linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mtd: rawnand: mxc: remove __init qualifier from mxcnd_probe

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Message-ID: <20180626093650.5835593b@xps13>
Date:   Tue, 26 Jun 2018 09:36:50 +0200
From:   Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>
To:     Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...tlin.com>
Cc:     Martin Kaiser <martin@...ser.cx>,
        David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
        Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>,
        Fabio Estevam <fabio.estevam@....com>,
        linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mtd: rawnand: mxc: remove __init qualifier from
 mxcnd_probe_dt

Hi Boris,

On Tue, 26 Jun 2018 09:24:13 +0200, Boris Brezillon
<boris.brezillon@...tlin.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 26 Jun 2018 09:10:05 +0200
> Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Martin, Boris,
> > 
> > On Fri, 22 Jun 2018 16:50:25 +0200, Martin Kaiser <martin@...ser.cx>
> > wrote:
> >   
> > > mxcnd_probe_dt is called from mxcnd_probe, which is not marked as __init.
> > >     
> > 
> > I think this line is just a side note and should be at the end of the
> > commit log.
> >   
> > > Using the sysfs unbind, bind nodes, mxcnd_probe and mxcnd_probe_dt can
> > > potentially be called at any time. After the __init functions are cleaned,
> > > mxcnd_probe_dt is no longer available. Calling it anyway causes a crash.    
> > 
> > The above paragraph explains the problem and the solution, you can just
> > add something like "mcvnd_probe is untouched because it is already not
> > marked as __init" instead of the first line.
> >   
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Martin Kaiser <martin@...ser.cx>    
> > 
> > Boris, do you think this patch is a good candidate for stable?
> > 
> > If yes, Martin, could you please add a couple of stable/fixes tags above
> > your SoB?  
> 
> We should at least have a Fixes tag. For the stable one, I'm not so
> sure because the bug does not exist in practice (the compiler always
> inline mxcnd_probe_dt()).

Fine, then a Fixes tag will be enough and I will take it into
nand/next as it is not urgent at all to have it in the main tree.


Miquèl