Re: [PATCH 1/4] memory-hotplug: add memory_block_release

[KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@jp.fujitsu.com>]

On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 8:24 PM, Yasuaki Ishimatsu
<isimatu.yasuaki@jp.fujitsu.com> wrote:
> Hi Chen,
>
>
> 2012/09/27 19:20, Ni zhan Chen wrote:
>>
>> Hi Congyang,
>>
>> 2012/9/27 <wency@cn.fujitsu.com>
>>
>>> From: Yasuaki Ishimatsu <isimatu.yasuaki@jp.fujitsu.com>
>>>
>>> When calling remove_memory_block(), the function shows following message
>>> at
>>> device_release().
>>>
>>> Device 'memory528' does not have a release() function, it is broken and
>>> must
>>> be fixed.
>>>
>>
>> What's the difference between the patch and original implemetation?
>
>
> The implementation is for removing a memory_block. So the purpose is
> same as original one. But original code is bad manner. kobject_cleanup()
> is called by remove_memory_block() at last. But release function for
> releasing memory_block is not registered. As a result, the kernel message
> is shown. IMHO, memory_block should be release by the releae function.

but your patch introduced use after free bug, if i understand correctly.
See unregister_memory() function. After your patch, kobject_put() call
release_memory_block() and kfree(). and then device_unregister() will
touch freed memory.

static void
unregister_memory(struct memory_block *memory)
{
	BUG_ON(memory->dev.bus != &memory_subsys);

	/* drop the ref. we got in remove_memory_block() */
	kobject_put(&memory->dev.kobj);
	device_unregister(&memory->dev);
}

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