From: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
To: linux-input@vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Benjamin Tissoires <bentiss@kernel.org>,
Jiri Kosina <jikos@kernel.org>,
Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH] Input: reject parent overrides on managed input devices
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2026 20:54:28 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <asmCc1VxVPLIMgY6@google.com> (raw)
When an input device is allocated with devm_input_allocate_device(), the
owner struct device is set as dev->dev.parent and holds the
devm_input_device_release resource. Later, input_register_device()
attaches the devm_input_device_unregister resource to dev->dev.parent.
Clearing or overriding dev->dev.parent before registration splits devres
ownership across different devices, which breaks managed lifetime
assumptions.
Verify via devres_find() that dev->dev.parent is non-NULL and still
holds the matching devm_input_device_release entry before registering a
managed input device, rejecting registration with -EINVAL otherwise.
Also add KUnit test coverage in input_test.c verifying that reparented
and NULL-parent managed input devices are rejected while preserving the
owner parent succeeds.
Assisted-by: LLM
Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
---
drivers/input/input.c | 8 ++++++++
drivers/input/tests/input_test.c | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 42 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/input/input.c b/drivers/input/input.c
index ac0369414687..76ed9ff40584 100644
--- a/drivers/input/input.c
+++ b/drivers/input/input.c
@@ -2417,6 +2417,14 @@ int input_register_device(struct input_dev *dev)
}
if (dev->devres_managed) {
+ if (!dev->dev.parent ||
+ !devres_find(dev->dev.parent, devm_input_device_release,
+ devm_input_device_match, dev)) {
+ dev_err(&dev->dev,
+ "Parent of managed input device was overridden, refusing to register\n");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
devres = devres_alloc(devm_input_device_unregister,
sizeof(*devres), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!devres)
diff --git a/drivers/input/tests/input_test.c b/drivers/input/tests/input_test.c
index e105ce71a920..b8c8f04c041b 100644
--- a/drivers/input/tests/input_test.c
+++ b/drivers/input/tests/input_test.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
#include <linux/delay.h>
#include <linux/input.h>
+#include <kunit/device.h>
#include <kunit/test.h>
#define POLL_INTERVAL 100
@@ -161,11 +162,44 @@ static void input_test_grab(struct kunit *test)
input_put_device(input_dev);
}
+static void input_test_managed_parent_override(struct kunit *test)
+{
+ struct device *owner, *other_dev;
+ struct input_dev *input_dev;
+
+ owner = kunit_device_register(test, "input-test-owner");
+ KUNIT_ASSERT_NOT_ERR_OR_NULL(test, owner);
+
+ other_dev = kunit_device_register(test, "input-test-other");
+ KUNIT_ASSERT_NOT_ERR_OR_NULL(test, other_dev);
+
+ /* Overriding dev.parent to another device must be rejected */
+ input_dev = devm_input_allocate_device(owner);
+ KUNIT_ASSERT_NOT_ERR_OR_NULL(test, input_dev);
+ input_dev->name = "Managed input device (reparented)";
+ input_dev->dev.parent = other_dev;
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, input_register_device(input_dev), -EINVAL);
+
+ /* Clearing dev.parent to NULL must be rejected */
+ input_dev = devm_input_allocate_device(owner);
+ KUNIT_ASSERT_NOT_ERR_OR_NULL(test, input_dev);
+ input_dev->name = "Managed input device (null parent)";
+ input_dev->dev.parent = NULL;
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, input_register_device(input_dev), -EINVAL);
+
+ /* Preserving original owner as dev.parent succeeds */
+ input_dev = devm_input_allocate_device(owner);
+ KUNIT_ASSERT_NOT_ERR_OR_NULL(test, input_dev);
+ input_dev->name = "Managed input device (valid parent)";
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, input_register_device(input_dev), 0);
+}
+
static struct kunit_case input_tests[] = {
KUNIT_CASE(input_test_polling),
KUNIT_CASE(input_test_timestamp),
KUNIT_CASE(input_test_match_device_id),
KUNIT_CASE(input_test_grab),
+ KUNIT_CASE(input_test_managed_parent_override),
{ /* sentinel */ }
};
--
2.56.0.385.gd3acb90ef8-goog
--
Dmitry
next reply other threads:[~2026-10-10 3:54 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-10 3:54 Dmitry Torokhov [this message]
2026-10-10 4:04 ` [PATCH] Input: reject parent overrides on managed input devices sashiko-bot
2026-10-10 5:02 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2026-10-11 18:12 ` Christian Lamparter
2026-10-12 0:07 ` Dmitry Torokhov
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