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From: Mohamad Raizudeen <raizudeen.kerneldev@gmail.com>
To: dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com
Cc: Mohamad Raizudeen <raizudeen.kerneldev@gmail.com>,
	kees@kernel.org, linux-input@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] Input: serio - fix O(n^2) complexity in serio_unregister_driver()
Date: Wed,  8 Apr 2026 21:58:47 +0530	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260408162849.4639-1-raizudeen.kerneldev@gmail.com> (raw)

The current implementation restarts the scan from the beginning after
each disconnection(goto start_over) because serio_disconnect_port() may
delete the current list entry. This results in O(n^2) worst case
behaviour.

Replace with a two-phase approach:

	1.Collect only top-level ports bound to the driver(skip those whose parent is also bound to the same driver) into a
	  temporary list.

	2.Process each collected port once, moving it back to serio_list first to maintain invariants expected by serio_destroy_port().

This eliminates the restart loop, reduces complexity from O(n^2) to O(n)
and avoids use-after-free by never collecting child ports separately.

Signed-off-by: Mohamad Raizudeen <raizudeen.kerneldev@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/input/serio/serio.c | 21 +++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/input/serio/serio.c b/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
index 54dd26249b02..46b8faf1a46c 100644
--- a/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
+++ b/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
@@ -821,22 +821,27 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__serio_register_driver);
 
 void serio_unregister_driver(struct serio_driver *drv)
 {
-	struct serio *serio;
+	struct serio *serio, *next;
+	LIST_HEAD(disconnect_list);
+
 
 	guard(mutex)(&serio_mutex);
 
 	drv->manual_bind = true;	/* so serio_find_driver ignores it */
 	serio_remove_pending_events(drv);
 
-start_over:
-	list_for_each_entry(serio, &serio_list, node) {
-		if (serio->drv == drv) {
-			serio_disconnect_port(serio);
-			serio_find_driver(serio);
-			/* we could've deleted some ports, restart */
-			goto start_over;
+	/*Collect all ports bound to this driver first*/
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(serio, next, &serio_list, node) {
+		if (serio->drv == drv && !(serio->parent && serio->parent->drv == drv)) {
+			list_move_tail(&serio->node, &disconnect_list);
 		}
 	}
+	
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(serio, next, &disconnect_list, node) {
+		list_move_tail(&serio->node, &serio_list);
+		serio_disconnect_port(serio);
+		serio_find_driver(serio);
+	}
 
 	driver_unregister(&drv->driver);
 }
-- 
2.43.0


             reply	other threads:[~2026-04-08 16:29 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-04-08 16:28 Mohamad Raizudeen [this message]
2026-04-08 17:07 ` [PATCH] Input: serio - fix O(n^2) complexity in serio_unregister_driver() Dmitry Torokhov
     [not found]   ` <CABkOv5cU8D8oo8scTOojvJ8hUeq4nxm6GGuA3GaBvebzdMBYpg@mail.gmail.com>
2026-04-08 17:56     ` Dmitry Torokhov
2026-04-08 18:19       ` Mohamad Raizudeen
2026-04-08 18:36         ` Dmitry Torokhov

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