Re: [PATCH v2] sound/hda: Add NULL check to component match callback function

[Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>]

On Thu, 31 Mar 2022 11:25:43 +0200,
Heikki Krogerus wrote:
> 
> On Thu, Mar 31, 2022 at 11:12:55AM +0200, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> > > > > -     if (!strcmp(dev->driver->name, "i915") &&
> > > > > +     if (dev->driver && !strcmp(dev->driver->name, "i915") &&
> > > >
> > > > Can NULL dev->driver be really seen?  I thought the components are
> > > > added by the drivers, hence they ought to have the driver field set.
> > > > But there can be corner cases I overlooked.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Takashi
> > > 
> > > Hi Takashi,
> > > 
> > > When I try using component_add in a different driver (usb4 in my
> > > case), I think dev->driver here is NULL because the i915 drivers do
> > > not have their component master fully bound when this new component is
> > > registered. When I test it, it seems to be causing a crash.
> > 
> > Hm, from where component_add*() is called?  Basically dev->driver must
> > be already set before the corresponding driver gets bound at
> > __driver_probe_deviec().  So, if the device is added to component from
> > the corresponding driver's probe, dev->driver must be non-NULL.
> 
> The code that declares a device as component does not have to be the
> driver of that device.
> 
> In our case the components are USB ports, and they are devices that
> are actually never bind to any drivers: drivers/usb/core/port.c

OK, that's what I wanted to know.  It'd be helpful if it's more
clearly mentioned in the commit log.


BTW, the same problem must be seen in MEI drivers, too.


Takashi