linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] staging: ion: Add ion-physmem driver

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Date:	Tue, 7 Apr 2015 10:57:08 +0200
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl>
Cc:	Andrew Andrianov <andrew@...mnt.org>,
	Arve Hjønnevåg <arve@...roid.com>,
	Riley Andrews <riandrews@...roid.com>,
	Chen Gang <gang.chen.5i5j@...il.com>,
	Fabian Frederick <fabf@...net.be>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] staging: ion: Add ion-physmem driver

On Tue, Apr 07, 2015 at 10:35:45AM +0200, Paul Bolle wrote:
> > +	ipdev->heap = ion_heap_create(&ipdev->data);
> > +	if (!ipdev->heap)
> > +		goto errfreeipdev;
> > +
> > +	if (!try_module_get(THIS_MODULE))
> > +		goto errfreeheap;
> 
> For built-in only code THIS_MODULE will be, basically, always NULL. So,
> I think try_module_get() will always return true.

Even if this is a module, this code is racy and broken, no module should
_ever_ call try_module_get(THIS_MODULE).  That's a sign of broken code,
and/or a broken API.

thanks,

greg k-h
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