* [PATCH 1/2] EDAC/device_sysfs: Use kstrtouint for poll_msec to prevent truncation
@ 2026-07-30 14:55 Jad Keskes
2026-07-30 14:55 ` [PATCH 2/2] EDAC/device: Serialize poll_msec store against device teardown Jad Keskes
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From: Jad Keskes @ 2026-07-30 14:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-edac
Cc: linux-kernel, Borislav Petkov, Mauro Carvalho Chehab, Tony Luck,
James Morse, Robert Richter, Jad Keskes
The poll_msec sysfs store uses simple_strtoul() which accepts an
unsigned long, but the target field (poll_msec) is unsigned int. On
64-bit systems, a value > UINT_MAX is silently truncated when stored.
Fix the mismatch by using kstrtouint() instead. This rejects values
> UINT_MAX at parse time, making truncation impossible. Also add a
check for value < 1 to reject the 0-delay case, which would cause the
poll work to spin without delay and consume 100% CPU.
Fixes: e27e3dac6517 ("drivers/edac: add edac_device class")
Signed-off-by: Jad Keskes <inasj268@gmail.com>
---
drivers/edac/edac_device_sysfs.c | 11 +++++++++--
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_device_sysfs.c b/drivers/edac/edac_device_sysfs.c
index ac678b4a21fc..e2ee5c6c56d3 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_device_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_device_sysfs.c
@@ -90,14 +90,21 @@ static ssize_t edac_device_ctl_poll_msec_store(struct edac_device_ctl_info
*ctl_info, const char *data,
size_t count)
{
- unsigned long value;
+ unsigned int value;
+ int ret;
/* get the value and enforce that it is non-zero, must be at least
* one millisecond for the delay period, between scans
* Then cancel last outstanding delay for the work request
* and set a new one.
*/
- value = simple_strtoul(data, NULL, 0);
+ ret = kstrtouint(data, 0, &value);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return ret;
+
+ if (value < 1)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
edac_device_reset_delay_period(ctl_info, value);
return count;
--
2.55.0
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* [PATCH 2/2] EDAC/device: Serialize poll_msec store against device teardown
2026-07-30 14:55 [PATCH 1/2] EDAC/device_sysfs: Use kstrtouint for poll_msec to prevent truncation Jad Keskes
@ 2026-07-30 14:55 ` Jad Keskes
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From: Jad Keskes @ 2026-07-30 14:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-edac
Cc: linux-kernel, Borislav Petkov, Mauro Carvalho Chehab, Tony Luck,
James Morse, Robert Richter, Jad Keskes
edac_device_reset_delay_period() unconditionally calls edac_mod_work()
to re-arm the workqueue timer when the poll_msec sysfs attribute is
written. This has two issues:
1) Interrupt-driven devices (op_state = OP_RUNNING_INTERRUPT) have
no initialized workqueue, so calling edac_mod_work() would operate
on uninitialized timer state.
2) A concurrent write to poll_msec during device removal can race
with edac_device_del_device(). Even with an OP_OFFLINE state check,
the check and edac_mod_work() are not atomic, allowing the workqueue
to be re-armed after teardown.
Fix both by holding device_ctls_mutex around the state check and
edac_mod_work() call in reset_delay_period(), and moving the workqueue
teardown inside the same mutex in del_device(). With the mutex held in
both paths:
- reset_delay_period() atomically verifies op_state == OP_RUNNING_POLL
before re-arming; any other state skips the call entirely.
- del_device() sets OP_OFFLINE and tears down the workqueue while
holding the mutex, so any racing reset_delay_period() completes
before teardown or sees OP_OFFLINE and bails.
Also fix the parameter type from unsigned long to unsigned int to match
the poll_msec field, and fix a latent bug where round_jiffies_relative()
received a millisecond value instead of jiffies.
Signed-off-by: Jad Keskes <inasj268@gmail.com>
---
drivers/edac/edac_device.c | 15 +++++++++++----
drivers/edac/edac_module.h | 2 +-
2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_device.c b/drivers/edac/edac_device.c
index 19522c568aa5..3fb4de3ed28c 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_device.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_device.c
@@ -394,17 +394,24 @@ static void edac_device_workq_teardown(struct edac_device_ctl_info *edac_dev)
* Then restart the workq on the new delay
*/
void edac_device_reset_delay_period(struct edac_device_ctl_info *edac_dev,
- unsigned long value)
+ unsigned int value)
{
unsigned long jiffs = msecs_to_jiffies(value);
if (value == 1000)
- jiffs = round_jiffies_relative(value);
+ jiffs = round_jiffies_relative(jiffs);
+
+ mutex_lock(&device_ctls_mutex);
+ if (edac_dev->op_state != OP_RUNNING_POLL) {
+ mutex_unlock(&device_ctls_mutex);
+ return;
+ }
edac_dev->poll_msec = value;
edac_dev->delay = jiffs;
edac_mod_work(&edac_dev->work, jiffs);
+ mutex_unlock(&device_ctls_mutex);
}
int edac_device_alloc_index(void)
@@ -492,11 +499,11 @@ struct edac_device_ctl_info *edac_device_del_device(struct device *dev)
/* deregister from global list */
del_edac_device_from_global_list(edac_dev);
- mutex_unlock(&device_ctls_mutex);
-
/* clear workq processing on this instance */
edac_device_workq_teardown(edac_dev);
+ mutex_unlock(&device_ctls_mutex);
+
/* Tear down the sysfs entries for this instance */
edac_device_remove_sysfs(edac_dev);
diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_module.h b/drivers/edac/edac_module.h
index 96f6de0c8ff6..e03ec7daa64a 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_module.h
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_module.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ bool edac_stop_work(struct delayed_work *work);
bool edac_mod_work(struct delayed_work *work, unsigned long delay);
extern void edac_device_reset_delay_period(struct edac_device_ctl_info
- *edac_dev, unsigned long value);
+ *edac_dev, unsigned int value);
extern void edac_mc_reset_delay_period(unsigned long value);
/*
--
2.55.0
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