linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] usb: typec: retimer: Check dev_set

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite for Android: free password hash cracker in your pocket

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Sat, 14 Oct 2023 10:39:39 -0400
From:   Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>
To:     Zhang Shurong <zhang_shurong@...mail.com>
Cc:     heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] usb: typec: retimer: Check dev_set_name() return value

On Sat, Oct 14, 2023 at 05:24:53PM +0800, Zhang Shurong wrote:
> It's possible that dev_set_name() returns -ENOMEM.
> We fix this by catching the error and handling it.
> 
> Fixes: ddaf8d96f93b ("usb: typec: Add support for retimers")
> Signed-off-by: Zhang Shurong <zhang_shurong@...mail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/usb/typec/retimer.c | 7 ++++++-
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/retimer.c b/drivers/usb/typec/retimer.c
> index 4a7d1b5c4d86..f163856a78cd 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/typec/retimer.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/typec/retimer.c
> @@ -122,8 +122,13 @@ typec_retimer_register(struct device *parent, const struct typec_retimer_desc *d
>  	retimer->dev.class = &retimer_class;
>  	retimer->dev.type = &typec_retimer_dev_type;
>  	retimer->dev.driver_data = desc->drvdata;
> -	dev_set_name(&retimer->dev, "%s-retimer",
> +	ret = dev_set_name(&retimer->dev, "%s-retimer",
>  		     desc->name ? desc->name : dev_name(parent));
> +	if (ret) {
> +		dev_err(parent, "failed to register retimer (%d)\n", ret);
> +		put_device(&retimer->dev);
> +		return ERR_PTR(ret);
> +	}
>  
>  	ret = device_add(&retimer->dev);
>  	if (ret) {

It should not be necessary to do this.  If dev_set_name() fails then 
device_add() will also fail.

Alan Stern