linux-kernel - [PATCH 07/13] leds: netxbig: fix attribute-creation race

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Date:	Wed, 25 Jun 2014 19:08:50 +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 07/13] leds: netxbig: fix attribute-creation race

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

Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>
---
 drivers/leds/leds-netxbig.c | 26 ++++++++++++--------------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-netxbig.c b/drivers/leds/leds-netxbig.c
index e97f443a6e07..8ab931b8fcd3 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-netxbig.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-netxbig.c
@@ -293,10 +293,14 @@ static ssize_t netxbig_led_sata_show(struct device *dev,
 
 static DEVICE_ATTR(sata, 0644, netxbig_led_sata_show, netxbig_led_sata_store);
 
+static struct attribute *netxbig_led_attrs[] = {
+	&dev_attr_sata.attr,
+	NULL
+};
+ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(netxbig_led);
+
 static void delete_netxbig_led(struct netxbig_led_data *led_dat)
 {
-	if (led_dat->mode_val[NETXBIG_LED_SATA] != NETXBIG_LED_INVALID_MODE)
-		device_remove_file(led_dat->cdev.dev, &dev_attr_sata);
 	led_classdev_unregister(&led_dat->cdev);
 }
 
@@ -327,6 +331,12 @@ create_netxbig_led(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	led_dat->sata = 0;
 	led_dat->cdev.brightness = LED_OFF;
 	led_dat->cdev.flags |= LED_CORE_SUSPENDRESUME;
+	/*
+	 * If available, expose the SATA activity blink capability through
+	 * a "sata" sysfs attribute.
+	 */
+	if (led_dat->mode_val[NETXBIG_LED_SATA] != NETXBIG_LED_INVALID_MODE)
+		led_dat->cdev.groups = netxbig_led_groups;
 	led_dat->mode_addr = template->mode_addr;
 	led_dat->mode_val = template->mode_val;
 	led_dat->bright_addr = template->bright_addr;
@@ -335,18 +345,6 @@ create_netxbig_led(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	led_dat->num_timer = pdata->num_timer;
 
 	ret = led_classdev_register(&pdev->dev, &led_dat->cdev);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	/*
-	 * If available, expose the SATA activity blink capability through
-	 * a "sata" sysfs attribute.
-	 */
-	if (led_dat->mode_val[NETXBIG_LED_SATA] != NETXBIG_LED_INVALID_MODE) {
-		ret = device_create_file(led_dat->cdev.dev, &dev_attr_sata);
-		if (ret)
-			led_classdev_unregister(&led_dat->cdev);
-	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
-- 
1.8.5.5

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