From: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
To: "Russell King" <linux@armlinux.org.uk>,
"Greg Kroah-Hartman" <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>,
"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@kernel.org>,
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Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, driver-core@lists.linux.dev,
linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org, linux-hyperv@vger.kernel.org,
linux-pci@vger.kernel.org, platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org,
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linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>,
Gui-Dong Han <hanguidong02@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH 01/12] amba: use generic driver_override infrastructure
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 01:59:05 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260324005919.2408620-2-dakr@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260324005919.2408620-1-dakr@kernel.org>
When a driver is probed through __driver_attach(), the bus' match()
callback is called without the device lock held, thus accessing the
driver_override field without a lock, which can cause a UAF.
Fix this by using the driver-core driver_override infrastructure taking
care of proper locking internally.
Note that calling match() from __driver_attach() without the device lock
held is intentional. [1]
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/driver-core/DGRGTIRHA62X.3RY09D9SOK77P@kernel.org/ [1]
Reported-by: Gui-Dong Han <hanguidong02@gmail.com>
Closes: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=220789
Fixes: 3cf385713460 ("ARM: 8256/1: driver coamba: add device binding path 'driver_override'")
Signed-off-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
---
drivers/amba/bus.c | 37 ++++++-------------------------------
include/linux/amba/bus.h | 5 -----
2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/amba/bus.c b/drivers/amba/bus.c
index 6d479caf89cb..d721d64a9858 100644
--- a/drivers/amba/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/amba/bus.c
@@ -82,33 +82,6 @@ static void amba_put_disable_pclk(struct amba_device *pcdev)
}
-static ssize_t driver_override_show(struct device *_dev,
- struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
-{
- struct amba_device *dev = to_amba_device(_dev);
- ssize_t len;
-
- device_lock(_dev);
- len = sprintf(buf, "%s\n", dev->driver_override);
- device_unlock(_dev);
- return len;
-}
-
-static ssize_t driver_override_store(struct device *_dev,
- struct device_attribute *attr,
- const char *buf, size_t count)
-{
- struct amba_device *dev = to_amba_device(_dev);
- int ret;
-
- ret = driver_set_override(_dev, &dev->driver_override, buf, count);
- if (ret)
- return ret;
-
- return count;
-}
-static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(driver_override);
-
#define amba_attr_func(name,fmt,arg...) \
static ssize_t name##_show(struct device *_dev, \
struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf) \
@@ -126,7 +99,6 @@ amba_attr_func(resource, "\t%016llx\t%016llx\t%016lx\n",
static struct attribute *amba_dev_attrs[] = {
&dev_attr_id.attr,
&dev_attr_resource.attr,
- &dev_attr_driver_override.attr,
NULL,
};
ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(amba_dev);
@@ -209,10 +181,11 @@ static int amba_match(struct device *dev, const struct device_driver *drv)
{
struct amba_device *pcdev = to_amba_device(dev);
const struct amba_driver *pcdrv = to_amba_driver(drv);
+ int ret;
mutex_lock(&pcdev->periphid_lock);
if (!pcdev->periphid) {
- int ret = amba_read_periphid(pcdev);
+ ret = amba_read_periphid(pcdev);
/*
* Returning any error other than -EPROBE_DEFER from bus match
@@ -230,8 +203,9 @@ static int amba_match(struct device *dev, const struct device_driver *drv)
mutex_unlock(&pcdev->periphid_lock);
/* When driver_override is set, only bind to the matching driver */
- if (pcdev->driver_override)
- return !strcmp(pcdev->driver_override, drv->name);
+ ret = device_match_driver_override(dev, drv);
+ if (ret >= 0)
+ return ret;
return amba_lookup(pcdrv->id_table, pcdev) != NULL;
}
@@ -436,6 +410,7 @@ static const struct dev_pm_ops amba_pm = {
const struct bus_type amba_bustype = {
.name = "amba",
.dev_groups = amba_dev_groups,
+ .driver_override = true,
.match = amba_match,
.uevent = amba_uevent,
.probe = amba_probe,
diff --git a/include/linux/amba/bus.h b/include/linux/amba/bus.h
index 9946276aff73..6c54d5c0d21f 100644
--- a/include/linux/amba/bus.h
+++ b/include/linux/amba/bus.h
@@ -71,11 +71,6 @@ struct amba_device {
unsigned int cid;
struct amba_cs_uci_id uci;
unsigned int irq[AMBA_NR_IRQS];
- /*
- * Driver name to force a match. Do not set directly, because core
- * frees it. Use driver_set_override() to set or clear it.
- */
- const char *driver_override;
};
struct amba_driver {
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-24 0:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 44+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-24 0:59 [PATCH 00/12] treewide: Convert buses to use generic driver_override Danilo Krummrich
2026-03-24 0:59 ` Danilo Krummrich [this message]
2026-03-24 0:59 ` [PATCH 02/12] bus: fsl-mc: use generic driver_override infrastructure Danilo Krummrich
2026-03-25 12:01 ` Ioana Ciornei
2026-03-28 12:10 ` Christophe Leroy (CS GROUP)
2026-04-04 16:56 ` Christophe Leroy (CS GROUP)
2026-03-24 0:59 ` [PATCH 03/12] cdx: " Danilo Krummrich
2026-03-24 0:59 ` [PATCH 04/12] hv: vmbus: " Danilo Krummrich
2026-03-25 17:28 ` Michael Kelley
2026-04-04 15:01 ` [PATCH v2] Drivers: " Danilo Krummrich
2026-03-24 0:59 ` [PATCH 05/12] PCI: " Danilo Krummrich
2026-03-25 3:08 ` Gui-Dong Han
2026-03-26 18:08 ` Bjorn Helgaas
2026-03-30 16:28 ` Danilo Krummrich
2026-03-30 17:38 ` Danilo Krummrich
2026-03-30 20:10 ` Alex Williamson
2026-03-31 8:06 ` Danilo Krummrich
2026-03-31 8:22 ` Danilo Krummrich
2026-03-31 19:18 ` Alex Williamson
2026-03-24 0:59 ` [PATCH 06/12] platform/wmi: " Danilo Krummrich
2026-03-24 19:41 ` Armin Wolf
2026-03-31 15:02 ` Ilpo Järvinen
2026-03-31 15:43 ` Danilo Krummrich
2026-03-31 15:50 ` Ilpo Järvinen
2026-03-24 0:59 ` [PATCH 07/12] rpmsg: " Danilo Krummrich
2026-03-25 15:49 ` Mathieu Poirier
2026-03-24 0:59 ` [PATCH 08/12] vdpa: " Danilo Krummrich
2026-03-25 10:17 ` Eugenio Perez Martin
2026-03-24 0:59 ` [PATCH 09/12] s390/cio: " Danilo Krummrich
2026-03-26 9:43 ` Vineeth Vijayan
2026-03-24 0:59 ` [PATCH 10/12] s390/ap: " Danilo Krummrich
2026-03-24 12:41 ` Harald Freudenberger
2026-03-24 12:58 ` Holger Dengler
2026-03-24 0:59 ` [PATCH 11/12] spi: " Danilo Krummrich
2026-03-24 0:59 ` [PATCH 12/12] driver core: remove driver_set_override() Danilo Krummrich
2026-03-24 8:09 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2026-03-24 15:00 ` (subset) [PATCH 00/12] treewide: Convert buses to use generic driver_override Mark Brown
2026-03-25 9:29 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-03-26 17:38 ` Danilo Krummrich
2026-04-04 15:07 ` (subset) " Danilo Krummrich
2026-04-04 16:58 ` Christophe Leroy (CS GROUP)
2026-04-04 17:04 ` Danilo Krummrich
2026-04-04 17:09 ` Christophe Leroy (CS GROUP)
2026-04-04 19:20 ` Danilo Krummrich
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