Re: [PATCH] mtd:spi-nor: Fix an issue of releasing resources during read/write

[Yicong Yang <yangyicong@hisilicon.com>]

A friendly ping...

Thanks.

On 2020/5/15 19:27, Yicong Yang wrote:
> From: Xiang Chen <chenxiang66@hisilicon.com>
>
> If rmmod the driver during read or write, the driver will release the
> resources which are used during read or write, so it is possible to
> refer to NULL pointer.
>
> Use the testcase "mtd_debug read /dev/mtd0 0xc00000 0x400000 dest_file &
> sleep 0.5;rmmod spi_hisi_sfc_v3xx.ko", the issue can be reproduced in
> hisi_sfc_v3xx driver.
>
> To avoid the issue, fill the interface _get_device and _put_device of
> mtd_info to grab the reference to the spi controller driver module, so
> the request of rmmod the driver is rejected before read/write is finished.
>
> Signed-off-by: Xiang Chen <chenxiang66@hisilicon.com>
> Signed-off-by: Yicong Yang <yangyicong@hisilicon.com>
> ---
> The patch has been tested with hisi_sfc_v3xx controller. May someone
> could test it on a spi-nor-controller device as we don't have one
> aside.
>
>  drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 33 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c
> index cc68ea8..05370cb 100644
> --- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c
> +++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/core.c
> @@ -2977,6 +2977,37 @@ static void spi_nor_resume(struct mtd_info *mtd)
>  		dev_err(dev, "resume() failed\n");
>  }
>
> +static int spi_nor_get_device(struct mtd_info *mtd)
> +{
> +	struct mtd_info *master = mtd_get_master(mtd);
> +	struct spi_nor *nor = mtd_to_spi_nor(master);
> +	struct device *dev;
> +
> +	if (nor->spimem)
> +		dev = nor->spimem->spi->controller->dev.parent;
> +	else
> +		dev = nor->dev;
> +
> +	if (!try_module_get(dev->driver->owner))
> +		return -ENODEV;
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static void spi_nor_put_device(struct mtd_info *mtd)
> +{
> +	struct mtd_info *master = mtd_get_master(mtd);
> +	struct spi_nor *nor = mtd_to_spi_nor(master);
> +	struct device *dev;
> +
> +	if (nor->spimem)
> +		dev = nor->spimem->spi->controller->dev.parent;
> +	else
> +		dev = nor->dev;
> +
> +	module_put(dev->driver->owner);
> +}
> +
>  void spi_nor_restore(struct spi_nor *nor)
>  {
>  	/* restore the addressing mode */
> @@ -3151,6 +3182,8 @@ int spi_nor_scan(struct spi_nor *nor, const char *name,
>  	mtd->_erase = spi_nor_erase;
>  	mtd->_read = spi_nor_read;
>  	mtd->_resume = spi_nor_resume;
> +	mtd->_get_device = spi_nor_get_device;
> +	mtd->_put_device = spi_nor_put_device;
>
>  	if (nor->params->locking_ops) {
>  		mtd->_lock = spi_nor_lock;
> --
> 2.8.1
>
> .
>


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