Re: [PATCH v3] gpiolib: fix reference leaks when removing GPIO chips still in use

[Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Aug 15, 2023 at 01:40:22PM +0200, Linus Walleij wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 15, 2023 at 11:50 AM Andy Shevchenko
> <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Fri, Aug 11, 2023 at 09:30:34PM +0200, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:
> > > From: Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > After we remove a GPIO chip that still has some requested descriptors,
> > > gpiod_free_commit() will fail and we will never put the references to the
> > > GPIO device and the owning module in gpiod_free().
> > >
> > > Rework this function to:
> > > - not warn on desc == NULL as this is a use-case on which most free
> > >   functions silently return
> > > - put the references to desc->gdev and desc->gdev->owner unconditionally
> > >   so that the release callback actually gets called when the remaining
> > >   references are dropped by external GPIO users

...

> > > -     if (desc && desc->gdev && gpiod_free_commit(desc)) {
> >
> > The commit message doesn't explain disappearing of gdev check.
> >
> > > -             module_put(desc->gdev->owner);
> > > -             gpio_device_put(desc->gdev);
> > > -     } else {
> > > +     /*
> > > +      * We must not use VALIDATE_DESC_VOID() as the underlying gdev->chip
> > > +      * may already be NULL but we still want to put the references.
> > > +      */
> > > +     if (!desc)
> > > +             return;
> > > +
> > > +     if (!gpiod_free_commit(desc))
> > >               WARN_ON(extra_checks);
> > > -     }
> > > +
> > > +     module_put(desc->gdev->owner);
> > > +     gpio_device_put(desc->gdev);
> > >  }
> >
> > So, if gdev can be NULL, you will get an Oops with new code.
> 
> I read it such that gdev->chip can be NULL, but not gdev,
> and desc->gdev->owner is fine to reference?

Basically the Q is
"if desc is non-NULL, does it guarantee that gdev is non-NULL either?"

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko