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Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2024 09:48:39 +0100
From: Christian König <ckoenig.leichtzumerken@...il.com>
To: Hamza Mahfooz <hamza.mahfooz@....com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] driver core: bus: introduce can_remove()
Am 02.02.24 um 23:25 schrieb Hamza Mahfooz:
> Currently, drivers have no mechanism to block requests to unbind
> devices. However, this can cause resource leaks and leave the device in
> an inconsistent state, such that rebinding the device may cause a hang
> or otherwise prevent the device from being rebound. So, introduce
> the can_remove() callback to allow drivers to indicate if it isn't
> appropriate to remove a device at the given time.
Well that is nonsense. When you physically remove a device (e.g. unplug
it) then there is nothing in software you can do to prevent that.
Regards,
Christian.
>
> Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Hamza Mahfooz <hamza.mahfooz@....com>
> ---
> drivers/base/bus.c | 4 ++++
> include/linux/device/bus.h | 2 ++
> 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/base/bus.c b/drivers/base/bus.c
> index daee55c9b2d9..7c259b01ea99 100644
> --- a/drivers/base/bus.c
> +++ b/drivers/base/bus.c
> @@ -239,6 +239,10 @@ static ssize_t unbind_store(struct device_driver *drv, const char *buf,
>
> dev = bus_find_device_by_name(bus, NULL, buf);
> if (dev && dev->driver == drv) {
> + if (dev->bus && dev->bus->can_remove &&
> + !dev->bus->can_remove(dev))
> + return -EBUSY;
> +
> device_driver_detach(dev);
> err = count;
> }
> diff --git a/include/linux/device/bus.h b/include/linux/device/bus.h
> index 5ef4ec1c36c3..c9d4af0ed3b8 100644
> --- a/include/linux/device/bus.h
> +++ b/include/linux/device/bus.h
> @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ struct fwnode_handle;
> * be called at late_initcall_sync level. If the device has
> * consumers that are never bound to a driver, this function
> * will never get called until they do.
> + * @can_remove: Called before attempting to remove a device from this bus.
> * @remove: Called when a device removed from this bus.
> * @shutdown: Called at shut-down time to quiesce the device.
> *
> @@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ struct bus_type {
> int (*uevent)(const struct device *dev, struct kobj_uevent_env *env);
> int (*probe)(struct device *dev);
> void (*sync_state)(struct device *dev);
> + bool (*can_remove)(struct device *dev);
> void (*remove)(struct device *dev);
> void (*shutdown)(struct device *dev);
>
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