Re: [GIT PULL] of: overlay: validation checks, subsequent fixes for v20 -- correction: v4.20

From: Frank Rowand
Date: Fri Nov 09 2018 - 01:58:06 EST


On 11/8/18 10:56 PM, Frank Rowand wrote:
> Hi Rob,
>
> Please pull the changes to add the overlay validation checks.
>
> This is the v7 version of the patch series.
>
> -Frank
>
>
> The following changes since commit 651022382c7f8da46cb4872a545ee1da6d097d2a:
>
> Linux 4.20-rc1 (2018-11-04 15:37:52 -0800)
>
> are available in the git repository at:
>
> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/frowand/linux.git tags/kfree_validate_v7-for-4.20
>
> for you to fetch changes up to eeb07c573ec307c53fe2f6ac6d8d11c261f64006:
>
> of: unittest: initialize args before calling of_*parse_*() (2018-11-08 22:12:37 -0800)
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Add checks to (1) overlay apply process and (2) memory freeing
> triggered by overlay release. The checks are intended to detect
> possible memory leaks and invalid overlays.
>
> The checks revealed bugs in existing code. Fixed the bugs.
>
> While fixing bugs, noted other issues, which are fixed in
> separate patches.
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Frank Rowand (17):
> of: overlay: add tests to validate kfrees from overlay removal
> of: overlay: add missing of_node_put() after add new node to changeset
> of: overlay: add missing of_node_get() in __of_attach_node_sysfs
> powerpc/pseries: add of_node_put() in dlpar_detach_node()
> of: overlay: use prop add changeset entry for property in new nodes
> of: overlay: do not duplicate properties from overlay for new nodes
> of: overlay: reorder fields in struct fragment
> of: overlay: validate overlay properties #address-cells and #size-cells
> of: overlay: make all pr_debug() and pr_err() messages unique
> of: overlay: test case of two fragments adding same node
> of: overlay: check prevents multiple fragments add or delete same node
> of: overlay: check prevents multiple fragments touching same property
> of: unittest: remove unused of_unittest_apply_overlay() argument
> of: overlay: set node fields from properties when add new overlay node
> of: unittest: allow base devicetree to have symbol metadata
> of: unittest: find overlays[] entry by name instead of index
> of: unittest: initialize args before calling of_*parse_*()
>
> arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c | 2 +
> drivers/of/dynamic.c | 59 ++++-
> drivers/of/kobj.c | 4 +-
> drivers/of/overlay.c | 292 ++++++++++++++++-----
> drivers/of/unittest-data/Makefile | 2 +
> .../of/unittest-data/overlay_bad_add_dup_node.dts | 28 ++
> .../of/unittest-data/overlay_bad_add_dup_prop.dts | 24 ++
> drivers/of/unittest-data/overlay_base.dts | 1 +
> drivers/of/unittest.c | 96 +++++--
> include/linux/of.h | 21 +-
> 10 files changed, 432 insertions(+), 97 deletions(-)
> create mode 100644 drivers/of/unittest-data/overlay_bad_add_dup_node.dts
> create mode 100644 drivers/of/unittest-data/overlay_bad_add_dup_prop.dts
>