[PATCH v3 2/6] dma-buf: dma-heap: split dma_heap_add

From: Albert Esteve

Date: Fri Mar 06 2026 - 05:38:26 EST


Split dma_heap_add() into creation and registration
phases while preserving the ordering between
cdev_add() and device_add(), and ensuring all
device fields are initialised.

This lets callers build a heap and its device,
bind reserved memory, and cleanly unwind on failure
before the heap is registered. It also avoids a window
where userspace can see a heap that exists but isn’t
fully functional. The coherent heap will need this to
bind rmem to the heap device prior to registration.

Signed-off-by: Albert Esteve <aesteve@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/dma-buf/dma-heap.c | 126 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
include/linux/dma-heap.h | 3 ++
2 files changed, 103 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-heap.c b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-heap.c
index 1124d63eb1398..ba87e5ac16ae2 100644
--- a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-heap.c
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-heap.c
@@ -238,15 +238,30 @@ struct device *dma_heap_get_dev(struct dma_heap *heap)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(dma_heap_get_dev, "DMA_BUF_HEAP");

+static void dma_heap_dev_release(struct device *dev)
+{
+ struct dma_heap *heap;
+
+ pr_debug("heap device: '%s': %s\n", dev_name(dev), __func__);
+ heap = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+ kfree(heap->name);
+ kfree(heap);
+ kfree(dev);
+}
+
/**
- * dma_heap_add - adds a heap to dmabuf heaps
- * @exp_info: information needed to register this heap
+ * dma_heap_create() - allocate and initialize a heap object
+ * @exp_info: information needed to create a heap
+ *
+ * Creates a heap instance but does not register it or create device nodes.
+ * Use dma_heap_register() to make it visible to userspace, or
+ * dma_heap_destroy() to release it.
+ *
+ * Returns a heap on success or ERR_PTR(-errno) on failure.
*/
-struct dma_heap *dma_heap_add(const struct dma_heap_export_info *exp_info)
+struct dma_heap *dma_heap_create(const struct dma_heap_export_info *exp_info)
{
- struct dma_heap *heap, *h, *err_ret;
- unsigned int minor;
- int ret;
+ struct dma_heap *heap;

if (!exp_info->name || !strcmp(exp_info->name, "")) {
pr_err("dma_heap: Cannot add heap without a name\n");
@@ -265,13 +280,41 @@ struct dma_heap *dma_heap_add(const struct dma_heap_export_info *exp_info)
heap->name = exp_info->name;
heap->ops = exp_info->ops;
heap->priv = exp_info->priv;
+ heap->heap_dev = kzalloc_obj(*heap->heap_dev);
+ if (!heap->heap_dev) {
+ kfree(heap);
+ return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+ }
+
+ device_initialize(heap->heap_dev);
+ dev_set_drvdata(heap->heap_dev, heap);
+
+ dev_set_name(heap->heap_dev, heap->name);
+ heap->heap_dev->class = dma_heap_class;
+ heap->heap_dev->release = dma_heap_dev_release;
+
+ return heap;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(dma_heap_create, "DMA_BUF_HEAP");
+
+/**
+ * dma_heap_register() - register a heap with the dma-heap framework
+ * @heap: heap instance created with dma_heap_create()
+ *
+ * Registers the heap, creating its device node and adding it to the heap
+ * list. Returns 0 on success or a negative error code on failure.
+ */
+int dma_heap_register(struct dma_heap *heap)
+{
+ struct dma_heap *h;
+ unsigned int minor;
+ int ret;

/* Find unused minor number */
ret = xa_alloc(&dma_heap_minors, &minor, heap,
XA_LIMIT(0, NUM_HEAP_MINORS - 1), GFP_KERNEL);
if (ret < 0) {
pr_err("dma_heap: Unable to get minor number for heap\n");
- err_ret = ERR_PTR(ret);
goto err0;
}

@@ -282,42 +325,34 @@ struct dma_heap *dma_heap_add(const struct dma_heap_export_info *exp_info)
ret = cdev_add(&heap->heap_cdev, heap->heap_devt, 1);
if (ret < 0) {
pr_err("dma_heap: Unable to add char device\n");
- err_ret = ERR_PTR(ret);
goto err1;
}

- heap->heap_dev = device_create(dma_heap_class,
- NULL,
- heap->heap_devt,
- NULL,
- heap->name);
- if (IS_ERR(heap->heap_dev)) {
- pr_err("dma_heap: Unable to create device\n");
- err_ret = ERR_CAST(heap->heap_dev);
+ heap->heap_dev->devt = heap->heap_devt;
+
+ ret = device_add(heap->heap_dev);
+ if (ret) {
+ pr_err("dma_heap: Unable to add device\n");
goto err2;
}

mutex_lock(&heap_list_lock);
/* check the name is unique */
list_for_each_entry(h, &heap_list, list) {
- if (!strcmp(h->name, exp_info->name)) {
+ if (!strcmp(h->name, heap->name)) {
mutex_unlock(&heap_list_lock);
pr_err("dma_heap: Already registered heap named %s\n",
- exp_info->name);
- err_ret = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+ heap->name);
+ ret = -EINVAL;
goto err3;
}
}

- /* Make sure it doesn't disappear on us */
- heap->heap_dev = get_device(heap->heap_dev);
-
-
/* Add heap to the list */
list_add(&heap->list, &heap_list);
mutex_unlock(&heap_list_lock);

- return heap;
+ return 0;

err3:
device_destroy(dma_heap_class, heap->heap_devt);
@@ -326,8 +361,47 @@ struct dma_heap *dma_heap_add(const struct dma_heap_export_info *exp_info)
err1:
xa_erase(&dma_heap_minors, minor);
err0:
- kfree(heap);
- return err_ret;
+ dma_heap_destroy(heap);
+ return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(dma_heap_register, "DMA_BUF_HEAP");
+
+/**
+ * dma_heap_destroy() - release a heap created by dma_heap_create()
+ * @heap: heap instance to release
+ *
+ * Drops the heap device reference; the heap and its device are freed in the
+ * device release path when the last reference is gone.
+ */
+void dma_heap_destroy(struct dma_heap *heap)
+{
+ put_device(heap->heap_dev);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(dma_heap_destroy, "DMA_BUF_HEAP");
+
+/**
+ * dma_heap_add - adds a heap to dmabuf heaps
+ * @exp_info: information needed to register this heap
+ */
+struct dma_heap *dma_heap_add(const struct dma_heap_export_info *exp_info)
+{
+ struct dma_heap *heap;
+ int ret;
+
+ heap = dma_heap_create(exp_info);
+ if (IS_ERR(heap)) {
+ pr_err("dma_heap: failed to create heap (%ld)\n", PTR_ERR(heap));
+ return ERR_CAST(heap);
+ }
+
+ ret = dma_heap_register(heap);
+ if (ret) {
+ pr_err("dma_heap: failed to register heap (%d)\n", ret);
+ dma_heap_destroy(heap);
+ return ERR_PTR(ret);
+ }
+
+ return heap;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(dma_heap_add, "DMA_BUF_HEAP");

diff --git a/include/linux/dma-heap.h b/include/linux/dma-heap.h
index 493085e69b70e..1b0ea43ba66c3 100644
--- a/include/linux/dma-heap.h
+++ b/include/linux/dma-heap.h
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ void *dma_heap_get_drvdata(struct dma_heap *heap);
const char *dma_heap_get_name(struct dma_heap *heap);
struct device *dma_heap_get_dev(struct dma_heap *heap);

+struct dma_heap *dma_heap_create(const struct dma_heap_export_info *exp_info);
+int dma_heap_register(struct dma_heap *heap);
+void dma_heap_destroy(struct dma_heap *heap);
struct dma_heap *dma_heap_add(const struct dma_heap_export_info *exp_info);

extern bool mem_accounting;

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2.52.0