linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] clk: starfive: Avoid casting iomem pointers

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Date:   Thu, 13 Apr 2023 15:48:22 -0700
From:   Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>
To:     Michael Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>,
        Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-clk@...r.kernel.org,
        patches@...ts.linux.dev, Tommaso Merciai <tomm.merciai@...il.com>,
        Emil Renner Berthing <emil.renner.berthing@...onical.com>,
        Hal Feng <hal.feng@...rfivetech.com>,
        Conor Dooley <conor.dooley@...rochip.com>,
        Xingyu Wu <xingyu.wu@...rfivetech.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] clk: starfive: Avoid casting iomem pointers

Quoting Stephen Boyd (2023-04-13 13:55:28)
> Let's use a wrapper struct for the auxiliary_device made in
> jh7110_reset_controller_register() so that we can stop casting iomem
> pointers. The casts trip up tools like sparse, and make for some awkward
> casts that are largely unnecessary. While we're here, change the
> allocation from devm and actually free the auxiliary_device memory in
> the release function. This avoids any use after free problems where the
> parent device driver is unbound from the device but the
> auxiliuary_device is still in use accessing devm freed memory.
> 
> Cc: Tommaso Merciai <tomm.merciai@...il.com>
> Cc: Emil Renner Berthing <emil.renner.berthing@...onical.com>
> Cc: Hal Feng <hal.feng@...rfivetech.com>
> Cc: Conor Dooley <conor.dooley@...rochip.com>
> Cc: Xingyu Wu <xingyu.wu@...rfivetech.com>
> Fixes: edab7204afe5 ("clk: starfive: Add StarFive JH7110 system clock driver")
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>
> ---

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