linux-kernel - [PATCH 03/13] leds: lm3533: fix attribute-creation race

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Date:	Wed, 25 Jun 2014 19:08:46 +0200
From:	Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>
To:	Bryan Wu <cooloney@...il.com>, Richard Purdie <rpurdie@...ys.net>
Cc:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-leds@...r.kernel.org,
	Janne Kanniainen <janne.kanniainen@...il.com>,
	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>,
	Bjørn Mork <bjorn@...k.no>,
	Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 03/13] leds: lm3533: fix attribute-creation race

Use the attribute groups of the led-class to create the attributes
during probe in order to avoid racing with userspace.

Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>
---
 drivers/leds/leds-lm3533.c | 20 ++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-lm3533.c b/drivers/leds/leds-lm3533.c
index e2c642c1169b..cbf61a40137d 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-lm3533.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-lm3533.c
@@ -645,6 +645,11 @@ static struct attribute_group lm3533_led_attribute_group = {
 	.attrs		= lm3533_led_attributes
 };
 
+static const struct attribute_group *lm3533_led_attribute_groups[] = {
+	&lm3533_led_attribute_group,
+	NULL
+};
+
 static int lm3533_led_setup(struct lm3533_led *led,
 					struct lm3533_led_platform_data *pdata)
 {
@@ -692,6 +697,7 @@ static int lm3533_led_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	led->cdev.brightness_get = lm3533_led_get;
 	led->cdev.blink_set = lm3533_led_blink_set;
 	led->cdev.brightness = LED_OFF;
+	led->cdev.groups = lm3533_led_attribute_groups,
 	led->id = pdev->id;
 
 	mutex_init(&led->mutex);
@@ -715,25 +721,16 @@ static int lm3533_led_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	led->cb.dev = led->cdev.dev;
 
-	ret = sysfs_create_group(&led->cdev.dev->kobj,
-						&lm3533_led_attribute_group);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to create sysfs attributes\n");
-		goto err_unregister;
-	}
-
 	ret = lm3533_led_setup(led, pdata);
 	if (ret)
-		goto err_sysfs_remove;
+		goto err_unregister;
 
 	ret = lm3533_ctrlbank_enable(&led->cb);
 	if (ret)
-		goto err_sysfs_remove;
+		goto err_unregister;
 
 	return 0;
 
-err_sysfs_remove:
-	sysfs_remove_group(&led->cdev.dev->kobj, &lm3533_led_attribute_group);
 err_unregister:
 	led_classdev_unregister(&led->cdev);
 	flush_work(&led->work);
@@ -748,7 +745,6 @@ static int lm3533_led_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "%s\n", __func__);
 
 	lm3533_ctrlbank_disable(&led->cb);
-	sysfs_remove_group(&led->cdev.dev->kobj, &lm3533_led_attribute_group);
 	led_classdev_unregister(&led->cdev);
 	flush_work(&led->work);
 
-- 
1.8.5.5

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