From: Akhil R <akhilrajeev@nvidia.com>
To: Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@bootlin.com>,
Frank Li <Frank.Li@nxp.com>,
Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>,
Akhil R <akhilrajeev@nvidia.com>, <linux-i3c@lists.infradead.org>,
<linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 2/5] i3c: master: Fix refcount of i3c fwnode
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2026 10:12:58 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260804101301.2975911-3-akhilrajeev@nvidia.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260804101301.2975911-1-akhilrajeev@nvidia.com>
i3c_master_add_i3c_boardinfo() takes a reference on the firmware node of
every i3c child described for the bus and never drops it, while
i3c_device_release() drops one that the device never took, as
i3c_master_register_new_i3c_devs() assigns the node of the boardinfo as
is.
The two mistakes cancel out for a device that is registered exactly once,
which is why the imbalance goes unnoticed. Register it again, as happens
when the bus is re-initialised, and the count underflows, so the node may
be freed while the boardinfo still refers to it. A child that never joins
the bus leaks its reference instead.
Take a reference where the node is handed to the device, so that the one
the release callback drops is balanced, and drop the reference of the
boardinfo with a device managed action, as it is done for the i2c
boardinfo.
Fixes: 3a379bbcea0a ("i3c: Add core I3C infrastructure")
Reported-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/97465893-3650-4f37-98b7-1db76fc6fd03@intel.com/
Assisted-by: Cursor:claude-opus-5
Signed-off-by: Akhil R <akhilrajeev@nvidia.com>
---
drivers/i3c/master.c | 6 ++++--
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master.c b/drivers/i3c/master.c
index 08dc10f172aa..568788e4cdb5 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/master.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/master.c
@@ -2102,7 +2102,8 @@ i3c_master_register_new_i3c_devs(struct i3c_master_controller *master)
desc->info.static_addr);
if (desc->boardinfo)
- device_set_node(&desc->dev->dev, desc->boardinfo->fwnode);
+ device_set_node(&desc->dev->dev,
+ fwnode_handle_get(desc->boardinfo->fwnode));
ret = device_register(&desc->dev->dev);
if (ret) {
@@ -2994,7 +2995,8 @@ i3c_master_add_i3c_boardinfo(struct i3c_master_controller *master,
boardinfo->fwnode = fwnode_handle_get(fwnode);
list_add_tail(&boardinfo->node, &master->boardinfo.i3c);
- return 0;
+ return devm_add_action_or_reset(dev, i3c_master_put_boardinfo_fwnode,
+ fwnode);
}
static int i3c_master_add_of_dev(struct i3c_master_controller *master,
--
2.43.0
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From: Akhil R <akhilrajeev@nvidia.com>
To: Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@bootlin.com>,
Frank Li <Frank.Li@nxp.com>,
Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>,
Akhil R <akhilrajeev@nvidia.com>, <linux-i3c@lists.infradead.org>,
<linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 2/5] i3c: master: Fix refcount of i3c fwnode
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2026 10:12:58 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260804101301.2975911-3-akhilrajeev@nvidia.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260804101301.2975911-1-akhilrajeev@nvidia.com>
i3c_master_add_i3c_boardinfo() takes a reference on the firmware node of
every i3c child described for the bus and never drops it, while
i3c_device_release() drops one that the device never took, as
i3c_master_register_new_i3c_devs() assigns the node of the boardinfo as
is.
The two mistakes cancel out for a device that is registered exactly once,
which is why the imbalance goes unnoticed. Register it again, as happens
when the bus is re-initialised, and the count underflows, so the node may
be freed while the boardinfo still refers to it. A child that never joins
the bus leaks its reference instead.
Take a reference where the node is handed to the device, so that the one
the release callback drops is balanced, and drop the reference of the
boardinfo with a device managed action, as it is done for the i2c
boardinfo.
Fixes: 3a379bbcea0a ("i3c: Add core I3C infrastructure")
Reported-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/97465893-3650-4f37-98b7-1db76fc6fd03@intel.com/
Assisted-by: Cursor:claude-opus-5
Signed-off-by: Akhil R <akhilrajeev@nvidia.com>
---
drivers/i3c/master.c | 6 ++++--
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master.c b/drivers/i3c/master.c
index 08dc10f172aa..568788e4cdb5 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/master.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/master.c
@@ -2102,7 +2102,8 @@ i3c_master_register_new_i3c_devs(struct i3c_master_controller *master)
desc->info.static_addr);
if (desc->boardinfo)
- device_set_node(&desc->dev->dev, desc->boardinfo->fwnode);
+ device_set_node(&desc->dev->dev,
+ fwnode_handle_get(desc->boardinfo->fwnode));
ret = device_register(&desc->dev->dev);
if (ret) {
@@ -2994,7 +2995,8 @@ i3c_master_add_i3c_boardinfo(struct i3c_master_controller *master,
boardinfo->fwnode = fwnode_handle_get(fwnode);
list_add_tail(&boardinfo->node, &master->boardinfo.i3c);
- return 0;
+ return devm_add_action_or_reset(dev, i3c_master_put_boardinfo_fwnode,
+ fwnode);
}
static int i3c_master_add_of_dev(struct i3c_master_controller *master,
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-04 10:14 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-04 10:12 [PATCH 0/5] i3c: Fix firmware node refcounting and error paths Akhil R
2026-08-04 10:12 ` Akhil R
2026-08-04 10:12 ` [PATCH 1/5] i3c: master: Release the fwnode of i2c boardinfo Akhil R
2026-08-04 10:12 ` Akhil R
2026-08-04 10:33 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-05 19:07 ` Frank Li
2026-08-11 16:28 ` Akhil R
2026-08-04 16:53 ` Adrian Hunter
2026-08-04 16:53 ` Adrian Hunter
2026-08-04 10:12 ` Akhil R [this message]
2026-08-04 10:12 ` [PATCH 2/5] i3c: master: Fix refcount of i3c fwnode Akhil R
2026-08-04 16:53 ` Adrian Hunter
2026-08-04 16:53 ` Adrian Hunter
2026-08-04 10:12 ` [PATCH 3/5] i3c: master: Do not release the addresses when reattach fails Akhil R
2026-08-04 10:12 ` Akhil R
2026-08-04 17:56 ` Adrian Hunter
2026-08-04 17:56 ` Adrian Hunter
2026-08-04 10:13 ` [PATCH 4/5] i3c: dw: Do not use OF match data as a quirk bitmask Akhil R
2026-08-04 10:13 ` Akhil R
2026-08-04 11:04 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-05 19:53 ` Frank Li
2026-08-05 19:53 ` Frank Li
2026-08-04 10:13 ` [PATCH 5/5] i3c: dw: Resume the controller before unregistering the bus Akhil R
2026-08-04 10:13 ` Akhil R
2026-08-04 11:15 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-05 19:57 ` Frank Li
2026-08-05 19:57 ` Frank Li
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