linux-kernel - [PATCH] pinctrl: avoid unsafe code pattern in find

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Date:   Wed, 20 Sep 2023 11:09:10 -0700
From:   Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:     Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
Cc:     Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@...aro.org>,
        linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] pinctrl: avoid unsafe code pattern in find_pinctrl()

The code in find_pinctrl() takes a mutex and traverses a list of pinctrl
structures. Later the caller bumps up reference count on the found
structure. Such pattern is not safe as pinctrl that was found may get
deleted before the caller gets around to increasing the reference count.

Fix this by taking the reference count in find_pinctrl(), while it still
holds the mutex.

Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
---
 drivers/pinctrl/core.c | 16 +++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
index e9dc9638120a..e2f7519bef04 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
@@ -1022,17 +1022,20 @@ static int add_setting(struct pinctrl *p, struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 
 static struct pinctrl *find_pinctrl(struct device *dev)
 {
-	struct pinctrl *p;
+	struct pinctrl *entry, *p = NULL;
 
 	mutex_lock(&pinctrl_list_mutex);
-	list_for_each_entry(p, &pinctrl_list, node)
-		if (p->dev == dev) {
-			mutex_unlock(&pinctrl_list_mutex);
-			return p;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(entry, &pinctrl_list, node) {
+		if (entry->dev == dev) {
+			p = entry;
+			kref_get(&p->users);
+			break;
 		}
+	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&pinctrl_list_mutex);
-	return NULL;
+	return p;
 }
 
 static void pinctrl_free(struct pinctrl *p, bool inlist);
@@ -1140,7 +1143,6 @@ struct pinctrl *pinctrl_get(struct device *dev)
 	p = find_pinctrl(dev);
 	if (p) {
 		dev_dbg(dev, "obtain a copy of previously claimed pinctrl\n");
-		kref_get(&p->users);
 		return p;
 	}
 
-- 
2.42.0.515.g380fc7ccd1-goog


-- 
Dmitry