linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 09/11] clk: imx: scu: Fix kfree() of static memory on setting driver

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Message-ID: <YhyqCTWOK9lO1dNl@abelvesa>
Date:   Mon, 28 Feb 2022 12:55:05 +0200
From:   Abel Vesa <abel.vesa@....com>
To:     Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...onical.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 09/11] clk: imx: scu: Fix kfree() of static memory on
 setting driver_override

On 22-02-27 14:53:27, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> The driver_override field from platform driver should not be initialized
> from static memory (string literal) because the core later kfree() it,
> for example when driver_override is set via sysfs.
> 
> Use dedicated helper to set driver_override properly.
> 
> Fixes: 77d8f3068c63 ("clk: imx: scu: add two cells binding support")
> Cc: <stable@...r.kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...onical.com>
> ---
>  drivers/clk/imx/clk-scu.c | 7 ++++++-
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-scu.c b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-scu.c
> index 083da31dc3ea..4b2268b7d0d0 100644
> --- a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-scu.c
> +++ b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-scu.c
> @@ -683,7 +683,12 @@ struct clk_hw *imx_clk_scu_alloc_dev(const char *name,
>  		return ERR_PTR(ret);
>  	}
>  
> -	pdev->driver_override = "imx-scu-clk";
> +	ret = driver_set_override(&pdev->dev, &pdev->driver_override,
> +				  "imx-scu-clk", strlen("imx-scu-clk"));

See my comment to patch 01/11.

I would like this to look like the following:

	ret = driver_set_override(&pdev->dev, "imx-scu-clk");

> +	if (ret) {
> +		platform_device_put(pdev);
> +		return ERR_PTR(ret);
> +	}
>  
>  	ret = imx_clk_scu_attach_pd(&pdev->dev, rsrc_id);
>  	if (ret)
> -- 
> 2.32.0
>