linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] clk: bcm2835: Fix return type of bcm2835_register

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Date:   Tue, 26 May 2020 16:42:04 -0700
From:   Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>
To:     Michael Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>,
        Nathan Chancellor <natechancellor@...il.com>
Cc:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Ray Jui <rjui@...adcom.com>,
        Scott Branden <sbranden@...adcom.com>,
        bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com,
        Nicolas Saenz Julienne <nsaenzjulienne@...e.de>,
        linux-clk@...r.kernel.org, linux-rpi-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        clang-built-linux@...glegroups.com,
        Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>,
        Nathan Chancellor <natechancellor@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] clk: bcm2835: Fix return type of bcm2835_register_gate

Quoting Nathan Chancellor (2020-05-16 01:08:06)
> bcm2835_register_gate is used as a callback for the clk_register member
> of bcm2835_clk_desc, which expects a struct clk_hw * return type but
> bcm2835_register_gate returns a struct clk *.
> 
> This discrepancy is hidden by the fact that bcm2835_register_gate is
> cast to the typedef bcm2835_clk_register by the _REGISTER macro. This
> turns out to be a control flow integrity violation, which is how this
> was noticed.
> 
> Change the return type of bcm2835_register_gate to be struct clk_hw *
> and use clk_hw_register_gate to do so. This should be a non-functional
> change as clk_register_gate calls clk_hw_register_gate anyways but this
> is needed to avoid issues with further changes.
> 
> Fixes: b19f009d4510 ("clk: bcm2835: Migrate to clk_hw based registration and OF APIs")
> Link: https://github.com/ClangBuiltLinux/linux/issues/1028
> Signed-off-by: Nathan Chancellor <natechancellor@...il.com>
> ---

Thanks. Applied to clk-next.

> 
> base-commit: bdecf38f228bcca73b31ada98b5b7ba1215eb9c9

Please don't base on some random linux-next commit though.