linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 04/18] software_node: Enforce parent before child ordering of nodes array for software_node_register

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Message-ID: <20201130161152.GG14465@pendragon.ideasonboard.com>
Date:   Mon, 30 Nov 2020 18:11:52 +0200
From:   Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>
To:     Daniel Scally <djrscally@...il.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 04/18] software_node: Enforce parent before child
 ordering of nodes array for software_node_register_nodes()

Hi Daniel,

Thank you for the patch.

On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 01:31:15PM +0000, Daniel Scally wrote:
> Registering software_nodes with the .parent member set to point to a
> currently unregistered software_node has the potential for problems,
> so enforce parent -> child ordering in arrays passed to this function.
> 
> Suggested-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Scally <djrscally@...il.com>
> ---
> Changes since RFC v3:
> 
> 	Patch introduced
> 
>  drivers/base/swnode.c | 15 +++++++++++----
>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/base/swnode.c b/drivers/base/swnode.c
> index 615a0c93e116..af7930b3679e 100644
> --- a/drivers/base/swnode.c
> +++ b/drivers/base/swnode.c
> @@ -700,14 +700,21 @@ int software_node_register_nodes(const struct software_node *nodes)
>  	int i;
>  
>  	for (i = 0; nodes[i].name; i++) {
> +		if (nodes[i].parent)
> +			if (!software_node_to_swnode(nodes[i].parent)) {
> +				ret = -EINVAL;
> +				goto err_unregister_nodes;
> +			}
> +
>  		ret = software_node_register(&nodes[i]);
> -		if (ret) {
> -			software_node_unregister_nodes(nodes);
> -			return ret;
> -		}
> +		if (ret)
> +			goto err_unregister_nodes;
>  	}
>  
>  	return 0;

I'd add a blank line here.

Reviewed-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>

> +err_unregister_nodes:
> +	software_node_unregister_nodes(nodes);
> +	return ret;
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(software_node_register_nodes);
>  

-- 
Regards,

Laurent Pinchart