Re: [PATCH 11/13] input: lm8323: fix attribute-creation race

From: Bryan Wu
Date: Wed Jun 25 2014 - 18:45:36 EST


On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 10:08 AM, Johan Hovold <johan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Use the attribute groups of the led-class to create the time attribute
> during probe in order to avoid racing with userspace.
>

I'm about to merge this, but need an Ack from input subsystem maintainers.
Dmitry or Jiri, are you OK with this patch?

-Bryan

> Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <johan@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/input/keyboard/lm8323.c | 22 +++++++++-------------
> 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/lm8323.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/lm8323.c
> index 0b42118cbf8f..cb32e2b506b7 100644
> --- a/drivers/input/keyboard/lm8323.c
> +++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/lm8323.c
> @@ -558,6 +558,12 @@ static ssize_t lm8323_pwm_store_time(struct device *dev,
> }
> static DEVICE_ATTR(time, 0644, lm8323_pwm_show_time, lm8323_pwm_store_time);
>
> +static struct attribute *lm8323_pwm_attrs[] = {
> + &dev_attr_time.attr,
> + NULL
> +};
> +ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(lm8323_pwm);
> +
> static int init_pwm(struct lm8323_chip *lm, int id, struct device *dev,
> const char *name)
> {
> @@ -580,16 +586,11 @@ static int init_pwm(struct lm8323_chip *lm, int id, struct device *dev,
> if (name) {
> pwm->cdev.name = name;
> pwm->cdev.brightness_set = lm8323_pwm_set_brightness;
> + pwm->cdev.groups = lm8323_pwm_groups;
> if (led_classdev_register(dev, &pwm->cdev) < 0) {
> dev_err(dev, "couldn't register PWM %d\n", id);
> return -1;
> }
> - if (device_create_file(pwm->cdev.dev,
> - &dev_attr_time) < 0) {
> - dev_err(dev, "couldn't register time attribute\n");
> - led_classdev_unregister(&pwm->cdev);
> - return -1;
> - }
> pwm->enabled = true;
> }
>
> @@ -753,11 +754,8 @@ fail3:
> device_remove_file(&client->dev, &dev_attr_disable_kp);
> fail2:
> while (--pwm >= 0)
> - if (lm->pwm[pwm].enabled) {
> - device_remove_file(lm->pwm[pwm].cdev.dev,
> - &dev_attr_time);
> + if (lm->pwm[pwm].enabled)
> led_classdev_unregister(&lm->pwm[pwm].cdev);
> - }
> fail1:
> input_free_device(idev);
> kfree(lm);
> @@ -777,10 +775,8 @@ static int lm8323_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
> device_remove_file(&lm->client->dev, &dev_attr_disable_kp);
>
> for (i = 0; i < 3; i++)
> - if (lm->pwm[i].enabled) {
> - device_remove_file(lm->pwm[i].cdev.dev, &dev_attr_time);
> + if (lm->pwm[i].enabled)
> led_classdev_unregister(&lm->pwm[i].cdev);
> - }
>
> kfree(lm);
>
> --
> 1.8.5.5
>
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