linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/2] rtc: tps6586x: fix possible race condition

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Date:   Thu, 17 May 2018 22:48:17 +0200
From:   Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>
To:     linux-rtc@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] rtc: tps6586x: fix possible race condition

The probe function is not allowed to fail after the RTC is registered
because the following may happen:

CPU0:                                CPU1:
sys_load_module()
 do_init_module()
  do_one_initcall()
   cmos_do_probe()
    rtc_device_register()
     __register_chrdev()
     cdev->owner = struct module*
                                     open("/dev/rtc0")
    rtc_device_unregister()
  module_put()
  free_module()
   module_free(mod->module_core)
   /* struct module *module is now
      freed */
                                      chrdev_open()
                                       spin_lock(cdev_lock)
                                       cdev_get()
                                        try_module_get()
                                         module_is_live()
                                         /* dereferences already
                                            freed struct module* */

Signed-off-by: Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>
---
 drivers/rtc/rtc-tps6586x.c | 14 +++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-tps6586x.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-tps6586x.c
index 46a19adf9a96..9b741143f131 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-tps6586x.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-tps6586x.c
@@ -276,14 +276,15 @@ static int tps6586x_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	device_init_wakeup(&pdev->dev, 1);
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, rtc);
-	rtc->rtc = devm_rtc_device_register(&pdev->dev, dev_name(&pdev->dev),
-				       &tps6586x_rtc_ops, THIS_MODULE);
+	rtc->rtc = devm_rtc_allocate_device(&pdev->dev);
 	if (IS_ERR(rtc->rtc)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(rtc->rtc);
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "RTC device register: ret %d\n", ret);
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "RTC allocate device: ret %d\n", ret);
 		goto fail_rtc_register;
 	}
 
+	rtc->rtc->ops = &tps6586x_rtc_ops;
+
 	ret = devm_request_threaded_irq(&pdev->dev, rtc->irq, NULL,
 				tps6586x_rtc_irq,
 				IRQF_ONESHOT,
@@ -294,6 +295,13 @@ static int tps6586x_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto fail_rtc_register;
 	}
 	disable_irq(rtc->irq);
+
+	ret = rtc_register_device(rtc->rtc);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "RTC device register: ret %d\n", ret);
+		goto fail_rtc_register;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 
 fail_rtc_register:
-- 
2.17.0