linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] driver core: fix driver_set

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Date:   Mon, 5 Sep 2022 09:36:34 +0300
From:   Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>,
        Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>,
        stable <stable@...nel.org>, Huisong Li <lihuisong@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] driver core: fix driver_set_override() issue with empty
 strings

On 01/09/2022 19:37, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> Python likes to send an empty string for some sysfs files, including the
> driver_override field.  When commit 23d99baf9d72 ("PCI: Use
> driver_set_override() instead of open-coding") moved the PCI core to use
> the driver core function instead of hand-rolling their own handler, this
> showed up as a regression from some userspace tools, like DPDK.
> 
> Fix this up by actually looking at the length of the string first
> instead of trusting that userspace got it correct.
> 
> Reported-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
> Fixes: 23d99baf9d72 ("PCI: Use driver_set_override() instead of open-coding")
> Cc: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
> Cc: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>
> Cc: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
> Cc: Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
> Cc: stable <stable@...nel.org>
> Tested-by: Huisong Li <lihuisong@...wei.com>


Reviewed-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>


Best regards,
Krzysztof