last gets another angle.
The changes are in three commits, to make review easier: the ids and the pcap handle, then the azimuths, then the default corrections.
This is the change from #6494, which can no longer be opened, re-opened here on today's master. Its
caplenchange is not part of it any more: #6505 made it.Summary by CodeRabbit