linux-kernel - [PATCH v3 1/2] xen/xenbus: reference count registered modules

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Date:   Mon, 2 Dec 2019 11:41:16 +0000
From:   Paul Durrant <pdurrant@...zon.com>
To:     <linux-block@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org>
CC:     Paul Durrant <pdurrant@...zon.com>,
        Jan Beulich <jbeulich@...e.com>,
        "Boris Ostrovsky" <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>,
        Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
        Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v3 1/2] xen/xenbus: reference count registered modules

To prevent a PV driver module being removed whilst attached to its other
end, and hence xenbus calling into potentially invalid text, take a
reference on the module before calling the probe() method (dropping it if
unsuccessful) and drop the reference after returning from the remove()
method.

Suggested-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@...e.com>
Signed-off-by: Paul Durrant <pdurrant@...zon.com>
---
Cc: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>
Cc: Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
Cc: Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@...nel.org>

v2:
 - New in v2

v3:
 - Use try_module_get() rather than __module)get() and handle failure
 - Not added Juergen's R-b because of the change
---
 drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_probe.c | 13 ++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_probe.c b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_probe.c
index 5b471889d723..4461f4583476 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_probe.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_probe.c
@@ -232,9 +232,16 @@ int xenbus_dev_probe(struct device *_dev)
 		return err;
 	}
 
+	if (!try_module_get(drv->driver.owner)) {
+		dev_warn(&dev->dev, "failed to acquire module reference on '%s'.\n",
+			 drv->driver.name);
+		err = -ESRCH;
+		goto fail;
+        }
+
 	err = drv->probe(dev, id);
 	if (err)
-		goto fail;
+		goto fail_put;
 
 	err = watch_otherend(dev);
 	if (err) {
@@ -244,6 +251,8 @@ int xenbus_dev_probe(struct device *_dev)
 	}
 
 	return 0;
+fail_put:
+	module_put(drv->driver.owner);
 fail:
 	xenbus_dev_error(dev, err, "xenbus_dev_probe on %s", dev->nodename);
 	xenbus_switch_state(dev, XenbusStateClosed);
@@ -263,6 +272,8 @@ int xenbus_dev_remove(struct device *_dev)
 	if (drv->remove)
 		drv->remove(dev);
 
+	module_put(drv->driver.owner);
+
 	free_otherend_details(dev);
 
 	xenbus_switch_state(dev, XenbusStateClosed);
-- 
2.20.1