From: Frank Li <Frank.Li@nxp.com>
To: gregkh@linuxfoundation.org, rafael@kernel.org,
hanguidong02@gmail.com, ysato@users.sourceforge.jp,
dalias@libc.org, glaubitz@physik.fu-berlin.de,
abelvesa@kernel.org, srini@kernel.org, s.nawrocki@samsung.com,
nuno.sa@analog.com
Cc: Frank Li <frank.li@nxp.com>,
driver-core@lists.linux.dev, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
imx@lists.linux.dev, linux-hwmon@vger.kernel.org,
linux-arm-msm@vger.kernel.org, linux-sound@vger.kernel.org,
linux-sh@vger.kernel.org, Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] driver core: generalize driver_override in struct device
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2026 16:01:05 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260303210131.2966214-10-Frank.Li@nxp.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260303115720.48783-2-dakr@kernel.org>
From: Frank Li (AI-BOT) <frank.li@nxp.com>
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> +static ssize_t driver_override_store(struct device *dev,
> + struct device_attribute *attr,
> + const char *buf, size_t count)
> +{
> + int ret;
> +
> + ret = __device_set_driver_override(dev, buf, count);
> + if (ret)
> + return ret;
> +
> + return count;
> +}
Potential issue: if __device_set_driver_override() succeeds but
modifies state, returning 'count' may not reflect actual bytes
consumed if buf contains embedded nulls. Consider documenting
expected behavior or validating input length upfront.
> +static ssize_t driver_override_show(struct device *dev,
> + struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
> +{
> + guard(spinlock)(&dev->driver_override.lock);
> + return sysfs_emit(buf, "%s\n", dev->driver_override.name);
> +}
Potential NULL dereference: if dev->driver_override.name is NULL,
sysfs_emit() will print "(null)". Add explicit check or document
that NULL is acceptable output.
> + if (sp->bus->driver_override) {
> + error = device_add_group(dev, &driver_override_dev_group);
> + if (error)
> + goto out_groups;
> + }
Error path bug: on device_add_group() failure, code jumps to
out_groups but should jump to out_override (which doesn't exist
yet). This leaks the sysfs link created below. Reorder or add
intermediate label.
> + error = sysfs_create_link(&sp->devices_kset->kobj, &dev->kobj, dev_name(dev));
> + if (error)
> - goto out_groups;
> + goto out_override;
Good: label renamed to match new cleanup order.
> +out_override:
> + if (dev->bus->driver_override)
> + device_remove_group(dev, &driver_override_dev_group);
Potential issue: dev->bus may be NULL or different from sp->bus at
this point. Use sp->bus for consistency with the add path above.
> +int __device_set_driver_override(struct device *dev, const char *s, size_t len)
> +{
> + const char *new, *old;
> + char *cp;
> +
> + if (!s)
> + return -EINVAL;
Inconsistency: len parameter is passed but then recalculated via
strlen(s) below. If len is meant to be trusted, don't recalculate.
If not, remove the parameter or document why both exist.
> + len = strlen(s);
This overwrites the len parameter, making the initial bounds check
at PAGE_SIZE potentially useless. Clarify intent: is len from
userspace or always recomputed?
> + new = kstrndup(s, len, GFP_KERNEL);
> + if (!new)
> + return -ENOMEM;
> +
> + spin_lock(&dev->driver_override.lock);
> + old = dev->driver_override.name;
> + if (cp != s) {
> + dev->driver_override.name = new;
> + spin_unlock(&dev->driver_override.lock);
> + } else {
> + /* "\n" passed - clear override */
> + dev->driver_override.name = NULL;
> + spin_unlock(&dev->driver_override.lock);
> +
> + kfree(new);
> + }
> + kfree(old);
Logic is correct but confusing: cp is set only if '\n' is found, so
the condition `if (cp != s)` is checking "was newline NOT at start".
Add a comment explaining the two paths (newline-at-start clears,
otherwise
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-03 21:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-03 11:53 [PATCH v2 0/4] driver core: generalize driver_override infrastructure Danilo Krummrich
2026-03-03 11:53 ` [PATCH v2 1/4] driver core: generalize driver_override in struct device Danilo Krummrich
2026-03-03 21:01 ` Frank Li [this message]
2026-03-04 2:27 ` Gui-Dong Han
2026-03-03 11:53 ` [PATCH v2 2/4] docs: driver-model: document driver_override Danilo Krummrich
2026-03-03 21:01 ` Frank Li
2026-03-03 11:53 ` [PATCH v2 3/4] hwmon: axi-fan: don't use driver_override as IRQ name Danilo Krummrich
2026-03-03 14:53 ` Nuno Sá
2026-03-03 16:23 ` Guenter Roeck
2026-03-03 16:25 ` Danilo Krummrich
2026-03-03 16:57 ` Guenter Roeck
2026-03-03 19:18 ` Danilo Krummrich
2026-03-03 21:01 ` Frank Li
2026-03-03 11:53 ` [PATCH v2 4/4] driver core: platform: use generic driver_override infrastructure Danilo Krummrich
2026-03-03 21:01 ` Frank Li
2026-03-05 12:42 ` Danilo Krummrich
2026-03-12 20:15 ` Danilo Krummrich
2026-03-16 23:56 ` Danilo Krummrich
2026-03-17 5:06 ` Greg KH
2026-03-17 8:36 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2026-03-03 13:03 ` [PATCH v2 0/4] driver core: generalize " Gui-Dong Han
2026-03-12 15:21 ` Greg KH
2026-03-17 20:17 ` Danilo Krummrich
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