linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 1/1] EDAC/ghes: Fix for NULL pointer dereference in ghes_edac

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Date:   Thu, 27 Aug 2020 15:04:50 +0100
From:   Shiju Jose <shiju.jose@...wei.com>
To:     <linux-edac@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <bp@...en8.de>, <mchehab@...nel.org>, <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        <james.morse@....com>, <rrichter@...vell.com>
CC:     <linuxarm@...wei.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
Subject: [PATCH v2 1/1] EDAC/ghes: Fix for NULL pointer dereference in ghes_edac_register()

After the 'commit b9cae27728d1 ("EDAC/ghes: Scan the system once on driver init")'
applied, following error has occurred in the ghes_edac_register() when
CONFIG_DEBUG_TEST_DRIVER_REMOVE is enabled. The null ghes_hw.dimms pointer
in the mci_for_each_dimm() of ghes_edac_register() caused the error.

The error occurs when all the previously initialized ghes instances are
removed and then probe a new ghes instance. In this case, the ghes_refcount
would be 0, ghes_hw.dimms and mci already freed. The ghes_hw.dimms would
be null because ghes_scan_system() would not call enumerate_dimms() again.

Suggested-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
Signed-off-by: Shiju Jose <shiju.jose@...wei.com>
---
 drivers/edac/ghes_edac.c | 10 ++++++----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/edac/ghes_edac.c b/drivers/edac/ghes_edac.c
index da60c29468a7..54ebc8afc6b1 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/ghes_edac.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/ghes_edac.c
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(ghes_lock);
 static bool __read_mostly force_load;
 module_param(force_load, bool, 0);
 
+static bool system_scanned;
+
 /* Memory Device - Type 17 of SMBIOS spec */
 struct memdev_dmi_entry {
 	u8 type;
@@ -225,14 +227,12 @@ static void enumerate_dimms(const struct dmi_header *dh, void *arg)
 
 static void ghes_scan_system(void)
 {
-	static bool scanned;
-
-	if (scanned)
+	if (system_scanned)
 		return;
 
 	dmi_walk(enumerate_dimms, &ghes_hw);
 
-	scanned = true;
+	system_scanned = true;
 }
 
 void ghes_edac_report_mem_error(int sev, struct cper_sec_mem_err *mem_err)
@@ -631,6 +631,8 @@ void ghes_edac_unregister(struct ghes *ghes)
 
 	mutex_lock(&ghes_reg_mutex);
 
+	system_scanned = false;
+
 	if (!refcount_dec_and_test(&ghes_refcount))
 		goto unlock;
 
-- 
2.17.1