linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/2] mcb: Acquire reference to carrier module in core

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Date:	Tue, 10 May 2016 12:39:45 +0200
From:	Johannes Thumshirn <jthumshirn@...e.de>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:	Andreas Werner <andreas.werner@....de>,
	Linux Kernel Mailinglist <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Johannes Thumshirn <jthumshirn@...e.de>
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] mcb: Acquire reference to carrier module in core

Acquire a reference to the carrier's kernel module in bus code, so
it can't be removed from the kernel while it still has a bus and thus
possibly devices attached to it.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Thumshirn <jthumshirn@...e.de>
Reported-by: Andreas Werner <andreas.werner@....de>
Tested-by: Andreas Werner <andreas.werner@....de>
---
 drivers/mcb/mcb-core.c | 16 +++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/mcb/mcb-core.c b/drivers/mcb/mcb-core.c
index f5923c2..6f2c852 100644
--- a/drivers/mcb/mcb-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mcb/mcb-core.c
@@ -61,22 +61,36 @@ static int mcb_probe(struct device *dev)
 	struct mcb_driver *mdrv = to_mcb_driver(dev->driver);
 	struct mcb_device *mdev = to_mcb_device(dev);
 	const struct mcb_device_id *found_id;
+	struct module *carrier_mod;
+	int ret;
 
 	found_id = mcb_match_id(mdrv->id_table, mdev);
 	if (!found_id)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	carrier_mod = mdev->dev.parent->driver->owner;
+	if (!try_module_get(carrier_mod))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	get_device(dev);
-	return mdrv->probe(mdev, found_id);
+	ret = mdrv->probe(mdev, found_id);
+	if (ret)
+		module_put(carrier_mod);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int mcb_remove(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct mcb_driver *mdrv = to_mcb_driver(dev->driver);
 	struct mcb_device *mdev = to_mcb_device(dev);
+	struct module *carrier_mod;
 
 	mdrv->remove(mdev);
 
+	carrier_mod = mdev->dev.parent->driver->owner;
+	module_put(carrier_mod);
+
 	put_device(&mdev->dev);
 
 	return 0;
-- 
2.8.1