linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] serial: sh-sci: fix missing uart_unregister_driver() in sci_probe

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Message-ID: <Yr29pxQPgGs6/0yr@kroah.com>
Date:   Thu, 30 Jun 2022 17:13:43 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Yang Yingliang <yangyingliang@...wei.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-serial@...r.kernel.org,
        geert+renesas@...der.be, peter@...leysoftware.com,
        sjoerd.simons@...labora.co.uk
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] serial: sh-sci: fix missing uart_unregister_driver()
 in sci_probe_single()

On Thu, Jun 30, 2022 at 10:09:19PM +0800, Yang Yingliang wrote:
> Add missing uart_unregister_driver() in error case in sci_probe_single().
> 
> Fixes: 352b92664549 ("serial: sh-sci: Move uart_register_driver call to device probe")
> Reported-by: Hulk Robot <hulkci@...wei.com>
> Signed-off-by: Yang Yingliang <yangyingliang@...wei.com>
> ---
>  drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c | 6 +++++-
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
> index ca5a58f01aff..08a249eaaa8c 100644
> --- a/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
> +++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
> @@ -3280,7 +3280,7 @@ static int sci_probe_single(struct platform_device *dev,
>  
>  	ret = sci_init_single(dev, sciport, index, p, false);
>  	if (ret)
> -		return ret;
> +		goto err_unregister;
>  
>  	sciport->gpios = mctrl_gpio_init(&sciport->port, 0);
>  	if (IS_ERR(sciport->gpios)) {
> @@ -3306,6 +3306,10 @@ static int sci_probe_single(struct platform_device *dev,
>  
>  err_cleanup_single:
>  	sci_cleanup_single(sciport);
> +err_unregister:
> +	mutex_lock(&sci_uart_registration_lock);
> +	uart_unregister_driver(&sci_uart_driver);
> +	mutex_unlock(&sci_uart_registration_lock);

Did you test this?

I think you just broke all other devices attached to this driver.

Please always test your code before submitting it, especially for stuff
like this.

thanks,

greg k-h