linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] platform/x86: lenovo-yoga-tab2-pro-1380-fastcharger: fix race condition

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Message-ID: <a973cd37-4d32-e5bd-fb66-3629f9414041@linux.intel.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:13:09 +0200 (EET)
From: Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@...ux.intel.com>
To: Chenyuan Yang <chenyuan0y@...il.com>
cc: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>, platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org, 
    LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, zijie98@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] platform/x86: lenovo-yoga-tab2-pro-1380-fastcharger:
 fix race condition

On Sat, 11 Jan 2025, Chenyuan Yang wrote:

> The yt2_1380_fc_serdev_probe() function calls devm_serdev_device_open()
> before setting the client ops via serdev_device_set_client_ops(). This
> ordering can trigger a NULL pointer dereference in the serdev controller's
> receive_buf handler, as it assumes serdev->ops is valid when
> SERPORT_ACTIVE is set.
> 
> This is similar to the issue fixed in commit 5e700b384ec1
> ("platform/chrome: cros_ec_uart: properly fix race condition") where
> devm_serdev_device_open() was called before fully initializing the
> device.
> 
> Fix the race by ensuring client ops are set before enabling the port via
> devm_serdev_device_open().
> 
> Note, serdev_device_set_baudrate() and serdev_device_set_flow_control()
> calls should be after the devm_serdev_device_open() call.
> 
> Fixes: b2ed33e8d486 ("platform/x86: Add lenovo-yoga-tab2-pro-1380-fastcharger driver")
> Signed-off-by: Chenyuan Yang <chenyuan0y@...il.com>
> CC: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>

I've applied this and the other similar patch into the review-ilpo-fixes 
branch.

I altered the shortlogs to: "platform/x86: xx: fix serdev race".

-- 
 i.

> ---
>  drivers/platform/x86/lenovo-yoga-tab2-pro-1380-fastcharger.c | 5 +++--
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo-yoga-tab2-pro-1380-fastcharger.c b/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo-yoga-tab2-pro-1380-fastcharger.c
> index d2699ca24f34..a96b215cd2c5 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo-yoga-tab2-pro-1380-fastcharger.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo-yoga-tab2-pro-1380-fastcharger.c
> @@ -199,14 +199,15 @@ static int yt2_1380_fc_serdev_probe(struct serdev_device *serdev)
>  	if (ret)
>  		return ret;
>  
> +	serdev_device_set_drvdata(serdev, fc);
> +	serdev_device_set_client_ops(serdev, &yt2_1380_fc_serdev_ops);
> +
>  	ret = devm_serdev_device_open(dev, serdev);
>  	if (ret)
>  		return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "opening UART device\n");
>  
>  	serdev_device_set_baudrate(serdev, 600);
>  	serdev_device_set_flow_control(serdev, false);
> -	serdev_device_set_drvdata(serdev, fc);
> -	serdev_device_set_client_ops(serdev, &yt2_1380_fc_serdev_ops);
>  
>  	ret = devm_extcon_register_notifier_all(dev, fc->extcon, &fc->nb);
>  	if (ret)
>