Re: [PATCH v6 12/12] rpmsg: Fix kfree() of static memory on setting driver_override

[Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@linaro.org>]

On 12/04/2022 16:10, Biju Das wrote:
> Hi Krzysztof Kozlowski,
> 
> Thanks for the patch.
> 
>> Subject: [PATCH v6 12/12] rpmsg: Fix kfree() of static memory on setting
>> driver_override
>>
>> The driver_override field from platform driver should not be initialized
>> from static memory (string literal) because the core later kfree() it, for
>> example when driver_override is set via sysfs.
>>
>> Use dedicated helper to set driver_override properly.
>>
>> Fixes: 950a7388f02b ("rpmsg: Turn name service into a stand alone driver")
>> Fixes: c0cdc19f84a4 ("rpmsg: Driver for user space endpoint interface")
>> Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@linaro.org>
>> Reviewed-by: Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@linaro.org>
>> ---
>>  drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_internal.h | 13 +++++++++++--
>>  drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_ns.c       | 14 ++++++++++++--
>>  include/linux/rpmsg.h          |  6 ++++--
>>  3 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_internal.h
>> b/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_internal.h index d4b23fd019a8..1a2fb8edf5d3 100644
>> --- a/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_internal.h
>> +++ b/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_internal.h
>> @@ -94,10 +94,19 @@ int rpmsg_release_channel(struct rpmsg_device *rpdev,
>>   */
>>  static inline int rpmsg_ctrldev_register_device(struct rpmsg_device
>> *rpdev)  {
>> +	int ret;
>> +
>>  	strcpy(rpdev->id.name, "rpmsg_ctrl");
>> -	rpdev->driver_override = "rpmsg_ctrl";
>> +	ret = driver_set_override(&rpdev->dev, &rpdev->driver_override,
>> +				  "rpmsg_ctrl", strlen("rpmsg_ctrl"));
> 
> Is it not possible to use rpdev->id.name instead of "rpmsg_ctrl" ?
> rpdev->id.name has "rpmsg_ctrl" from strcpy(rpdev->id.name, "rpmsg_ctrl");
> 
> Same for "rpmsg_ns" as well

It's possible. I kept the pattern of duplicating the string literal
because original code had it, but I don't mind to change it. In the
output assembler that might be additional instruction - need to
dereference the rpdev pointer - but that does not matter much.


Best regards,
Krzysztof