linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] i2c: muxes: i2c-mux-pinctrl: Use of_get_i2c_adapter_by

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Message-ID: <ZTQRG81wfrLYJo74@ninjato>
Date:   Sat, 21 Oct 2023 19:57:47 +0200
From:   Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@...g-engineering.com>
To:     Herve Codina <herve.codina@...tlin.com>
Cc:     Peter Rosin <peda@...ntia.se>, Stephen Warren <swarren@...dia.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>, linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Allan Nielsen <allan.nielsen@...rochip.com>,
        Horatiu Vultur <horatiu.vultur@...rochip.com>,
        Steen Hegelund <steen.hegelund@...rochip.com>,
        Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com>,
        stable@...r.kernel.org,
        Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] i2c: muxes: i2c-mux-pinctrl: Use
 of_get_i2c_adapter_by_node()

On Fri, Oct 20, 2023 at 05:30:11PM +0200, Herve Codina wrote:
> i2c-mux-pinctrl uses the pair of_find_i2c_adapter_by_node() /
> i2c_put_adapter(). These pair alone is not correct to properly lock the
> I2C parent adapter.
> 
> Indeed, i2c_put_adapter() decrements the module refcount while
> of_find_i2c_adapter_by_node() does not increment it. This leads to an
> underflow of the parent module refcount.
> 
> Use the dedicated function, of_get_i2c_adapter_by_node(), to handle
> correctly the module refcount.
> 
> Fixes: c4aee3e1b0de ("i2c: mux: pinctrl: remove platform_data")
> Signed-off-by: Herve Codina <herve.codina@...tlin.com>
> Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
> Acked-by: Peter Rosin <peda@...ntia.se>
> Reviewed-by: Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com>

Applied to for-current, thanks!


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