From: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
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Subject: [PATCH 00/11] kobject: Require explicit initialization of struct kobj_type::release
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:39:35 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261013223946.1836757-1-irogers@google.com> (raw)
Clang supports the 'require_explicit_initialization' attribute on struct
fields to enforce that the field is explicitly initialized when an
aggregate object is constructed, emitting -Wuninitialized-explicit-init
(enabled by default) if the field is omitted.
Following discussion at the Linux Plumbers Conference [1], this series
introduces __require_explicit_initialization in
include/linux/compiler_attributes.h and applies it to
struct kobj_type::release.
As Documentation/core-api/kobject.rst notes:
"One important point cannot be overstated: every kobject must have a
release() method, and the kobject must persist (in a consistent state)
until that method is called. If these constraints are not met, the code
is flawed."
Annotating struct kobj_type::release caught 30 struct kobj_type
definitions across the tree that omitted .release:
- Patches 2-10 fix 10 struct kobj_type definitions where dynamically
allocated kobjects, ksets, or enclosing structures were either leaked on
kobject_put() or freed prematurely before kobject release (risking a
use-after-free when CONFIG_DEBUG_KOBJECT_RELEASE=y).
- Patch 11 annotates struct kobj_type::release with
__require_explicit_initialization and explicitly sets .release = NULL
(with explanatory comments) on the remaining legacy struct kobj_type
definitions whose kobjects are static, per-CPU, or embedded in devm- or
parent-managed structures.
[1] https://lpc.events/event/20/contributions/2392/
Ian Rogers (11):
Compiler Attributes: Add __require_explicit_initialization macro
powerpc/secvar: Add missing kobject release callback to secvar_ktype
sh: sq: Add missing kobject release callback to ktype_percpu_entry
cpufreq: Initialize kobj_type release callback in ondemand and
conservative governors
ACPI: CPPC: Free cpc_desc in kobject release callback
dlm: Free dlm_ls in kobject release callback
xen/sys-hypervisor: Add release callback to hyp_sysfs_kobj_type
s390/sclp_mem: Allocate struct sclp_mem dynamically and add kobject
release
ubifs: sysfs: Use kset_create_and_add() for ubifs_kset
drm/amdkfd: Free queue in procfs_queue_type kobject release callback
kobject: Require explicit initialization of struct kobj_type::release
Documentation/conf.py | 1 +
arch/arm64/kernel/cpuinfo.c | 2 +
arch/powerpc/kernel/secvar-sysfs.c | 6 ++
arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4/sq.c | 6 ++
drivers/acpi/cppc_acpi.c | 39 +++++-----
drivers/acpi/sysfs.c | 2 +
drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c | 5 +-
drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c | 3 +-
drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.h | 1 +
drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c | 5 +-
drivers/dma/ioat/sysfs.c | 2 +
drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_xcp.c | 4 +
drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c | 10 ++-
drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_queue.c | 5 +-
drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/sysfs.c | 2 +
drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_sysfs.c | 2 +
drivers/parisc/pdc_stable.c | 2 +
drivers/power/supply/ab8500_fg.c | 2 +
drivers/s390/char/sclp_mem.c | 73 +++++++++----------
drivers/soc/hisilicon/kunpeng_hccs.c | 6 ++
.../fbdev/omap2/omapfb/dss/display-sysfs.c | 2 +
.../fbdev/omap2/omapfb/dss/manager-sysfs.c | 2 +
.../fbdev/omap2/omapfb/dss/overlay-sysfs.c | 2 +
drivers/xen/sys-hypervisor.c | 6 ++
fs/dlm/lockspace.c | 19 +++--
fs/erofs/sysfs.c | 4 +
fs/f2fs/sysfs.c | 6 ++
fs/ocfs2/cluster/masklog.c | 2 +
fs/ubifs/sysfs.c | 24 ++----
include/linux/compiler_attributes.h | 11 +++
include/linux/kobject.h | 2 +-
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 1 +
tools/lib/python/kdoc/xforms_lists.py | 1 +
33 files changed, 170 insertions(+), 90 deletions(-)
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2.56.0.385.gd3acb90ef8-goog
next reply other threads:[~2026-10-13 22:40 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-13 22:39 Ian Rogers [this message]
2026-10-13 22:39 ` [PATCH 01/11] Compiler Attributes: Add __require_explicit_initialization macro Ian Rogers
2026-10-14 7:27 ` Christian König
2026-10-14 11:28 ` Miguel Ojeda
2026-10-13 22:39 ` [PATCH 02/11] powerpc/secvar: Add missing kobject release callback to secvar_ktype Ian Rogers
2026-10-13 22:39 ` [PATCH 03/11] sh: sq: Add missing kobject release callback to ktype_percpu_entry Ian Rogers
2026-10-13 22:39 ` [PATCH 04/11] cpufreq: Initialize kobj_type release callback in ondemand and conservative governors Ian Rogers
2026-10-14 4:24 ` Zhongqiu Han
2026-10-13 22:39 ` [PATCH 05/11] ACPI: CPPC: Free cpc_desc in kobject release callback Ian Rogers
2026-10-13 22:39 ` [PATCH 06/11] dlm: Free dlm_ls " Ian Rogers
2026-10-13 22:39 ` [PATCH 07/11] xen/sys-hypervisor: Add release callback to hyp_sysfs_kobj_type Ian Rogers
2026-10-13 22:39 ` [PATCH 08/11] s390/sclp_mem: Allocate struct sclp_mem dynamically and add kobject release Ian Rogers
2026-10-14 12:04 ` Sumanth Korikkar
2026-10-13 22:39 ` [PATCH 09/11] ubifs: sysfs: Use kset_create_and_add() for ubifs_kset Ian Rogers
2026-10-14 11:51 ` Zhihao Cheng
2026-10-13 22:39 ` [PATCH 10/11] drm/amdkfd: Free queue in procfs_queue_type kobject release callback Ian Rogers
2026-10-13 22:39 ` [PATCH 11/11] kobject: Require explicit initialization of struct kobj_type::release Ian Rogers
2026-10-14 5:36 ` [PATCH 00/11] " Greg Kroah-Hartman
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