Re: [PATCH v6 5/7] phy: rockchip: phy-rockchip-typec: Add DRM AUX bridge

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Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 2 potential issue(s) to consider:
- [High] Passing `child_np` to `drm_aux_bridge_register_from_node()` without acquiring an additional reference leads to a refcount underflow and potential double-free.
- [Medium] The result of `devm_phy_create()` is not checked immediately, leading to potential error shadowing and broken probe deferral.
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--- Patch [5]: [PATCH v6 5/7] phy: rockchip: phy-rockchip-typec: Add DRM AUX bridge ---
commit ed030870fca01a8999b3193c38becaaeb4276a91
Author: Chaoyi Chen <chaoyi.chen@rock-chips.com>

phy: rockchip: phy-rockchip-typec: Add DRM AUX bridge

Using the DRM_AUX_BRIDGE helper to create the transparent DRM bridge
device.

> diff --git a/drivers/phy/rockchip/phy-rockchip-typec.c b/drivers/phy/rockchip/phy-rockchip-typec.c
> index d9701b6106d55..48070b50416e5 100644
> --- a/drivers/phy/rockchip/phy-rockchip-typec.c
> +++ b/drivers/phy/rockchip/phy-rockchip-typec.c

[ ... ]

> @@ -1162,16 +1163,24 @@ static int rockchip_typec_phy_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>  
>  	for_each_available_child_of_node(np, child_np) {
>  		struct phy *phy;
> +		ret = 0;
>  
> -		if (of_node_name_eq(child_np, "dp-port"))
> +		if (of_node_name_eq(child_np, "dp-port")) {
>  			phy = devm_phy_create(dev, child_np,
>  					      &rockchip_dp_phy_ops);
> -		else if (of_node_name_eq(child_np, "usb3-port"))
> +			ret = drm_aux_bridge_register_from_node(dev, child_np);

[Severity: Medium]
Should we check if devm_phy_create() failed before registering the bridge?

If devm_phy_create() fails with an error like -EPROBE_DEFER, but
drm_aux_bridge_register_from_node() also fails, the code below checks 'ret'
first and returns that error. This could shadow the -EPROBE_DEFER from the
PHY creation and prevent the driver from properly probing again.

[Severity: High]
Does this code need to call of_node_get() on child_np before passing it here?

The for_each_available_child_of_node() loop only holds a reference to child_np
during the current iteration, dropping it when advancing to the next node.
However, drm_aux_bridge_register_from_node() assigns the node to the bridge
device without incrementing the reference count, and later calls of_node_put()
in its release callback.

Will this lead to a refcount underflow and use-after-free of the node memory
once the loop advances?

> +		} else if (of_node_name_eq(child_np, "usb3-port"))
>  			phy = devm_phy_create(dev, child_np,
>  					      &rockchip_usb3_phy_ops);
>  		else
>  			continue;
>  
> +		if (ret) {
> +			pm_runtime_disable(dev);
> +			of_node_put(child_np);

[Severity: High]
If drm_aux_bridge_register_from_node() fails, does this cause a double-free
of the OF node?

Because the loop reference was passed directly to the bridge registration
without incrementing the reference count, and the bridge already calls
of_node_put() on its own internal error path, calling of_node_put() here
again will drop the reference count a second time.

> +			return ret;
> +		}
> +
>  		if (IS_ERR(phy)) {
>  			dev_err(dev, "failed to create phy: %pOFn\n",
>  				child_np);

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