[RFC PATCH 1/2] Input: lm8323: switch to using set_brightness_blocking

From: Sven Van Asbroeck
Date: Fri Feb 08 2019 - 14:34:43 EST


Disclaimer:
I cannot test this driver as I do not have any h/w.
This RFC patch is not intended as a ready-made solution,
but to provoke discussion.

Problem 1:
lm8323_pwm_work() could still run after the device has been removed, which
would result in a use-after-free.

Problem 2:
The brightness_set callback must not sleep, but in this case it grabs a
mutex, which can potentially sleep.

Solution:
lm8323_pwm_work() grabs a mutex and performs i2c accesses, therefore it may
sleep, and that is not allowed in brightness_set callback.
Use brightness_set_blocking callback instead. This has its own workqueue,
which is handled correctly on device removal. So the use-after-free
disappears. As a bonus, we no longer require a separate work_struct.

Question:
The original set_brightness had a separate code path when the device is in
suspend:

/*
* Schedule PWM work as usual unless we are going into suspend
*/
mutex_lock(&lm->lock);
if (likely(!lm->pm_suspend))
schedule_work(&pwm->work);
else
lm8323_pwm_work(&pwm->work);
mutex_unlock(&lm->lock);

Why was it there, and does the current led core code handle this case
correctly?

Signed-off-by: Sven Van Asbroeck <TheSven73@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/input/keyboard/lm8323.c | 49 ++++++---------------------------
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/lm8323.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/lm8323.c
index 04a5d7e134d7..ea4ed1750eb5 100644
--- a/drivers/input/keyboard/lm8323.c
+++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/lm8323.c
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ struct lm8323_pwm {
bool running;
/* pwm lock */
struct mutex lock;
- struct work_struct work;
struct led_classdev cdev;
struct lm8323_chip *chip;
};
@@ -148,7 +147,6 @@ struct lm8323_chip {
struct i2c_client *client;
struct input_dev *idev;
bool kp_enabled;
- bool pm_suspend;
unsigned keys_down;
char phys[32];
unsigned short keymap[LM8323_KEYMAP_SIZE];
@@ -162,7 +160,6 @@ struct lm8323_chip {
#define client_to_lm8323(c) container_of(c, struct lm8323_chip, client)
#define dev_to_lm8323(d) container_of(d, struct lm8323_chip, client->dev)
#define cdev_to_pwm(c) container_of(c, struct lm8323_pwm, cdev)
-#define work_to_pwm(w) container_of(w, struct lm8323_pwm, work)

#define LM8323_MAX_DATA 8

@@ -365,7 +362,7 @@ static void pwm_done(struct lm8323_pwm *pwm)
mutex_lock(&pwm->lock);
pwm->running = false;
if (pwm->desired_brightness != pwm->brightness)
- schedule_work(&pwm->work);
+ led_set_brightness(&pwm->cdev, pwm->desired_brightness);
mutex_unlock(&pwm->lock);
}

@@ -450,15 +447,18 @@ static void lm8323_write_pwm(struct lm8323_pwm *pwm, int kill,
pwm->running = true;
}

-static void lm8323_pwm_work(struct work_struct *work)
+static int lm8323_pwm_set_brightness(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
+ enum led_brightness brightness)
{
- struct lm8323_pwm *pwm = work_to_pwm(work);
+ struct lm8323_pwm *pwm = cdev_to_pwm(led_cdev);
int div512, perstep, steps, hz, up, kill;
u16 pwm_cmds[3];
int num_cmds = 0;

mutex_lock(&pwm->lock);

+ pwm->desired_brightness = brightness;
+
/*
* Do nothing if we're already at the requested level,
* or previous setting is not yet complete. In the latter
@@ -504,31 +504,7 @@ static void lm8323_pwm_work(struct work_struct *work)

out:
mutex_unlock(&pwm->lock);
-}
-
-static void lm8323_pwm_set_brightness(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
- enum led_brightness brightness)
-{
- struct lm8323_pwm *pwm = cdev_to_pwm(led_cdev);
- struct lm8323_chip *lm = pwm->chip;
-
- mutex_lock(&pwm->lock);
- pwm->desired_brightness = brightness;
- mutex_unlock(&pwm->lock);
-
- if (in_interrupt()) {
- schedule_work(&pwm->work);
- } else {
- /*
- * Schedule PWM work as usual unless we are going into suspend
- */
- mutex_lock(&lm->lock);
- if (likely(!lm->pm_suspend))
- schedule_work(&pwm->work);
- else
- lm8323_pwm_work(&pwm->work);
- mutex_unlock(&lm->lock);
- }
+ return 0;
}

static ssize_t lm8323_pwm_show_time(struct device *dev,
@@ -579,13 +555,12 @@ static int init_pwm(struct lm8323_chip *lm, int id, struct device *dev,
pwm->desired_brightness = 0;
pwm->running = false;
pwm->enabled = false;
- INIT_WORK(&pwm->work, lm8323_pwm_work);
mutex_init(&pwm->lock);
pwm->chip = lm;

if (name) {
pwm->cdev.name = name;
- pwm->cdev.brightness_set = lm8323_pwm_set_brightness;
+ pwm->cdev.brightness_set_blocking = 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);
@@ -799,10 +774,6 @@ static int lm8323_suspend(struct device *dev)
irq_set_irq_wake(client->irq, 0);
disable_irq(client->irq);

- mutex_lock(&lm->lock);
- lm->pm_suspend = true;
- mutex_unlock(&lm->lock);
-
for (i = 0; i < 3; i++)
if (lm->pwm[i].enabled)
led_classdev_suspend(&lm->pwm[i].cdev);
@@ -816,10 +787,6 @@ static int lm8323_resume(struct device *dev)
struct lm8323_chip *lm = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
int i;

- mutex_lock(&lm->lock);
- lm->pm_suspend = false;
- mutex_unlock(&lm->lock);
-
for (i = 0; i < 3; i++)
if (lm->pwm[i].enabled)
led_classdev_resume(&lm->pwm[i].cdev);
--
2.17.1