linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] device property: fix for couple of bugs

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Date:	Wed, 24 Feb 2016 00:37:43 +0100
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
To:	Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>,
	Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
	John Youn <John.Youn@...opsys.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] device property: fix for couple of bugs

On Monday, February 22, 2016 04:50:39 PM Heikki Krogerus wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> The fwnode->secondary is causing problems when a property_set is
> providing the primary fwnode.
> 
> Both of these fixes are a bit clumsy looking IMO, but I didn't have
> better ideas. I think the second one fixing the use-after-free bug
> should ideally be taken care of in set_secondary_fwnode() instead of
> device_remove_property_set(), but I didn't have any ideas how to do
> that.

Can you please CC device property framework patches to linux-acpi?

They are somewhat easier to handle this way.

Thanks,
Rafael