* [PATCH v2 0/4] HID: wiimote: new LED behavior on connect, scoped guards, uaf
@ 2026-07-15 21:24 Rafael Passos
2026-07-15 21:24 ` [PATCH v2 1/4] HID: wiimote: turn on the LEDs indicating the controller id Rafael Passos
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From: Rafael Passos @ 2026-07-15 21:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: bentiss, david, jikos; +Cc: jkoolstra, Rafael Passos, linux-input
Hi,
This patchset contains one feature change, and two cleanup patches.
The feature is turning different LEDs for each of the first 4 wiimotes connected.
From id 5 forward, the LED will cycle back to 1, and so on.
This uses the ida struct, so its quite simple and lightweight.
The hid_info log message prints out the controller id.
While implementing this feature, I decided to cleanup the code using
scoped_guard for the many spinlocks in the driver. There are two places
where the original lock/unlock version fits best, and I left them
untouched.
Lastly, I used the __free scope cleanup in the wiimote and LED probe functions.
The LED is trivial. The wiimote_probe required a new state tracker bitmask.
It was really fun working with this driver.
I tested it with 4 Wii Motion Plus remotes (gen2).
Video recording of my tests (48s video).
https://rcpassos.me/video/wiimote-led-linux-driver
Thanks,
Rafael Passos
---
V1: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-input/20260710153456.2093889-1-rafael@rcpassos.me/
Changes from v1:
(1/3):
- fix ida_alloc_min error handling to consider negative values
- remove fallback to 1 on ida_alloc_min failure
- move player_leds static array to hid-wiimote-core.c
- s/instance_id/player_id/g
- store player_id on an u8
(2/3):
- add header include for cleanup.h
- add identation to one-liner scoped_guards
(3/3):
- add scoped cleanup function to wiimote_probe, with a bitmask to track state
(I will also send in response to this patch, what I used to test it).
(4/4) *new patch* :
- sashiko found a pre-existing uaf. Unlikely, but correct.
implemented using the playstation driver as an inspiration
Rafael Passos (4):
HID: wiimote: turn on the LEDs indicating the controller id
HID: wiimote: replace spinlock pairs with scoped_guard
HID: wiimote: use scoped cleanup in wiimote and led probes
HID: wiimote: fix uaf when hid events are handled during destroy
drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c | 335 ++++++++++++++++--------------
drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-debug.c | 50 ++---
drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-modules.c | 24 +--
drivers/hid/hid-wiimote.h | 2 +
4 files changed, 215 insertions(+), 196 deletions(-)
--
2.53.0
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* [PATCH v2 1/4] HID: wiimote: turn on the LEDs indicating the controller id
2026-07-15 21:24 [PATCH v2 0/4] HID: wiimote: new LED behavior on connect, scoped guards, uaf Rafael Passos
@ 2026-07-15 21:24 ` Rafael Passos
2026-07-15 21:48 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-15 21:24 ` [PATCH v2 2/4] HID: wiimote: replace spinlock pairs with scoped_guard Rafael Passos
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From: Rafael Passos @ 2026-07-15 21:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: david, jikos, bentiss; +Cc: jkoolstra, Rafael Passos, linux-input
The behavior in a Wii/Wii U console is to have each controller turn on
a different LED indicating the controller id.
This commit implements the same behavior using the ida struct.
Unlike switch controllers, each ID only turns one LED (from 1 to 4).
Signed-off-by: Rafael Passos <rafael@rcpassos.me>
---
drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c | 54 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
drivers/hid/hid-wiimote.h | 1 +
2 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c
index 63c4fa8fbb9b..91c2cec35f6e 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c
@@ -621,6 +621,13 @@ static const __u8 * const wiimote_devtype_mods[WIIMOTE_DEV_NUM] = {
},
};
+static const __u8 player_leds[] = {
+ WIIPROTO_FLAG_LED1,
+ WIIPROTO_FLAG_LED2,
+ WIIPROTO_FLAG_LED3,
+ WIIPROTO_FLAG_LED4
+};
+
static void wiimote_modules_load(struct wiimote_data *wdata,
unsigned int devtype)
{
@@ -671,6 +678,12 @@ static void wiimote_modules_load(struct wiimote_data *wdata,
spin_lock_irq(&wdata->state.lock);
wdata->state.devtype = devtype;
spin_unlock_irq(&wdata->state.lock);
+
+ /* after loading all modules, set the LED for the player ID cycling from 1 to 4*/
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &wdata->state.lock) {
+ wiiproto_req_leds(wdata, player_leds[(wdata->player_id - 1) % 4]);
+ }
+
return;
error:
@@ -855,11 +868,11 @@ static void wiimote_init_set_type(struct wiimote_data *wdata,
done:
if (devtype == WIIMOTE_DEV_GENERIC)
- hid_info(wdata->hdev, "cannot detect device; NAME: %s VID: %04x PID: %04x EXT: %04x\n",
- name, vendor, product, exttype);
+ hid_info(wdata->hdev, "cannot detect device; NAME: %s VID: %04x PID: %04x EXT: %04x (%d)\n",
+ name, vendor, product, exttype, wdata->player_id);
else
- hid_info(wdata->hdev, "detected device: %s\n",
- wiimote_devtype_names[devtype]);
+ hid_info(wdata->hdev, "detected device: %s (%d)\n",
+ wiimote_devtype_names[devtype], wdata->player_id);
wiimote_modules_load(wdata, devtype);
}
@@ -1786,11 +1799,15 @@ static void wiimote_destroy(struct wiimote_data *wdata)
kfree(wdata);
}
+/* Global id allocator for wii remotes */
+static DEFINE_IDA(wiimote_ida);
+
static int wiimote_hid_probe(struct hid_device *hdev,
const struct hid_device_id *id)
{
struct wiimote_data *wdata;
int ret;
+ int player_id;
hdev->quirks |= HID_QUIRK_NO_INIT_REPORTS;
@@ -1834,7 +1851,16 @@ static int wiimote_hid_probe(struct hid_device *hdev,
if (ret)
goto err_free;
- hid_info(hdev, "New device registered\n");
+ player_id = ida_alloc_min(&wiimote_ida, 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (player_id < 1) {
+ hid_err(hdev, "cannot allocate controller id\n");
+ ret = player_id;
+ goto err_free;
+ }
+
+ wdata->player_id = player_id;
+
+ hid_info(hdev, "New device registered (Wiimote %d)\n", player_id);
/* schedule device detection */
wiimote_schedule(wdata);
@@ -1862,6 +1888,8 @@ static void wiimote_hid_remove(struct hid_device *hdev)
{
struct wiimote_data *wdata = hid_get_drvdata(hdev);
+ ida_free(&wiimote_ida, wdata->player_id);
+
hid_info(hdev, "Device removed\n");
wiimote_destroy(wdata);
}
@@ -1887,7 +1915,21 @@ static struct hid_driver wiimote_hid_driver = {
.remove = wiimote_hid_remove,
.raw_event = wiimote_hid_event,
};
-module_hid_driver(wiimote_hid_driver);
+
+
+static int __init wiimote_init(void)
+{
+ return hid_register_driver(&wiimote_hid_driver);
+}
+
+static void __exit wiimote_exit(void)
+{
+ hid_unregister_driver(&wiimote_hid_driver);
+ ida_destroy(&wiimote_ida);
+}
+
+module_init(wiimote_init);
+module_exit(wiimote_exit);
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
MODULE_AUTHOR("David Herrmann <dh.herrmann@gmail.com>");
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote.h b/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote.h
index 9c12f63f6dd2..a53f72d5077e 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote.h
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote.h
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ struct wiimote_data {
struct input_dev *mp;
struct timer_list timer;
struct wiimote_debug *debug;
+ __u8 player_id;
union {
struct input_dev *input;
--
2.53.0
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* [PATCH v2 2/4] HID: wiimote: replace spinlock pairs with scoped_guard
2026-07-15 21:24 [PATCH v2 0/4] HID: wiimote: new LED behavior on connect, scoped guards, uaf Rafael Passos
2026-07-15 21:24 ` [PATCH v2 1/4] HID: wiimote: turn on the LEDs indicating the controller id Rafael Passos
@ 2026-07-15 21:24 ` Rafael Passos
2026-07-15 21:39 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-15 21:24 ` [PATCH v2 3/4] HID: wiimote: use scoped cleanup in wiimote and led probes Rafael Passos
2026-07-15 21:24 ` [PATCH v2 4/4] HID: wiimote: fix uaf when hid events are handled during destroy Rafael Passos
3 siblings, 1 reply; 10+ messages in thread
From: Rafael Passos @ 2026-07-15 21:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: david, jikos, bentiss; +Cc: jkoolstra, Rafael Passos, linux-input
Cleanup code replacing manual lock/unlock with scoped guards.
This does not change any behavior, but makes it safer to modify.
The multi line spinlock blocks were replaced by braced scoped_guard,
and one-liners by a scoped_guard without braces nor indentation.
There are two cases left in this driver using lock/unlock, because
guard would make the code more complex than current implementation.
Signed-off-by: Rafael Passos <rafael@rcpassos.me>
---
drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c | 222 +++++++++++++-----------------
drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-debug.c | 50 +++----
drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-modules.c | 7 +-
3 files changed, 121 insertions(+), 158 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c
index 91c2cec35f6e..d37d740a7162 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
/*
*/
+#include <linux/cleanup.h>
#include <linux/completion.h>
#include <linux/device.h>
#include <linux/hid.h>
@@ -362,13 +363,12 @@ void wiiproto_req_rmem(struct wiimote_data *wdata, bool eeprom, __u32 offset,
int wiimote_cmd_write(struct wiimote_data *wdata, __u32 offset,
const __u8 *wmem, __u8 size)
{
- unsigned long flags;
int ret;
- spin_lock_irqsave(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
- wiimote_cmd_set(wdata, WIIPROTO_REQ_WMEM, 0);
- wiiproto_req_wreg(wdata, offset, wmem, size);
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &wdata->state.lock) {
+ wiimote_cmd_set(wdata, WIIPROTO_REQ_WMEM, 0);
+ wiiproto_req_wreg(wdata, offset, wmem, size);
+ }
ret = wiimote_cmd_wait(wdata);
if (!ret && wdata->state.cmd_err)
@@ -381,21 +381,19 @@ int wiimote_cmd_write(struct wiimote_data *wdata, __u32 offset,
ssize_t wiimote_cmd_read(struct wiimote_data *wdata, __u32 offset, __u8 *rmem,
__u8 size)
{
- unsigned long flags;
ssize_t ret;
- spin_lock_irqsave(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
- wdata->state.cmd_read_size = size;
- wdata->state.cmd_read_buf = rmem;
- wiimote_cmd_set(wdata, WIIPROTO_REQ_RMEM, offset & 0xffff);
- wiiproto_req_rreg(wdata, offset, size);
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &wdata->state.lock) {
+ wdata->state.cmd_read_size = size;
+ wdata->state.cmd_read_buf = rmem;
+ wiimote_cmd_set(wdata, WIIPROTO_REQ_RMEM, offset & 0xffff);
+ wiiproto_req_rreg(wdata, offset, size);
+ }
ret = wiimote_cmd_wait(wdata);
- spin_lock_irqsave(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
- wdata->state.cmd_read_buf = NULL;
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &wdata->state.lock)
+ wdata->state.cmd_read_buf = NULL;
if (!ret) {
if (wdata->state.cmd_read_size == 0)
@@ -680,9 +678,8 @@ static void wiimote_modules_load(struct wiimote_data *wdata,
spin_unlock_irq(&wdata->state.lock);
/* after loading all modules, set the LED for the player ID cycling from 1 to 4*/
- scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &wdata->state.lock) {
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &wdata->state.lock)
wiiproto_req_leds(wdata, player_leds[(wdata->player_id - 1) % 4]);
- }
return;
@@ -703,13 +700,11 @@ static void wiimote_modules_unload(struct wiimote_data *wdata)
{
const __u8 *mods, *iter;
const struct wiimod_ops *ops;
- unsigned long flags;
mods = wiimote_devtype_mods[wdata->state.devtype];
- spin_lock_irqsave(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
- wdata->state.devtype = WIIMOTE_DEV_UNKNOWN;
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &wdata->state.lock)
+ wdata->state.devtype = WIIMOTE_DEV_UNKNOWN;
/* find end of list */
for (iter = mods; *iter != WIIMOD_NULL; ++iter)
@@ -736,7 +731,6 @@ static void wiimote_modules_unload(struct wiimote_data *wdata)
static void wiimote_ext_load(struct wiimote_data *wdata, unsigned int ext)
{
- unsigned long flags;
const struct wiimod_ops *ops;
int ret;
@@ -748,22 +742,20 @@ static void wiimote_ext_load(struct wiimote_data *wdata, unsigned int ext)
ext = WIIMOTE_EXT_UNKNOWN;
}
- spin_lock_irqsave(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
- wdata->state.exttype = ext;
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &wdata->state.lock)
+ wdata->state.exttype = ext;
}
static void wiimote_ext_unload(struct wiimote_data *wdata)
{
- unsigned long flags;
const struct wiimod_ops *ops;
ops = wiimod_ext_table[wdata->state.exttype];
- spin_lock_irqsave(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
- wdata->state.exttype = WIIMOTE_EXT_UNKNOWN;
- wdata->state.flags &= ~WIIPROTO_FLAG_EXT_USED;
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &wdata->state.lock) {
+ wdata->state.exttype = WIIMOTE_EXT_UNKNOWN;
+ wdata->state.flags &= ~WIIPROTO_FLAG_EXT_USED;
+ }
if (ops->remove)
ops->remove(ops, wdata);
@@ -771,7 +763,6 @@ static void wiimote_ext_unload(struct wiimote_data *wdata)
static void wiimote_mp_load(struct wiimote_data *wdata)
{
- unsigned long flags;
const struct wiimod_ops *ops;
int ret;
__u8 mode = 2;
@@ -783,14 +774,12 @@ static void wiimote_mp_load(struct wiimote_data *wdata)
mode = 1;
}
- spin_lock_irqsave(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
- wdata->state.mp = mode;
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &wdata->state.lock)
+ wdata->state.mp = mode;
}
static void wiimote_mp_unload(struct wiimote_data *wdata)
{
- unsigned long flags;
const struct wiimod_ops *ops;
if (wdata->state.mp < 2)
@@ -798,10 +787,10 @@ static void wiimote_mp_unload(struct wiimote_data *wdata)
ops = &wiimod_mp;
- spin_lock_irqsave(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
- wdata->state.mp = 0;
- wdata->state.flags &= ~WIIPROTO_FLAG_MP_USED;
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &wdata->state.lock) {
+ wdata->state.mp = 0;
+ wdata->state.flags &= ~WIIPROTO_FLAG_MP_USED;
+ }
if (ops->remove)
ops->remove(ops, wdata);
@@ -885,19 +874,19 @@ static void wiimote_init_detect(struct wiimote_data *wdata)
wiimote_cmd_acquire_noint(wdata);
- spin_lock_irq(&wdata->state.lock);
- wdata->state.devtype = WIIMOTE_DEV_UNKNOWN;
- wiimote_cmd_set(wdata, WIIPROTO_REQ_SREQ, 0);
- wiiproto_req_status(wdata);
- spin_unlock_irq(&wdata->state.lock);
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irq, &wdata->state.lock) {
+ wdata->state.devtype = WIIMOTE_DEV_UNKNOWN;
+ wiimote_cmd_set(wdata, WIIPROTO_REQ_SREQ, 0);
+ wiiproto_req_status(wdata);
+ }
+
ret = wiimote_cmd_wait_noint(wdata);
if (ret)
goto out_release;
- spin_lock_irq(&wdata->state.lock);
- ext = wdata->state.flags & WIIPROTO_FLAG_EXT_PLUGGED;
- spin_unlock_irq(&wdata->state.lock);
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irq, &wdata->state.lock)
+ ext = wdata->state.flags & WIIPROTO_FLAG_EXT_PLUGGED;
if (!ext)
goto out_release;
@@ -910,11 +899,11 @@ static void wiimote_init_detect(struct wiimote_data *wdata)
wiimote_init_set_type(wdata, exttype);
/* schedule MP timer */
- spin_lock_irq(&wdata->state.lock);
- if (!(wdata->state.flags & WIIPROTO_FLAG_BUILTIN_MP) &&
- !(wdata->state.flags & WIIPROTO_FLAG_NO_MP))
- mod_timer(&wdata->timer, jiffies + HZ * 4);
- spin_unlock_irq(&wdata->state.lock);
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irq, &wdata->state.lock) {
+ if (!(wdata->state.flags & WIIPROTO_FLAG_BUILTIN_MP) &&
+ !(wdata->state.flags & WIIPROTO_FLAG_NO_MP))
+ mod_timer(&wdata->timer, jiffies + HZ * 4);
+ }
}
/*
@@ -962,9 +951,8 @@ static bool wiimote_init_check(struct wiimote_data *wdata)
__u8 type, data[6];
bool ret, poll_mp;
- spin_lock_irq(&wdata->state.lock);
- flags = wdata->state.flags;
- spin_unlock_irq(&wdata->state.lock);
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irq, &wdata->state.lock)
+ flags = wdata->state.flags;
wiimote_cmd_acquire_noint(wdata);
@@ -980,11 +968,11 @@ static bool wiimote_init_check(struct wiimote_data *wdata)
type = wiimote_cmd_read_mp_mapped(wdata);
ret = type == WIIMOTE_MP_SINGLE;
- spin_lock_irq(&wdata->state.lock);
- ret = ret && !(wdata->state.flags & WIIPROTO_FLAG_EXT_ACTIVE);
- ret = ret && !(wdata->state.flags & WIIPROTO_FLAG_MP_PLUGGED);
- ret = ret && (wdata->state.flags & WIIPROTO_FLAG_MP_ACTIVE);
- spin_unlock_irq(&wdata->state.lock);
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irq, &wdata->state.lock) {
+ ret = ret && !(wdata->state.flags & WIIPROTO_FLAG_EXT_ACTIVE);
+ ret = ret && !(wdata->state.flags & WIIPROTO_FLAG_MP_PLUGGED);
+ ret = ret && (wdata->state.flags & WIIPROTO_FLAG_MP_ACTIVE);
+ }
if (!ret)
hid_dbg(wdata->hdev, "state left: !EXT && MP\n");
@@ -1005,10 +993,10 @@ static bool wiimote_init_check(struct wiimote_data *wdata)
type = wiimote_cmd_read_ext(wdata, data);
ret = type == wdata->state.exttype;
- spin_lock_irq(&wdata->state.lock);
- ret = ret && !(wdata->state.flags & WIIPROTO_FLAG_MP_ACTIVE);
- ret = ret && (wdata->state.flags & WIIPROTO_FLAG_EXT_ACTIVE);
- spin_unlock_irq(&wdata->state.lock);
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irq, &wdata->state.lock) {
+ ret = ret && !(wdata->state.flags & WIIPROTO_FLAG_MP_ACTIVE);
+ ret = ret && (wdata->state.flags & WIIPROTO_FLAG_EXT_ACTIVE);
+ }
if (!ret)
hid_dbg(wdata->hdev, "state left: EXT && !MP\n");
@@ -1031,11 +1019,11 @@ static bool wiimote_init_check(struct wiimote_data *wdata)
type = wiimote_cmd_read_ext(wdata, data);
ret = type == wdata->state.exttype;
- spin_lock_irq(&wdata->state.lock);
- ret = ret && !(wdata->state.flags & WIIPROTO_FLAG_EXT_ACTIVE);
- ret = ret && !(wdata->state.flags & WIIPROTO_FLAG_MP_ACTIVE);
- ret = ret && !(wdata->state.flags & WIIPROTO_FLAG_EXT_PLUGGED);
- spin_unlock_irq(&wdata->state.lock);
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irq, &wdata->state.lock) {
+ ret = ret && !(wdata->state.flags & WIIPROTO_FLAG_EXT_ACTIVE);
+ ret = ret && !(wdata->state.flags & WIIPROTO_FLAG_MP_ACTIVE);
+ ret = ret && !(wdata->state.flags & WIIPROTO_FLAG_EXT_PLUGGED);
+ }
if (!ret)
hid_dbg(wdata->hdev, "state left: !EXT && !MP\n");
@@ -1061,11 +1049,11 @@ static bool wiimote_init_check(struct wiimote_data *wdata)
ret = ret && type != WIIMOTE_MP_UNKNOWN;
ret = ret && type != WIIMOTE_MP_SINGLE;
- spin_lock_irq(&wdata->state.lock);
- ret = ret && (wdata->state.flags & WIIPROTO_FLAG_EXT_PLUGGED);
- ret = ret && (wdata->state.flags & WIIPROTO_FLAG_EXT_ACTIVE);
- ret = ret && (wdata->state.flags & WIIPROTO_FLAG_MP_ACTIVE);
- spin_unlock_irq(&wdata->state.lock);
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irq, &wdata->state.lock) {
+ ret = ret && (wdata->state.flags & WIIPROTO_FLAG_EXT_PLUGGED);
+ ret = ret && (wdata->state.flags & WIIPROTO_FLAG_EXT_ACTIVE);
+ ret = ret && (wdata->state.flags & WIIPROTO_FLAG_MP_ACTIVE);
+ }
if (!ret)
hid_dbg(wdata->hdev, "state left: EXT && MP\n");
@@ -1120,16 +1108,15 @@ static void wiimote_init_hotplug(struct wiimote_data *wdata)
wiimote_cmd_acquire_noint(wdata);
- spin_lock_irq(&wdata->state.lock);
-
- /* get state snapshot that we will then work on */
- flags = wdata->state.flags;
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irq, &wdata->state.lock) {
- /* disable event forwarding temporarily */
- wdata->state.flags &= ~WIIPROTO_FLAG_EXT_ACTIVE;
- wdata->state.flags &= ~WIIPROTO_FLAG_MP_ACTIVE;
+ /* get state snapshot that we will then work on */
+ flags = wdata->state.flags;
- spin_unlock_irq(&wdata->state.lock);
+ /* disable event forwarding temporarily */
+ wdata->state.flags &= ~WIIPROTO_FLAG_EXT_ACTIVE;
+ wdata->state.flags &= ~WIIPROTO_FLAG_MP_ACTIVE;
+ }
/* init extension and MP (deactivates current extension or MP) */
wiimote_cmd_init_ext(wdata);
@@ -1152,9 +1139,8 @@ static void wiimote_init_hotplug(struct wiimote_data *wdata)
hid_info(wdata->hdev, "cannot detect extension; %6phC\n",
extdata);
} else if (exttype == WIIMOTE_EXT_NONE) {
- spin_lock_irq(&wdata->state.lock);
- wdata->state.exttype = WIIMOTE_EXT_NONE;
- spin_unlock_irq(&wdata->state.lock);
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irq, &wdata->state.lock)
+ wdata->state.exttype = WIIMOTE_EXT_NONE;
} else {
hid_info(wdata->hdev, "detected extension: %s\n",
wiimote_exttype_names[exttype]);
@@ -1192,27 +1178,25 @@ static void wiimote_init_hotplug(struct wiimote_data *wdata)
mod_timer(&wdata->timer, jiffies + HZ * 4);
}
- spin_lock_irq(&wdata->state.lock);
-
- /* enable data forwarding again and set expected hotplug state */
- if (mp) {
- wdata->state.flags |= WIIPROTO_FLAG_MP_ACTIVE;
- if (wdata->state.exttype == WIIMOTE_EXT_NONE) {
- wdata->state.flags &= ~WIIPROTO_FLAG_EXT_PLUGGED;
- wdata->state.flags &= ~WIIPROTO_FLAG_MP_PLUGGED;
- } else {
- wdata->state.flags &= ~WIIPROTO_FLAG_EXT_PLUGGED;
- wdata->state.flags |= WIIPROTO_FLAG_MP_PLUGGED;
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irq, &wdata->state.lock) {
+ /* enable data forwarding again and set expected hotplug state */
+ if (mp) {
+ wdata->state.flags |= WIIPROTO_FLAG_MP_ACTIVE;
+ if (wdata->state.exttype == WIIMOTE_EXT_NONE) {
+ wdata->state.flags &= ~WIIPROTO_FLAG_EXT_PLUGGED;
+ wdata->state.flags &= ~WIIPROTO_FLAG_MP_PLUGGED;
+ } else {
+ wdata->state.flags &= ~WIIPROTO_FLAG_EXT_PLUGGED;
+ wdata->state.flags |= WIIPROTO_FLAG_MP_PLUGGED;
+ wdata->state.flags |= WIIPROTO_FLAG_EXT_ACTIVE;
+ }
+ } else if (wdata->state.exttype != WIIMOTE_EXT_NONE) {
wdata->state.flags |= WIIPROTO_FLAG_EXT_ACTIVE;
}
- } else if (wdata->state.exttype != WIIMOTE_EXT_NONE) {
- wdata->state.flags |= WIIPROTO_FLAG_EXT_ACTIVE;
- }
-
- /* request status report for hotplug state updates */
- wiiproto_req_status(wdata);
- spin_unlock_irq(&wdata->state.lock);
+ /* request status report for hotplug state updates */
+ wiiproto_req_status(wdata);
+ }
hid_dbg(wdata->hdev, "detected extensions: MP: %d EXT: %d\n",
wdata->state.mp, wdata->state.exttype);
@@ -1244,11 +1228,8 @@ void __wiimote_schedule(struct wiimote_data *wdata)
static void wiimote_schedule(struct wiimote_data *wdata)
{
- unsigned long flags;
-
- spin_lock_irqsave(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
- __wiimote_schedule(wdata);
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &wdata->state.lock)
+ __wiimote_schedule(wdata);
}
static void wiimote_init_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
@@ -1638,7 +1619,6 @@ static int wiimote_hid_event(struct hid_device *hdev, struct hid_report *report,
struct wiimote_data *wdata = hid_get_drvdata(hdev);
const struct wiiproto_handler *h;
int i;
- unsigned long flags;
if (size < 1)
return -EINVAL;
@@ -1646,9 +1626,8 @@ static int wiimote_hid_event(struct hid_device *hdev, struct hid_report *report,
for (i = 0; handlers[i].id; ++i) {
h = &handlers[i];
if (h->id == raw_data[0] && h->size < size) {
- spin_lock_irqsave(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
- h->func(wdata, &raw_data[1]);
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &wdata->state.lock)
+ h->func(wdata, &raw_data[1]);
break;
}
}
@@ -1666,11 +1645,9 @@ static ssize_t wiimote_ext_show(struct device *dev,
{
struct wiimote_data *wdata = dev_to_wii(dev);
__u8 type;
- unsigned long flags;
- spin_lock_irqsave(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
- type = wdata->state.exttype;
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &wdata->state.lock)
+ type = wdata->state.exttype;
switch (type) {
case WIIMOTE_EXT_NONE:
@@ -1719,11 +1696,9 @@ static ssize_t wiimote_dev_show(struct device *dev,
{
struct wiimote_data *wdata = dev_to_wii(dev);
__u8 type;
- unsigned long flags;
- spin_lock_irqsave(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
- type = wdata->state.devtype;
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &wdata->state.lock)
+ type = wdata->state.devtype;
switch (type) {
case WIIMOTE_DEV_GENERIC:
@@ -1774,14 +1749,11 @@ static struct wiimote_data *wiimote_create(struct hid_device *hdev)
static void wiimote_destroy(struct wiimote_data *wdata)
{
- unsigned long flags;
-
wiidebug_deinit(wdata);
/* prevent init_worker from being scheduled again */
- spin_lock_irqsave(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
- wdata->state.flags |= WIIPROTO_FLAG_EXITING;
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &wdata->state.lock)
+ wdata->state.flags |= WIIPROTO_FLAG_EXITING;
cancel_work_sync(&wdata->init_worker);
timer_shutdown_sync(&wdata->timer);
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-debug.c b/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-debug.c
index 5f74917781f2..df6f830ee791 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-debug.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-debug.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
/*
*/
+#include <linux/cleanup.h>
#include <linux/debugfs.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/seq_file.h>
@@ -25,7 +26,6 @@ static ssize_t wiidebug_eeprom_read(struct file *f, char __user *u, size_t s,
{
struct wiimote_debug *dbg = f->private_data;
struct wiimote_data *wdata = dbg->wdata;
- unsigned long flags;
ssize_t ret;
char buf[16];
__u16 size = 0;
@@ -41,20 +41,19 @@ static ssize_t wiidebug_eeprom_read(struct file *f, char __user *u, size_t s,
if (ret)
return ret;
- spin_lock_irqsave(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
- wdata->state.cmd_read_size = s;
- wdata->state.cmd_read_buf = buf;
- wiimote_cmd_set(wdata, WIIPROTO_REQ_RMEM, *off & 0xffff);
- wiiproto_req_reeprom(wdata, *off, s);
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &wdata->state.lock) {
+ wdata->state.cmd_read_size = s;
+ wdata->state.cmd_read_buf = buf;
+ wiimote_cmd_set(wdata, WIIPROTO_REQ_RMEM, *off & 0xffff);
+ wiiproto_req_reeprom(wdata, *off, s);
+ }
ret = wiimote_cmd_wait(wdata);
if (!ret)
size = wdata->state.cmd_read_size;
- spin_lock_irqsave(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
- wdata->state.cmd_read_buf = NULL;
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &wdata->state.lock)
+ wdata->state.cmd_read_buf = NULL;
wiimote_cmd_release(wdata);
@@ -99,12 +98,10 @@ static int wiidebug_drm_show(struct seq_file *f, void *p)
{
struct wiimote_debug *dbg = f->private;
const char *str = NULL;
- unsigned long flags;
__u8 drm;
- spin_lock_irqsave(&dbg->wdata->state.lock, flags);
- drm = dbg->wdata->state.drm;
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dbg->wdata->state.lock, flags);
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &dbg->wdata->state.lock)
+ drm = dbg->wdata->state.drm;
if (drm < WIIPROTO_REQ_MAX)
str = wiidebug_drmmap[drm];
@@ -126,7 +123,6 @@ static ssize_t wiidebug_drm_write(struct file *f, const char __user *u,
{
struct seq_file *sf = f->private_data;
struct wiimote_debug *dbg = sf->private;
- unsigned long flags;
char buf[16];
ssize_t len;
int i;
@@ -150,12 +146,12 @@ static ssize_t wiidebug_drm_write(struct file *f, const char __user *u,
if (i == WIIPROTO_REQ_MAX)
i = simple_strtoul(buf, NULL, 16);
- spin_lock_irqsave(&dbg->wdata->state.lock, flags);
- dbg->wdata->state.flags &= ~WIIPROTO_FLAG_DRM_LOCKED;
- wiiproto_req_drm(dbg->wdata, (__u8) i);
- if (i != WIIPROTO_REQ_NULL)
- dbg->wdata->state.flags |= WIIPROTO_FLAG_DRM_LOCKED;
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dbg->wdata->state.lock, flags);
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &dbg->wdata->state.lock) {
+ dbg->wdata->state.flags &= ~WIIPROTO_FLAG_DRM_LOCKED;
+ wiiproto_req_drm(dbg->wdata, (__u8) i);
+ if (i != WIIPROTO_REQ_NULL)
+ dbg->wdata->state.flags |= WIIPROTO_FLAG_DRM_LOCKED;
+ }
return len;
}
@@ -172,7 +168,6 @@ static const struct file_operations wiidebug_drm_fops = {
int wiidebug_init(struct wiimote_data *wdata)
{
struct wiimote_debug *dbg;
- unsigned long flags;
dbg = kzalloc_obj(*dbg);
if (!dbg)
@@ -186,9 +181,8 @@ int wiidebug_init(struct wiimote_data *wdata)
dbg->drm = debugfs_create_file("drm", S_IRUSR,
dbg->wdata->hdev->debug_dir, dbg, &wiidebug_drm_fops);
- spin_lock_irqsave(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
- wdata->debug = dbg;
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &wdata->state.lock)
+ wdata->debug = dbg;
return 0;
@@ -197,14 +191,12 @@ int wiidebug_init(struct wiimote_data *wdata)
void wiidebug_deinit(struct wiimote_data *wdata)
{
struct wiimote_debug *dbg = wdata->debug;
- unsigned long flags;
if (!dbg)
return;
- spin_lock_irqsave(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
- wdata->debug = NULL;
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &wdata->state.lock)
+ wdata->debug = NULL;
debugfs_remove(dbg->drm);
debugfs_remove(dbg->eeprom);
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-modules.c b/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-modules.c
index dccb78bb3afd..3cd614466740 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-modules.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-modules.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
* input devices.
*/
+#include <linux/cleanup.h>
#include <linux/device.h>
#include <linux/hid.h>
#include <linux/input.h>
@@ -341,7 +342,6 @@ static int wiimod_led_probe(const struct wiimod_ops *ops,
struct device *dev = &wdata->hdev->dev;
size_t namesz = strlen(dev_name(dev)) + 9;
struct led_classdev *led;
- unsigned long flags;
char *name;
int ret;
@@ -364,9 +364,8 @@ static int wiimod_led_probe(const struct wiimod_ops *ops,
/* enable LED1 to stop initial LED-blinking */
if (ops->arg == 0) {
- spin_lock_irqsave(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
- wiiproto_req_leds(wdata, WIIPROTO_FLAG_LED1);
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &wdata->state.lock)
+ wiiproto_req_leds(wdata, WIIPROTO_FLAG_LED1);
}
return 0;
--
2.53.0
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* [PATCH v2 3/4] HID: wiimote: use scoped cleanup in wiimote and led probes
2026-07-15 21:24 [PATCH v2 0/4] HID: wiimote: new LED behavior on connect, scoped guards, uaf Rafael Passos
2026-07-15 21:24 ` [PATCH v2 1/4] HID: wiimote: turn on the LEDs indicating the controller id Rafael Passos
2026-07-15 21:24 ` [PATCH v2 2/4] HID: wiimote: replace spinlock pairs with scoped_guard Rafael Passos
@ 2026-07-15 21:24 ` Rafael Passos
2026-07-15 21:35 ` [TEST] Patch used for testing the wiimote_probe_cleanup Rafael Passos
2026-07-15 21:42 ` [PATCH v2 3/4] HID: wiimote: use scoped cleanup in wiimote and led probes sashiko-bot
2026-07-15 21:24 ` [PATCH v2 4/4] HID: wiimote: fix uaf when hid events are handled during destroy Rafael Passos
3 siblings, 2 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: Rafael Passos @ 2026-07-15 21:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: david, jikos, bentiss; +Cc: jkoolstra, Rafael Passos, linux-input
Cleanup code in wiimote/led probe function, using the scoped cleanup.
This prevents mistakes in future changes to this function.
In wiimote_probe_clenaup, a few functions are safe to call without
checking. For the hid_hw calls, a new bit mask was introduced to track
probing state.
Signed-off-by: Rafael Passos <rafael@rcpassos.me>
---
drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c | 68 ++++++++++++++++++-------------
drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-modules.c | 17 ++++----
drivers/hid/hid-wiimote.h | 1 +
3 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c
index d37d740a7162..b549a7d58d51 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c
@@ -1774,16 +1774,40 @@ static void wiimote_destroy(struct wiimote_data *wdata)
/* Global id allocator for wii remotes */
static DEFINE_IDA(wiimote_ida);
+#define WIIMOTE_PROBE_HW_STARTED BIT(0) // hid_hw_start succeeded
+#define WIIMOTE_PROBE_HW_OPENED BIT(1) // hid_hw_open succeeded
+
+static void __wiimote_probe_cleanup(struct wiimote_data *wdata)
+{
+ if (!wdata)
+ return;
+
+ if (wdata->player_id)
+ ida_free(&wiimote_ida, wdata->player_id);
+
+ // safe, debugfs checks IS_ERR_OR_NULL
+ wiidebug_deinit(wdata);
+ // safe, checks dev for NULL
+ device_remove_file(&wdata->hdev->dev, &dev_attr_devtype);
+ device_remove_file(&wdata->hdev->dev, &dev_attr_extension);
+ if (wdata->probe_state & WIIMOTE_PROBE_HW_OPENED)
+ hid_hw_close(wdata->hdev);
+ if (wdata->probe_state & WIIMOTE_PROBE_HW_STARTED)
+ hid_hw_stop(wdata->hdev);
+ kfree(wdata);
+}
+
+DEFINE_FREE(wiimote_probe_cleanup, struct wiimote_data *,
+ __wiimote_probe_cleanup(_T))
+
static int wiimote_hid_probe(struct hid_device *hdev,
const struct hid_device_id *id)
{
- struct wiimote_data *wdata;
int ret;
- int player_id;
hdev->quirks |= HID_QUIRK_NO_INIT_REPORTS;
- wdata = wiimote_create(hdev);
+ struct wiimote_data *wdata __free(wiimote_probe_cleanup) = wiimote_create(hdev);
if (!wdata) {
hid_err(hdev, "Can't alloc device\n");
return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1792,68 +1816,54 @@ static int wiimote_hid_probe(struct hid_device *hdev,
ret = hid_parse(hdev);
if (ret) {
hid_err(hdev, "HID parse failed\n");
- goto err;
+ return ret;
}
ret = hid_hw_start(hdev, HID_CONNECT_HIDRAW);
if (ret) {
hid_err(hdev, "HW start failed\n");
- goto err;
+ return ret;
}
+ wdata->probe_state |= WIIMOTE_PROBE_HW_STARTED;
ret = hid_hw_open(hdev);
if (ret) {
hid_err(hdev, "cannot start hardware I/O\n");
- goto err_stop;
+ return ret;
}
+ wdata->probe_state |= WIIMOTE_PROBE_HW_OPENED;
ret = device_create_file(&hdev->dev, &dev_attr_extension);
if (ret) {
hid_err(hdev, "cannot create sysfs attribute\n");
- goto err_close;
+ return ret;
}
ret = device_create_file(&hdev->dev, &dev_attr_devtype);
if (ret) {
hid_err(hdev, "cannot create sysfs attribute\n");
- goto err_ext;
+ return ret;
}
ret = wiidebug_init(wdata);
if (ret)
- goto err_free;
+ return ret;
- player_id = ida_alloc_min(&wiimote_ida, 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+ int player_id = ida_alloc_min(&wiimote_ida, 1, GFP_KERNEL);
if (player_id < 1) {
hid_err(hdev, "cannot allocate controller id\n");
ret = player_id;
- goto err_free;
+ return ret;
}
-
wdata->player_id = player_id;
+
hid_info(hdev, "New device registered (Wiimote %d)\n", player_id);
/* schedule device detection */
wiimote_schedule(wdata);
-
+ retain_and_null_ptr(wdata);
return 0;
-
-err_free:
- wiimote_destroy(wdata);
- return ret;
-
-err_ext:
- device_remove_file(&wdata->hdev->dev, &dev_attr_extension);
-err_close:
- hid_hw_close(hdev);
-err_stop:
- hid_hw_stop(hdev);
-err:
- input_free_device(wdata->ir);
- input_free_device(wdata->accel);
- kfree(wdata);
- return ret;
}
static void wiimote_hid_remove(struct hid_device *hdev)
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-modules.c b/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-modules.c
index 3cd614466740..47fa6a8ecdae 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-modules.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-modules.c
@@ -341,11 +341,11 @@ static int wiimod_led_probe(const struct wiimod_ops *ops,
{
struct device *dev = &wdata->hdev->dev;
size_t namesz = strlen(dev_name(dev)) + 9;
- struct led_classdev *led;
char *name;
int ret;
- led = kzalloc(sizeof(struct led_classdev) + namesz, GFP_KERNEL);
+ struct led_classdev *led __free(kfree) =
+ kzalloc(sizeof(struct led_classdev) + namesz, GFP_KERNEL);
if (!led)
return -ENOMEM;
@@ -359,8 +359,12 @@ static int wiimod_led_probe(const struct wiimod_ops *ops,
wdata->leds[ops->arg] = led;
ret = led_classdev_register(dev, led);
- if (ret)
- goto err_free;
+ if (ret) {
+ wdata->leds[ops->arg] = NULL;
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ retain_and_null_ptr(led);
/* enable LED1 to stop initial LED-blinking */
if (ops->arg == 0) {
@@ -369,11 +373,6 @@ static int wiimod_led_probe(const struct wiimod_ops *ops,
}
return 0;
-
-err_free:
- wdata->leds[ops->arg] = NULL;
- kfree(led);
- return ret;
}
static void wiimod_led_remove(const struct wiimod_ops *ops,
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote.h b/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote.h
index a53f72d5077e..6812efa589c9 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote.h
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote.h
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ struct wiimote_data {
struct timer_list timer;
struct wiimote_debug *debug;
__u8 player_id;
+ __u8 probe_state;
union {
struct input_dev *input;
--
2.53.0
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* [PATCH v2 4/4] HID: wiimote: fix uaf when hid events are handled during destroy
2026-07-15 21:24 [PATCH v2 0/4] HID: wiimote: new LED behavior on connect, scoped guards, uaf Rafael Passos
` (2 preceding siblings ...)
2026-07-15 21:24 ` [PATCH v2 3/4] HID: wiimote: use scoped cleanup in wiimote and led probes Rafael Passos
@ 2026-07-15 21:24 ` Rafael Passos
2026-07-15 21:57 ` sashiko-bot
3 siblings, 1 reply; 10+ messages in thread
From: Rafael Passos @ 2026-07-15 21:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: david, jikos, bentiss; +Cc: jkoolstra, Rafael Passos, linux-input
In wiimote_destroy, in the time between setting WIIPROTO_FLAG_EXITING
and hid_hw_stop, new events could be handled.
The new behaviour mirrors hid-playstation's output_worker_initialized
flag-gate (source of inspiration).
This issue was reported as a pre-existign race condition by sashiko.
I confirmed it is possible, but very unlikely. It could only happen if
shutdown is initiated by Linux, and the controller is being used.
Signed-off-by: Rafael Passos <rafael@rcpassos.me>
---
drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c
index b549a7d58d51..c9638ec352e4 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ static void wiimote_queue(struct wiimote_data *wdata, const __u8 *buffer,
*/
spin_lock_irqsave(&wdata->queue.lock, flags);
+ /* Do not schedule work if controller is exiting */
+ if ((wdata->state.flags & WIIPROTO_FLAG_EXITING))
+ goto out_unlock;
memcpy(wdata->queue.outq[wdata->queue.head].data, buffer, count);
wdata->queue.outq[wdata->queue.head].size = count;
--
2.53.0
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* [TEST] Patch used for testing the wiimote_probe_cleanup
2026-07-15 21:24 ` [PATCH v2 3/4] HID: wiimote: use scoped cleanup in wiimote and led probes Rafael Passos
@ 2026-07-15 21:35 ` Rafael Passos
2026-07-15 21:42 ` [PATCH v2 3/4] HID: wiimote: use scoped cleanup in wiimote and led probes sashiko-bot
1 sibling, 0 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: Rafael Passos @ 2026-07-15 21:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: rafael; +Cc: bentiss, david, jikos, jkoolstra, linux-input
[DO NOT APPLY THIS PATCH] :)
This is the patch I used to simulate each possible failure case
in the probing function.
I can say going it was worth it, as I was originally not gating
ida_free, and the struct would corrupt.
Below are the logs from my last run with this.
I added a space between each iteration, to help reading:
[ 76.680204] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.0006: Probing wiimote iteration 1
[ 76.680216] __wiimote_probe_cleanup: wdata NULL
[ 76.680224] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.0006: probe with driver wiimote failed with error -12
[ 81.745168] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.0007: Probing wiimote iteration 2
[ 81.745312] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.0007: probe with driver wiimote failed with error -12
[ 86.869452] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.0008: Probing wiimote iteration 3
[ 86.869935] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.0008: unknown main item tag 0x0
[ 86.869983] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.0008: probe with driver wiimote failed with error -12
[ 92.001194] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.0009: Probing wiimote iteration 4
[ 92.001684] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.0009: unknown main item tag 0x0
[ 92.001905] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.0009: hidraw5: BLUETOOTH HID v0.01 Gamepad [Nintendo RVL-CNT-01-TR] on 64:bc:58:9a:b9:28
[ 92.002075] __wiimote_probe_cleanup: hid_hw_stop cleanup
[ 92.002105] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.0009: probe with driver wiimote failed with error -12
[ 97.129059] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.000A: Probing wiimote iteration 5
[ 97.129528] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.000A: unknown main item tag 0x0
[ 97.129757] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.000A: hidraw5: BLUETOOTH HID v0.01 Gamepad [Nintendo RVL-CNT-01-TR] on 64:bc:58:9a:b9:28
[ 97.129774] __wiimote_probe_cleanup: hid_hw_close cleanup
[ 97.129934] __wiimote_probe_cleanup: hid_hw_stop cleanup
[ 97.129962] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.000A: probe with driver wiimote failed with error -12
[ 102.265442] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.000B: Probing wiimote iteration 6
[ 102.265925] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.000B: unknown main item tag 0x0
[ 102.266521] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.000B: hidraw5: BLUETOOTH HID v0.01 Gamepad [Nintendo RVL-CNT-01-TR] on 64:bc:58:9a:b9:28
[ 102.266538] __wiimote_probe_cleanup: hid_hw_close cleanup
[ 102.266814] __wiimote_probe_cleanup: hid_hw_stop cleanup
[ 102.266844] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.000B: probe with driver wiimote failed with error -12
[ 107.405172] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.000C: Probing wiimote iteration 7
[ 107.405602] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.000C: unknown main item tag 0x0
[ 107.405776] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.000C: hidraw5: BLUETOOTH HID v0.01 Gamepad [Nintendo RVL-CNT-01-TR] on 64:bc:58:9a:b9:28
[ 107.405794] __wiimote_probe_cleanup: hid_hw_close cleanup
[ 107.405953] __wiimote_probe_cleanup: hid_hw_stop cleanup
[ 107.405981] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.000C: probe with driver wiimote failed with error -12
[ 112.525411] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.000D: Probing wiimote iteration 8
[ 112.525883] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.000D: unknown main item tag 0x0
[ 112.526323] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.000D: hidraw5: BLUETOOTH HID v0.01 Gamepad [Nintendo RVL-CNT-01-TR] on 64:bc:58:9a:b9:28
[ 112.526362] __wiimote_probe_cleanup: hid_hw_close cleanup
[ 112.526511] __wiimote_probe_cleanup: hid_hw_stop cleanup
[ 112.526535] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.000D: probe with driver wiimote failed with error -12
[ 117.673238] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.000E: Probing wiimote iteration 9
[ 117.673700] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.000E: unknown main item tag 0x0
[ 117.673885] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.000E: hidraw5: BLUETOOTH HID v0.01 Gamepad [Nintendo RVL-CNT-01-TR] on 64:bc:58:9a:b9:28
[ 117.673909] __wiimote_probe_cleanup: ida cleanup
[ 117.673929] __wiimote_probe_cleanup: hid_hw_close cleanup
[ 117.674081] __wiimote_probe_cleanup: hid_hw_stop cleanup
[ 117.674105] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.000E: probe with driver wiimote failed with error -12
[ 122.805206] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.000F: Probing wiimote iteration 10
[ 122.805669] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.000F: unknown main item tag 0x0
[ 122.805895] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.000F: hidraw5: BLUETOOTH HID v0.01 Gamepad [Nintendo RVL-CNT-01-TR] on 64:bc:58:9a:b9:28
[ 122.805934] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.000F: New device registered (Wiimote 1)
[ 122.805940] __wiimote_probe_cleanup: wdata NULL
[ 122.841287] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.000F: detected device: Nintendo Wii Remote Plus (Gen 2) (1)
[ 122.841759] input: Nintendo Wii Remote Accelerometer as /devices/virtual/misc/uhid/0005:057E:0330.000F/input/input33
[ 122.844724] input: Nintendo Wii Remote IR as /devices/virtual/misc/uhid/0005:057E:0330.000F/input/input34
[ 122.845091] input: Nintendo Wii Remote as /devices/virtual/misc/uhid/0005:057E:0330.000F/input/input32
[ 122.965128] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.000F: detected extension: Nintendo Wii Motion Plus
[ 122.965276] input: Nintendo Wii Remote Motion Plus as /devices/virtual/misc/uhid/0005:057E:0330.000F/input/input35
[ 127.877355] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.000F: Device removed
[ 130.497046] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.0010: Probing wiimote iteration 11
[ 130.497524] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.0010: unknown main item tag 0x0
[ 130.497838] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.0010: hidraw5: BLUETOOTH HID v0.01 Gamepad [Nintendo RVL-CNT-01-TR] on 64:bc:58:9a:b9:28
[ 130.497869] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.0010: New device registered (Wiimote 1)
[ 130.497874] __wiimote_probe_cleanup: wdata NULL
[ 130.533040] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.0010: detected device: Nintendo Wii Remote Plus (Gen 2) (1)
[ 130.533424] input: Nintendo Wii Remote Accelerometer as /devices/virtual/misc/uhid/0005:057E:0330.0010/input/input37
[ 130.533579] input: Nintendo Wii Remote IR as /devices/virtual/misc/uhid/0005:057E:0330.0010/input/input38
[ 130.533699] input: Nintendo Wii Remote as /devices/virtual/misc/uhid/0005:057E:0330.0010/input/input36
[ 130.641239] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.0010: detected extension: Nintendo Wii Motion Plus
[ 130.641385] input: Nintendo Wii Remote Motion Plus as /devices/virtual/misc/uhid/0005:057E:0330.0010/input/input39
[ 134.317450] wiimote 0005:057E:0330.0010: Device removed
Signed-off-by: Rafael Passos <rafael@rcpassos.me>
---
drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
1 file changed, 40 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c
@@ -1779,52 +1779,77 @@ static DEFINE_IDA(wiimote_ida);
static void __wiimote_probe_cleanup(struct wiimote_data *wdata)
{
- if (!wdata)
+ if (!wdata) {
+ printk(KERN_INFO "%s: wdata NULL\n", __func__);
return;
+ }
- if (wdata->player_id)
+ if (wdata->player_id){
+ printk(KERN_INFO "%s: ida cleanup\n", __func__);
ida_free(&wiimote_ida, wdata->player_id);
+ }
// safe, debugfs checks IS_ERR_OR_NULL
wiidebug_deinit(wdata);
// safe, checks dev for NULL
device_remove_file(&wdata->hdev->dev, &dev_attr_devtype);
device_remove_file(&wdata->hdev->dev, &dev_attr_extension);
- if (wdata->probe_state & WIIMOTE_PROBE_HW_OPENED)
+ if (wdata->probe_state & WIIMOTE_PROBE_HW_OPENED){
+ printk(KERN_INFO "%s: hid_hw_close cleanup\n", __func__);
hid_hw_close(wdata->hdev);
- if (wdata->probe_state & WIIMOTE_PROBE_HW_STARTED)
+ }
+ if (wdata->probe_state & WIIMOTE_PROBE_HW_STARTED){
hid_hw_stop(wdata->hdev);
+ printk(KERN_INFO "%s: hid_hw_stop cleanup\n", __func__);
+ }
kfree(wdata);
}
DEFINE_FREE(wiimote_probe_cleanup, struct wiimote_data *,
__wiimote_probe_cleanup(_T))
+static int debug_connect_iterate = 0;
+
static int wiimote_hid_probe(struct hid_device *hdev,
const struct hid_device_id *id)
{
int ret;
+ debug_connect_iterate++;
+
+ hid_info(hdev, "Probing wiimote iteration %d\n", debug_connect_iterate);
hdev->quirks |= HID_QUIRK_NO_INIT_REPORTS;
- struct wiimote_data *wdata __free(wiimote_probe_cleanup) = wiimote_create(hdev);
+ struct wiimote_data *wdata __free(wiimote_probe_cleanup) = NULL;
+ if (debug_connect_iterate == 1)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ wdata = wiimote_create(hdev);
if (!wdata) {
hid_err(hdev, "Can't alloc device\n");
return -ENOMEM;
}
+ if (debug_connect_iterate == 2)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
ret = hid_parse(hdev);
if (ret) {
hid_err(hdev, "HID parse failed\n");
return ret;
}
+ if (debug_connect_iterate == 3)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
ret = hid_hw_start(hdev, HID_CONNECT_HIDRAW);
if (ret) {
hid_err(hdev, "HW start failed\n");
return ret;
}
wdata->probe_state |= WIIMOTE_PROBE_HW_STARTED;
+ if (debug_connect_iterate == 4)
+ return -ENOMEM;
ret = hid_hw_open(hdev);
if (ret) {
@@ -1832,22 +1857,30 @@ static int wiimote_hid_probe(struct hid_device *hdev,
return ret;
}
wdata->probe_state |= WIIMOTE_PROBE_HW_OPENED;
+ if (debug_connect_iterate == 5)
+ return -ENOMEM;
ret = device_create_file(&hdev->dev, &dev_attr_extension);
if (ret) {
hid_err(hdev, "cannot create sysfs attribute\n");
return ret;
}
+ if (debug_connect_iterate == 6)
+ return -ENOMEM;
ret = device_create_file(&hdev->dev, &dev_attr_devtype);
if (ret) {
hid_err(hdev, "cannot create sysfs attribute\n");
return ret;
}
+ if (debug_connect_iterate == 7)
+ return -ENOMEM;
ret = wiidebug_init(wdata);
if (ret)
return ret;
+ if (debug_connect_iterate == 8)
+ return -ENOMEM;
int player_id = ida_alloc_min(&wiimote_ida, 1, GFP_KERNEL);
if (player_id < 1) {
@@ -1856,6 +1889,8 @@ static int wiimote_hid_probe(struct hid_device *hdev,
return ret;
}
wdata->player_id = player_id;
+ if (debug_connect_iterate == 9)
+ return -ENOMEM;
hid_info(hdev, "New device registered (Wiimote %d)\n", player_id);
--
2.53.0
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* Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] HID: wiimote: replace spinlock pairs with scoped_guard
2026-07-15 21:24 ` [PATCH v2 2/4] HID: wiimote: replace spinlock pairs with scoped_guard Rafael Passos
@ 2026-07-15 21:39 ` sashiko-bot
0 siblings, 0 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: sashiko-bot @ 2026-07-15 21:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Rafael Passos; +Cc: dmitry.torokhov, linux-input
Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 3 potential issue(s) to consider:
New issues:
- [Medium] Functions mix `goto`-based error handling cleanup labels with scope-based cleanup (`scoped_guard()`), violating the cleanup subsystem architectural rule.
- [Low] Incorrect 4-space indentation within `scoped_guard` blocks instead of standard kernel tabs.
Pre-existing issues:
- [High] Use-after-free of `wdata` because `queue.worker` can be rescheduled after it is cancelled in `wiimote_destroy()`.
--
--- Patch [2]: [PATCH v2 2/4] HID: wiimote: replace spinlock pairs with scoped_guard ---
commit 343c163a7f9f1368f62e298a4bac0953c054d9f3
Author: Rafael Passos <rafael@rcpassos.me>
HID: wiimote: replace spinlock pairs with scoped_guard
Cleanup code replacing manual lock/unlock with scoped guards.
This does not change any behavior, but makes it safer to modify.
> diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c
> index 91c2cec35f6eb..d37d740a7162f 100644
> --- a/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c
> +++ b/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c
> @@ -362,13 +363,12 @@ void wiiproto_req_rmem(struct wiimote_data *wdata, bool eeprom, __u32 offset,
> int wiimote_cmd_write(struct wiimote_data *wdata, __u32 offset,
> const __u8 *wmem, __u8 size)
> {
[ ... ]
> - spin_lock_irqsave(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
> - wiimote_cmd_set(wdata, WIIPROTO_REQ_WMEM, 0);
> - wiiproto_req_wreg(wdata, offset, wmem, size);
> - spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
> + scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &wdata->state.lock) {
> + wiimote_cmd_set(wdata, WIIPROTO_REQ_WMEM, 0);
> + wiiproto_req_wreg(wdata, offset, wmem, size);
> + }
[Severity: Low]
this isn't a bug, but did the indentation get changed to 4 spaces here instead
of standard kernel tabs?
[ ... ]
> @@ -885,19 +874,19 @@ static void wiimote_init_detect(struct wiimote_data *wdata)
>
> wiimote_cmd_acquire_noint(wdata);
>
> - spin_lock_irq(&wdata->state.lock);
> - wdata->state.devtype = WIIMOTE_DEV_UNKNOWN;
> - wiimote_cmd_set(wdata, WIIPROTO_REQ_SREQ, 0);
> - wiiproto_req_status(wdata);
> - spin_unlock_irq(&wdata->state.lock);
> + scoped_guard(spinlock_irq, &wdata->state.lock) {
> + wdata->state.devtype = WIIMOTE_DEV_UNKNOWN;
> + wiimote_cmd_set(wdata, WIIPROTO_REQ_SREQ, 0);
> + wiiproto_req_status(wdata);
> + }
> +
>
> ret = wiimote_cmd_wait_noint(wdata);
> if (ret)
> goto out_release;
[Severity: Medium]
Does this mix goto-based cleanup labels with scope-based cleanup?
The cleanup guidelines state that for a given routine, all resources requiring
cleanup should be converted to scope-based cleanup, or none of them should be.
This function (as well as wiimote_init_check() and wiimote_modules_load())
still uses goto-based cleanup like goto out_release; and goto error;
combined with the new scoped_guard() declarations.
[ ... ]
> @@ -1120,16 +1108,15 @@ static void wiimote_init_hotplug(struct wiimote_data *wdata)
>
> wiimote_cmd_acquire_noint(wdata);
>
> - spin_lock_irq(&wdata->state.lock);
> -
> - /* get state snapshot that we will then work on */
> - flags = wdata->state.flags;
> + scoped_guard(spinlock_irq, &wdata->state.lock) {
>
> - /* disable event forwarding temporarily */
> - wdata->state.flags &= ~WIIPROTO_FLAG_EXT_ACTIVE;
> - wdata->state.flags &= ~WIIPROTO_FLAG_MP_ACTIVE;
> + /* get state snapshot that we will then work on */
> + flags = wdata->state.flags;
[Severity: Low]
this isn't a bug, but it looks like the contents of this scoped_guard block
are also indented with 4 spaces instead of a tab.
[ ... ]
> @@ -1774,14 +1749,11 @@ static struct wiimote_data *wiimote_create(struct hid_device *hdev)
>
> static void wiimote_destroy(struct wiimote_data *wdata)
> {
> - unsigned long flags;
> -
> wiidebug_deinit(wdata);
>
> /* prevent init_worker from being scheduled again */
> - spin_lock_irqsave(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
> - wdata->state.flags |= WIIPROTO_FLAG_EXITING;
> - spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wdata->state.lock, flags);
> + scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &wdata->state.lock)
> + wdata->state.flags |= WIIPROTO_FLAG_EXITING;
>
> cancel_work_sync(&wdata->init_worker);
> timer_shutdown_sync(&wdata->timer);
[Severity: High]
This isn't a bug introduced by this patch, but does the teardown sequence
in wiimote_destroy() have a use-after-free race condition?
Looking at the rest of wiimote_destroy(), cancel_work_sync(&wdata->queue.worker)
is called before hid_hw_stop(wdata->hdev). If a HID interrupt arrives
immediately after the worker is cancelled:
HID core calls wiimote_hid_event() ->
handler_status_K() ->
wiiproto_req_drm() ->
wiimote_queue()
wiimote_queue() then calls schedule_work(&wdata->queue.worker) without
checking if the device is exiting.
Since hid_hw_stop() hasn't been called yet, the new worker is queued. After
hid_hw_stop() and kfree(wdata) complete, the queued worker can execute and
dereference the freed wdata.
--
Sashiko AI review · https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260715212501.3920033-1-rafael@rcpassos.me?part=2
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* Re: [PATCH v2 3/4] HID: wiimote: use scoped cleanup in wiimote and led probes
2026-07-15 21:24 ` [PATCH v2 3/4] HID: wiimote: use scoped cleanup in wiimote and led probes Rafael Passos
2026-07-15 21:35 ` [TEST] Patch used for testing the wiimote_probe_cleanup Rafael Passos
@ 2026-07-15 21:42 ` sashiko-bot
1 sibling, 0 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: sashiko-bot @ 2026-07-15 21:42 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Rafael Passos; +Cc: dmitry.torokhov, linux-input
Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 2 potential issue(s) to consider:
- [High] The new scoped cleanup function `__wiimote_probe_cleanup()` fails to cancel async workers, timers, and loaded modules on error, leading to a Use-After-Free and dangling registered devices.
- [Medium] Truncation of `player_id` from `int` to `__u8` causes IDA double frees, leaked IDs, and an out-of-bounds array access.
--
--- Patch [3]: [PATCH v2 3/4] HID: wiimote: use scoped cleanup in wiimote and led probes ---
commit 29027bf7f674068d4630217f5005fa7c42f22f18
Author: Rafael Passos <rafael@rcpassos.me>
Subject: HID: wiimote: use scoped cleanup in wiimote and led probes
This patch refactors the cleanup paths in the wiimote and led probe functions
to use scoped cleanup macros. It also introduces a state mask to track the
hardware probing progress.
> diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c
> index d37d740a7162f..b549a7d58d512 100644
> --- a/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c
> +++ b/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c
> @@ -1774,16 +1774,40 @@ static void wiimote_destroy(struct wiimote_data *wdata)
> /* Global id allocator for wii remotes */
> static DEFINE_IDA(wiimote_ida);
>
> +#define WIIMOTE_PROBE_HW_STARTED BIT(0) // hid_hw_start succeeded
> +#define WIIMOTE_PROBE_HW_OPENED BIT(1) // hid_hw_open succeeded
> +
> +static void __wiimote_probe_cleanup(struct wiimote_data *wdata)
> +{
> + if (!wdata)
> + return;
> +
> + if (wdata->player_id)
> + ida_free(&wiimote_ida, wdata->player_id);
> +
> + // safe, debugfs checks IS_ERR_OR_NULL
> + wiidebug_deinit(wdata);
> + // safe, checks dev for NULL
> + device_remove_file(&wdata->hdev->dev, &dev_attr_devtype);
> + device_remove_file(&wdata->hdev->dev, &dev_attr_extension);
> + if (wdata->probe_state & WIIMOTE_PROBE_HW_OPENED)
> + hid_hw_close(wdata->hdev);
> + if (wdata->probe_state & WIIMOTE_PROBE_HW_STARTED)
> + hid_hw_stop(wdata->hdev);
> + kfree(wdata);
> +}
[Severity: High]
Does this new cleanup function safely handle asynchronous teardown?
In the original code, failures later in the probe function would route to
the err_free label which called wiimote_destroy(). That function cleanly
cancelled wdata->init_worker and unloaded any registered modules.
If a hardware event occurs during probe:
wiimote_hid_event()
queues wdata->init_worker
And then an allocation fails (e.g. in wiidebug_init or ida_alloc_min):
__wiimote_probe_cleanup()
hid_hw_stop(wdata->hdev)
kfree(wdata)
Will the queued worker execute after wdata has been freed?
[ ... ]
> @@ -1792,68 +1816,54 @@ static int wiimote_hid_probe(struct hid_device *hdev,
> ret = wiidebug_init(wdata);
> if (ret)
> - goto err_free;
> + return ret;
>
> - player_id = ida_alloc_min(&wiimote_ida, 1, GFP_KERNEL);
> + int player_id = ida_alloc_min(&wiimote_ida, 1, GFP_KERNEL);
> if (player_id < 1) {
> hid_err(hdev, "cannot allocate controller id\n");
> ret = player_id;
> - goto err_free;
> + return ret;
> }
> -
> wdata->player_id = player_id;
[Severity: Medium]
Could this assignment result in truncation if the allocated ID is larger
than 255?
ida_alloc_min() returns an int, but wdata->player_id is defined as a __u8.
If an ID exceeds 255, the truncation could result in 0.
If player_id becomes 0, could it cause an out-of-bounds read later?
Looking at wiimote_modules_load():
wiiproto_req_leds(wdata, player_leds[(wdata->player_id - 1) % 4]);
This might evaluate to player_leds[-1].
Additionally, truncation could lead to multiple devices sharing the same
truncated ID, which might cause IDA double frees when devices are removed.
[ ... ]
--
Sashiko AI review · https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260715212501.3920033-1-rafael@rcpassos.me?part=3
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* Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] HID: wiimote: turn on the LEDs indicating the controller id
2026-07-15 21:24 ` [PATCH v2 1/4] HID: wiimote: turn on the LEDs indicating the controller id Rafael Passos
@ 2026-07-15 21:48 ` sashiko-bot
0 siblings, 0 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: sashiko-bot @ 2026-07-15 21:48 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Rafael Passos; +Cc: dmitry.torokhov, linux-input
Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 3 potential issue(s) to consider:
- [High] Integer truncation of IDA allocation results in out-of-bounds read, IDA resource leak, and kernel WARN.
- [Medium] Race condition causing use-before-initialization of `player_id`, leading to an out-of-bounds read.
- [Medium] Mixing `goto`-based error handling and `scoped_guard()` in the same function violates kernel cleanup subsystem rules.
--
--- Patch [1]: [PATCH v2 1/4] HID: wiimote: turn on the LEDs indicating the controller id ---
commit 49992cb763819a5276c65ada6594868205443ccd
Author: Rafael Passos <rafael@rcpassos.me>
HID: wiimote: turn on the LEDs indicating the controller id
The behavior in a Wii/Wii U console is to have each controller turn on
a different LED indicating the controller id.
This commit implements the same behavior using the ida struct.
Unlike switch controllers, each ID only turns one LED (from 1 to 4).
> diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c
> index 63c4fa8fbb9b6..91c2cec35f6eb 100644
> --- a/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c
> +++ b/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c
[ ... ]
> @@ -671,6 +678,12 @@ static void wiimote_modules_load(struct wiimote_data *wdata,
> spin_lock_irq(&wdata->state.lock);
> wdata->state.devtype = devtype;
> spin_unlock_irq(&wdata->state.lock);
> +
> + /* after loading all modules, set the LED for the player ID cycling from 1 to 4*/
> + scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &wdata->state.lock) {
> + wiiproto_req_leds(wdata, player_leds[(wdata->player_id - 1) % 4]);
> + }
> +
> return;
>
> error:
[Severity: Medium]
Does using scoped_guard() in this function violate the cleanup subsystem
guidelines?
The wiimote_modules_load() function appears to use a goto-based failure path
(goto error;), but introduces a scoped_guard() scope-based cleanup macro.
The cleanup subsystem documentation indicates that mixing goto-based error
handling and scoped_guard() in the same function can create confusing
ownership semantics and should be avoided.
[ ... ]
> @@ -1834,7 +1851,16 @@ static int wiimote_hid_probe(struct hid_device *hdev,
> if (ret)
> goto err_free;
>
> - hid_info(hdev, "New device registered\n");
> + player_id = ida_alloc_min(&wiimote_ida, 1, GFP_KERNEL);
> + if (player_id < 1) {
> + hid_err(hdev, "cannot allocate controller id\n");
> + ret = player_id;
> + goto err_free;
> + }
> +
> + wdata->player_id = player_id;
[Severity: High]
Can this assignment truncate the allocated ID?
The player_id variable returned by ida_alloc_min() is an int, but
wdata->player_id is defined as a __u8 in struct wiimote_data.
If enough devices are created (e.g., via /dev/uhid) to allocate ID 256,
the value would truncate to 0.
When this 0 is later evaluated in wiimote_modules_load():
player_leds[(wdata->player_id - 1) % 4]
The expression (0 - 1) % 4 evaluates to -1, which would lead to an
out-of-bounds array read on player_leds[-1].
Additionally, during device removal in wiimote_hid_remove(), calling
ida_free(&wiimote_ida, wdata->player_id) with the truncated 0 would
trigger a WARN_ON_ONCE in the IDA core (since ID 0 was never allocated)
and permanently leak the originally allocated ID.
[Severity: Medium]
Is there a race condition where wdata->player_id is used before it is
initialized?
The hardware I/O is started and opened via hid_hw_open() earlier in
wiimote_hid_probe(), before the player_id is allocated and assigned here.
If the device immediately sends an event, could a background worker
executing wiimote_modules_load() read wdata->player_id while it is still 0?
This would cause the same out-of-bounds read on player_leds[-1] described
above.
[ ... ]
> diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote.h b/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote.h
> index 9c12f63f6dd2d..a53f72d5077ef 100644
> --- a/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote.h
> +++ b/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote.h
[ ... ]
> @@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ struct wiimote_data {
> struct input_dev *mp;
> struct timer_list timer;
> struct wiimote_debug *debug;
> + __u8 player_id;
>
> union {
> struct input_dev *input;
--
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* Re: [PATCH v2 4/4] HID: wiimote: fix uaf when hid events are handled during destroy
2026-07-15 21:24 ` [PATCH v2 4/4] HID: wiimote: fix uaf when hid events are handled during destroy Rafael Passos
@ 2026-07-15 21:57 ` sashiko-bot
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From: sashiko-bot @ 2026-07-15 21:57 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Rafael Passos; +Cc: dmitry.torokhov, linux-input
Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 1 potential issue(s) to consider:
- [Medium] Module cleanup commands (e.g., rumble off, LEDs off) are dropped during driver unload, leaving the controller hardware in an incorrect or stuck state.
--
--- Patch [4]: [PATCH v2 4/4] HID: wiimote: fix uaf when hid events are handled during destroy ---
commit 62bea240ecf4b4da704b1580ca426a1f9c83501a
Author: Rafael Passos <rafael@rcpassos.me>
HID: wiimote: fix uaf when hid events are handled during destroy
This commit adds a flag check to wiimote_queue() to drop events
if the driver is in the process of unloading. This mitigates a
use-after-free issue when handling events during destroy.
> diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c
> index b549a7d58d512..c9638ec352e44 100644
> --- a/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c
> +++ b/drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c
> @@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ static void wiimote_queue(struct wiimote_data *wdata, const __u8 *buffer,
> */
>
> spin_lock_irqsave(&wdata->queue.lock, flags);
> + /* Do not schedule work if controller is exiting */
> + if ((wdata->state.flags & WIIPROTO_FLAG_EXITING))
> + goto out_unlock;
[Severity: Medium]
Will this aggressively drop hardware cleanup commands during driver unload?
Looking at wiimote_destroy(), the exiting flag is set before calling
wiimote_modules_unload():
drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c:wiimote_destroy() {
...
/* prevent init_worker from being scheduled again */
scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &wdata->state.lock)
wdata->state.flags |= WIIPROTO_FLAG_EXITING;
...
wiimote_modules_unload(wdata);
...
}
If a user unbinds the driver or disconnects the controller while rumble is
active, wiimote_modules_unload() invokes wiimod_rumble_remove() to send
a command to turn the rumble off.
Will this check in wiimote_queue() unexpectedly drop the rumble-off
packet, leaving the physical controller vibrating indefinitely?
>
> memcpy(wdata->queue.outq[wdata->queue.head].data, buffer, count);
> wdata->queue.outq[wdata->queue.head].size = count;
--
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