From: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo.bianconi@oss.qualcomm.com>
To: sashiko-reviews@lists.linux.dev
Cc: robh@kernel.org, conor+dt@kernel.org, linux-pci@vger.kernel.org,
devicetree@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 3/5] PCI/pwrctrl: tc9563: Add GPIO auxiliary device support
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2026 17:55:52 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <aqAwCH5XoNaUymVG@lore-desk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260908154519.4C63C1F00A3A@smtp.kernel.org>
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> Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 1 potential issue(s) to consider:
> - [High] Devm vs manual cleanup ordering bug: Auxiliary device is unregistered via devres after the hardware is manually powered off and the I2C adapter reference is dropped.
> --
>
> commit ee51cc5ce17159f5e9569310449014a414a8580e
> Author: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo.bianconi@oss.qualcomm.com>
>
> PCI/pwrctrl: tc9563: Add GPIO auxiliary device support
>
> The commit adds GPIO auxiliary device support to the TC9563 PCI power control
> driver, allowing a companion GPIO driver to handle per-port reset signals.
> It passes the tc9563 regmap to the auxiliary device and uses devres to
> manage unregistration.
>
> > diff --git a/drivers/pci/pwrctrl/pci-pwrctrl-tc9563.c b/drivers/pci/pwrctrl/pci-pwrctrl-tc9563.c
> > index 59ad219c26c02..3fb862105fa58 100644
> > --- a/drivers/pci/pwrctrl/pci-pwrctrl-tc9563.c
> > +++ b/drivers/pci/pwrctrl/pci-pwrctrl-tc9563.c
> [ ... ]
> > @@ -393,6 +398,77 @@ static int tc9563_pwrctrl_parse_device_dt(struct device_node *node,
> > return 0;
> > }
> >
> > +static void tc9563_pwrctrl_adev_release(struct device *dev)
> [ ... ]
> > +static int tc9563_pwrctrl_adev_add(struct device *dev, const char *name,
> > + struct device_node *of_node,
> > + void *priv_data)
> > +{
> > + struct auxiliary_device *adev;
> [ ... ]
> > + ret = auxiliary_device_add(adev);
> > + if (ret) {
> > + auxiliary_device_uninit(adev);
> > + return ret;
> > + }
> > +
> > + return devm_add_action_or_reset(dev, tc9563_pwrctrl_adev_remove, adev);
>
> [Severity: High]
> Does registering the auxiliary device unregistration to the devm cleanup phase
> cause a teardown ordering issue?
>
> Because devm actions execute after .remove() returns, tc9563_pwrctrl_remove()
> will execute first:
>
> static void tc9563_pwrctrl_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
> {
> ...
> tc9563_pwrctrl_power_off(&tc9563->pwrctrl);
> i2c_put_adapter(tc9563->adapter);
> }
>
> Will this cause the hardware to be manually powered off and the I2C adapter
> reference dropped before the child device is unregistered?
>
> Could this lead to I2C transactions on a powered-off device if the GPIO
> controller is accessed during the unbind window, and a potential use-after-free
> if the adapter module is unloaded while the dummy client and regmap are still
> active?
I think this is the issue already reported in v3.
I guess this can't really occur since i2c_adapter refcount is 2 after probe
(of_get_i2c_adapter_by_node()) and devm_i2c_new_dummy_device()). During
teardown phase, the first reference is released (i2c_put_adapter()) but the
second one is released just after aux device is destroyed.
>
> > +}
> [ ... ]
> > @@ -596,6 +672,10 @@ static int tc9563_pwrctrl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> > tc9563->pwrctrl.power_on = tc9563_pwrctrl_power_on;
> > tc9563->pwrctrl.power_off = tc9563_pwrctrl_power_off;
> >
> > + ret = tc9563_pwrctrl_add_gpio_adev(tc9563);
> > + if (ret)
> > + goto remove_i2c;
> > +
> > ret = devm_pci_pwrctrl_device_set_ready(dev, &tc9563->pwrctrl);
> > if (ret)
> > goto power_off;
> >
> > return 0;
> >
> > power_off:
> > tc9563_pwrctrl_power_off(&tc9563->pwrctrl);
> > remove_i2c:
> > i2c_put_adapter(tc9563->adapter);
> > return ret;
>
> [Severity: High]
> Is the same teardown ordering regression reproduced in this error path?
>
> If devm_pci_pwrctrl_device_set_ready() fails, the code jumps to power_off,
> which manually powers off the hardware and drops the I2C adapter reference.
> Then probe returns the error, and devres will clean up the auxiliary device
> afterward.
>
> Could this create a race window where the child device is fully bound
> and accessible to userspace or other subsystems while the underlying hardware is
> already powered off?
For the above reason I guess this issue can't occur.
Regards,
Lorenzo
>
> --
> Sashiko AI review · https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260908-pci-tc9563-aux-v4-0-c7fc7778292b@oss.qualcomm.com?part=3
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-08 15:56 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-08 15:28 [PATCH v4 0/5] PCI/pwrctrl: tc9563: Introduce support for embedded GPIO controller Lorenzo Bianconi
2026-09-08 15:28 ` [PATCH v4 1/5] dt-bindings: PCI: toshiba,tc9563: Document " Lorenzo Bianconi
2026-09-08 15:34 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-08 15:47 ` Lorenzo Bianconi
2026-09-08 15:28 ` [PATCH v4 2/5] gpio: tc9563: Add support for the " Lorenzo Bianconi
2026-09-08 15:37 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-08 15:28 ` [PATCH v4 3/5] PCI/pwrctrl: tc9563: Add GPIO auxiliary device support Lorenzo Bianconi
2026-09-08 15:45 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-08 15:55 ` Lorenzo Bianconi [this message]
2026-09-08 15:28 ` [PATCH v4 4/5] PCI/pwrctrl: tc9563: Switch per-port reset to GPIO descriptor API Lorenzo Bianconi
2026-09-08 15:45 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-08 15:28 ` [PATCH v4 5/5] arm64: dts: qcom: qcs6490-rb3gen2: Enable TC9563 embedded GPIO controller Lorenzo Bianconi
2026-09-08 15:41 ` sashiko-bot
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