[PATCH v2] driver core: Fix bus_type.match() error handling

Isaac J. Manjarres
2022-08-16T05:11:13Z

Both __device_attach_driver() and __driver_attach() check the return
code of the bus_type.match() function to see if the device needs to be
added to the deferred probe list. After adding the device to the list,
the logic attempts to bind the device to the driver anyway, as if the
device had matched with the driver, which is not correct.

If __device_attach_driver() detects that the device in question is not
ready to match with a driver on the bus, then it doesn't make sense for
the device to attempt to bind with the current driver or continue
attempting to match with any of the other drivers on the bus. So, update
the logic in __device_attach_driver() to reflect this.

If __driver_attach() detects that a driver tried to match with a device
and that results in any error, then the driver should not attempt to bind
with the device. However, the driver can still attempt to match and bind
with other devices on the bus, as drivers can be bound to multiple
devices. So, update the logic in __driver_attach() to reflect this.

Cc: Saravana Kannan <saravanak@google.com>
Cc: stable@kernel.org
Fixes: 656b8035b0ee ("ARM: 8524/1: driver cohandle -EPROBE_DEFER from bus_type.match()")
Reported-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
Signed-off-by: Isaac J. Manjarres <isaacmanjarres@google.com>
---
drivers/base/dd.c | 16 +++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

v1 -> v2:
- Fixed the logic in __driver_attach() to allow a driver to continue
attempting to match and bind with devices in case of any error, not
just probe deferral.

Guenter,

Can you please give test this patch to make sure it still works for you?

Thanks,
Isaac

diff --git a/drivers/base/dd.c b/drivers/base/dd.c
index 70f79fc71539..453eb19a9a27 100644
--- a/drivers/base/dd.c
+++ b/drivers/base/dd.c
@@ -881,6 +881,11 @@ static int __device_attach_driver(struct device_driver *drv, void *_data)
dev_dbg(dev, "Device match requests probe deferral\n");
dev->can_match = true;
driver_deferred_probe_add(dev);
+ /*
+ * Device can't match with a driver right now, so don't attempt
+ * to match or bind with other drivers on the bus.
+ */
+ return ret;
} else if (ret < 0) {
dev_dbg(dev, "Bus failed to match device: %d\n", ret);
return ret;
@@ -1120,9 +1125,18 @@ static int __driver_attach(struct device *dev, void *data)
dev_dbg(dev, "Device match requests probe deferral\n");
dev->can_match = true;
driver_deferred_probe_add(dev);
+ /*
+ * Driver could not match with device right now, but may match
+ * with another device on the bus.
+ */
+ return 0;
} else if (ret < 0) {
dev_dbg(dev, "Bus failed to match device: %d\n", ret);
- return ret;
+ /*
+ * Driver could not match with device, but may match with
+ * another device on the bus.
+ */
+ return 0;
} /* ret > 0 means positive match */

if (driver_allows_async_probing(drv)) {
--
2.37.1.595.g718a3a8f04-goog