linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] cxl/region: Clarify pointers in unregister

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Date:   Wed, 30 Aug 2023 08:48:37 -0700
From:   Davidlohr Bueso <dave@...olabs.net>
To:     Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>
Cc:     Jonathan Cameron <jonathan.cameron@...wei.com>,
        Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@...el.com>,
        Alison Schofield <alison.schofield@...el.com>,
        Vishal Verma <vishal.l.verma@...el.com>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        linux-cxl@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Ben Widawsky <bwidawsk@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cxl/region: Clarify pointers in unregister_region()

On Tue, 29 Aug 2023, Ira Weiny wrote:

>devm_add_action_or_reset() passes a void * data parameter to the
>callback.  In the case of CXL regions, unregister_region() is passed a
>struct cxl_region *.
>
>unregister_region() incorrectly interprets this as a struct device
>pointer.  Fortunately the device structure was the first member of
>cxl_region.  Therefore the code still works.  However, should struct
>cxl_region change the bug could be subtle.
>
>Use the proper types in unregister_region() and extract the device
>pointer correctly.
>
>Fixes: 779dd20cfb56 ("cxl/region: Add region creation support")
>Cc: Ben Widawsky <bwidawsk@...nel.org>
>Signed-off-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>

Reviewed-by: Davidlohr Bueso <dave@...olabs.net>