linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] of: overlay: validation checks, subsequent fixes for v20 -- correction: v4.20

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Message-ID: <b113e03d-95f9-96bc-2a50-bc61307e780e@gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 8 Nov 2018 22:57:59 -0800
From:   Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>
To:     Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Pantelis Antoniou <pantelis.antoniou@...sulko.com>,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
        Alan Tull <atull@...nel.org>, Moritz Fischer <mdf@...nel.org>
Cc:     "devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linuxppc-dev <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
        linux-fpga@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] of: overlay: validation checks, subsequent fixes for
 v20 -- correction: v4.20

On 11/8/18 10:56 PM, Frank Rowand wrote:
> Hi Rob,
> 
> Please pull the changes to add the overlay validation checks.
> 
> This is the v7 version of the patch series.
> 
> -Frank
> 
> 
> The following changes since commit 651022382c7f8da46cb4872a545ee1da6d097d2a:
> 
>   Linux 4.20-rc1 (2018-11-04 15:37:52 -0800)
> 
> are available in the git repository at:
> 
>   git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/frowand/linux.git tags/kfree_validate_v7-for-4.20
> 
> for you to fetch changes up to eeb07c573ec307c53fe2f6ac6d8d11c261f64006:
> 
>   of: unittest: initialize args before calling of_*parse_*() (2018-11-08 22:12:37 -0800)
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Add checks to (1) overlay apply process and (2) memory freeing
> triggered by overlay release.  The checks are intended to detect
> possible memory leaks and invalid overlays.
> 
> The checks revealed bugs in existing code.  Fixed the bugs.
> 
> While fixing bugs, noted other issues, which are fixed in
> separate patches.
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Frank Rowand (17):
>       of: overlay: add tests to validate kfrees from overlay removal
>       of: overlay: add missing of_node_put() after add new node to changeset
>       of: overlay: add missing of_node_get() in __of_attach_node_sysfs
>       powerpc/pseries: add of_node_put() in dlpar_detach_node()
>       of: overlay: use prop add changeset entry for property in new nodes
>       of: overlay: do not duplicate properties from overlay for new nodes
>       of: overlay: reorder fields in struct fragment
>       of: overlay: validate overlay properties #address-cells and #size-cells
>       of: overlay: make all pr_debug() and pr_err() messages unique
>       of: overlay: test case of two fragments adding same node
>       of: overlay: check prevents multiple fragments add or delete same node
>       of: overlay: check prevents multiple fragments touching same property
>       of: unittest: remove unused of_unittest_apply_overlay() argument
>       of: overlay: set node fields from properties when add new overlay node
>       of: unittest: allow base devicetree to have symbol metadata
>       of: unittest: find overlays[] entry by name instead of index
>       of: unittest: initialize args before calling of_*parse_*()
> 
>  arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c             |   2 +
>  drivers/of/dynamic.c                               |  59 ++++-
>  drivers/of/kobj.c                                  |   4 +-
>  drivers/of/overlay.c                               | 292 ++++++++++++++++-----
>  drivers/of/unittest-data/Makefile                  |   2 +
>  .../of/unittest-data/overlay_bad_add_dup_node.dts  |  28 ++
>  .../of/unittest-data/overlay_bad_add_dup_prop.dts  |  24 ++
>  drivers/of/unittest-data/overlay_base.dts          |   1 +
>  drivers/of/unittest.c                              |  96 +++++--
>  include/linux/of.h                                 |  21 +-
>  10 files changed, 432 insertions(+), 97 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 drivers/of/unittest-data/overlay_bad_add_dup_node.dts
>  create mode 100644 drivers/of/unittest-data/overlay_bad_add_dup_prop.dts
>