linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] i2c: piix4: Fix adapter not be removed in piix4

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Message-ID: <Y2ERIsY9/IKLuXoG@shikoro>
Date:   Tue, 1 Nov 2022 13:29:22 +0100
From:   Wolfram Sang <wsa@...nel.org>
To:     Chen Zhongjin <chenzhongjin@...wei.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org,
        jdelvare@...e.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] i2c: piix4: Fix adapter not be removed in
 piix4_remove()

On Thu, Oct 27, 2022 at 08:13:53PM +0800, Chen Zhongjin wrote:
> In piix4_probe(), the piix4 adapter will be registered in:
> 
>    piix4_probe()
>      piix4_add_adapters_sb800() / piix4_add_adapter()
>        i2c_add_adapter()
> 
> Based on the probed device type, piix4_add_adapters_sb800() or single
> piix4_add_adapter() will be called.
> For the former case, piix4_adapter_count is set as the number of adapters,
> while for antoher case it is not set and kept default *zero*.
> 
> When piix4 is removed, piix4_remove() removes the adapters added in
> piix4_probe(), basing on the piix4_adapter_count value.
> Because the count is zero for the single adapter case, the adapter won't
> be removed and makes the sources allocated for adapter leaked, such as
> the i2c client and device.
> 
> These sources can still be accessed by i2c or bus and cause problems.
> An easily reproduced case is that if a new adapter is registered, i2c
> will get the leaked adapter and try to call smbus_algorithm, which was
> already freed:
> 
> Triggered by: rmmod i2c_piix4 && modprobe max31730
> 
>  BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffffffc053d860
>  #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
>  #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
>  Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN
>  CPU: 0 PID: 3752 Comm: modprobe Tainted: G
>  Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996)
>  RIP: 0010:i2c_default_probe (drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c:2259) i2c_core
>  RSP: 0018:ffff888107477710 EFLAGS: 00000246
>  ...
>  <TASK>
>   i2c_detect (drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c:2302) i2c_core
>   __process_new_driver (drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c:1336) i2c_core
>   bus_for_each_dev (drivers/base/bus.c:301)
>   i2c_for_each_dev (drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c:1823) i2c_core
>   i2c_register_driver (drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c:1861) i2c_core
>   do_one_initcall (init/main.c:1296)
>   do_init_module (kernel/module/main.c:2455)
>   ...
>  </TASK>

Applied to for-current, thanks!


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