linux-kernel - [PATCH] rtc: isl1208: avoid possible sysfs race

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Message-Id: <20180915114343.31935-1-alexandre.belloni@bootlin.com>
Date:   Sat, 15 Sep 2018 13:43:43 +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] rtc: isl1208: avoid possible sysfs race

Use rtc_add_group to add the common sysfs group to avoid a possible race
condition.

Signed-off-by: Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>
---
 drivers/rtc/rtc-isl1208.c | 11 +----------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-isl1208.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-isl1208.c
index ea18a8f4bce0..e1e9434c9972 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-isl1208.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-isl1208.c
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ isl1208_probe(struct i2c_client *client, const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 		evdet_irq = of_irq_get_byname(np, "evdet");
 	}
 
-	rc = sysfs_create_group(&client->dev.kobj, &isl1208_rtc_sysfs_files);
+	rc = rtc_add_group(rtc, &isl1208_rtc_sysfs_files);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
@@ -821,14 +821,6 @@ isl1208_probe(struct i2c_client *client, const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 	return rtc_register_device(rtc);
 }
 
-static int
-isl1208_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
-{
-	sysfs_remove_group(&client->dev.kobj, &isl1208_rtc_sysfs_files);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static const struct i2c_device_id isl1208_id[] = {
 	{ "isl1208", TYPE_ISL1208 },
 	{ "isl1218", TYPE_ISL1218 },
@@ -851,7 +843,6 @@ static struct i2c_driver isl1208_driver = {
 		.of_match_table = of_match_ptr(isl1208_of_match),
 	},
 	.probe = isl1208_probe,
-	.remove = isl1208_remove,
 	.id_table = isl1208_id,
 };
 
-- 
2.19.0