Re: [PATCH v2 09/11] clk: imx: scu: fix kfree() of static memory on setting driver_override

Krzysztof Kozlowski
2022-02-23T19:19:12Z

On 23/02/2022 20:14, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> 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: 77d8f3068c63 ("clk: imx: scu: add two cells binding support")
> Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@canonical.com>
> ---
> drivers/clk/imx/clk-scu.c | 7 ++++++-
> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-scu.c b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-scu.c
> index 083da31dc3ea..15e1d670e51f 100644
> --- a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-scu.c
> +++ b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-scu.c
> @@ -683,7 +683,12 @@ struct clk_hw *imx_clk_scu_alloc_dev(const char *name,
> return ERR_PTR(ret);
> }
>
> - pdev->driver_override = "imx-scu-clk";
> + ret = driver_set_override(&pdev->dev, &pdev->driver_override,
> + "imx-scu-clk");
> + if (ret) {
> + platform_device_put(pdev);
> + return ret;

This is wrong - should be ERR_PTR.

Best regards,
Krzysztof