[PATCH v3 6/9] nvmem: split out the reg_read/write() callbacks out of struct nvmem_device
From: Bartosz Golaszewski
Date: Wed Apr 29 2026 - 11:53:37 EST
The reg_read/write() fields of struct nvmem_device point to memory owned
by the nvmem provider. They must not be dereferenced after the provider
is unregistered. Ahead of protecting against accesses to invalid memory
with SRCU, move the callbacks into a separate structure the address of
which is stored in nvmem_device.
Signed-off-by: Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/nvmem/core.c | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
drivers/nvmem/internals.h | 9 +++++++--
2 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/core.c b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
index bca2cce793451bb46ede9e672dec6ec20f369fd8..83ef4858939c471daabd4641f9746d92b43daf5d 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
@@ -57,25 +57,28 @@ static BLOCKING_NOTIFIER_HEAD(nvmem_notifier);
static int __nvmem_reg_read(struct nvmem_device *nvmem, unsigned int offset,
void *val, size_t bytes)
{
- if (!nvmem->reg_read)
+ struct nvmem_operations *ops = nvmem->ops;
+
+ if (!ops->reg_read)
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
- return nvmem->reg_read(nvmem->priv, offset, val, bytes);
+ return ops->reg_read(nvmem->priv, offset, val, bytes);
}
static int __nvmem_reg_write(struct nvmem_device *nvmem, unsigned int offset,
void *val, size_t bytes)
{
+ struct nvmem_operations *ops = nvmem->ops;
int ret, written;
- if (!nvmem->reg_write)
+ if (!ops->reg_write)
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
ret = gpiod_set_value_cansleep(nvmem->wp_gpio, 0);
if (ret)
return ret;
- written = nvmem->reg_write(nvmem->priv, offset, val, bytes);
+ written = ops->reg_write(nvmem->priv, offset, val, bytes);
ret = gpiod_set_value_cansleep(nvmem->wp_gpio, 1);
if (ret)
@@ -280,6 +283,8 @@ static ssize_t bin_attr_nvmem_write(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
static umode_t nvmem_bin_attr_get_umode(struct nvmem_device *nvmem)
{
+ struct nvmem_operations *ops = nvmem->ops;
+
umode_t mode = 0400;
if (!nvmem->root_only)
@@ -288,10 +293,10 @@ static umode_t nvmem_bin_attr_get_umode(struct nvmem_device *nvmem)
if (!nvmem->read_only)
mode |= 0200;
- if (!nvmem->reg_write)
+ if (!ops->reg_write)
mode &= ~0200;
- if (!nvmem->reg_read)
+ if (!ops->reg_read)
mode &= ~0444;
return mode;
@@ -322,6 +327,7 @@ static umode_t nvmem_attr_is_visible(struct kobject *kobj,
{
struct device *dev = kobj_to_dev(kobj);
struct nvmem_device *nvmem = to_nvmem_device(dev);
+ struct nvmem_operations *ops = nvmem->ops;
/*
* If the device has no .reg_write operation, do not allow
@@ -330,7 +336,7 @@ static umode_t nvmem_attr_is_visible(struct kobject *kobj,
* can be forced into read-write mode using the 'force_ro'
* attribute.
*/
- if (attr == &dev_attr_force_ro.attr && !nvmem->reg_write)
+ if (attr == &dev_attr_force_ro.attr && !ops->reg_write)
return 0; /* Attribute not visible */
return attr->mode;
@@ -531,6 +537,7 @@ static void nvmem_release(struct device *dev)
ida_free(&nvmem_ida, nvmem->id);
gpiod_put(nvmem->wp_gpio);
+ kfree(nvmem->ops);
kfree(nvmem);
}
@@ -891,6 +898,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvmem_layout_unregister);
struct nvmem_device *nvmem_register(const struct nvmem_config *config)
{
+ struct nvmem_operations *ops;
struct nvmem_device *nvmem;
int rval;
@@ -904,8 +912,15 @@ struct nvmem_device *nvmem_register(const struct nvmem_config *config)
if (!nvmem)
return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+ ops = kzalloc_obj(*ops);
+ if (!ops) {
+ kfree(nvmem);
+ return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+ }
+
rval = ida_alloc(&nvmem_ida, GFP_KERNEL);
if (rval < 0) {
+ kfree(ops);
kfree(nvmem);
return ERR_PTR(rval);
}
@@ -931,6 +946,10 @@ struct nvmem_device *nvmem_register(const struct nvmem_config *config)
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&nvmem->cells);
nvmem->fixup_dt_cell_info = config->fixup_dt_cell_info;
+ ops->reg_read = config->reg_read;
+ ops->reg_write = config->reg_write;
+
+ nvmem->ops = ops;
nvmem->owner = config->owner;
if (!nvmem->owner && config->dev->driver)
nvmem->owner = config->dev->driver->owner;
@@ -940,8 +959,6 @@ struct nvmem_device *nvmem_register(const struct nvmem_config *config)
nvmem->root_only = config->root_only;
nvmem->priv = config->priv;
nvmem->type = config->type;
- nvmem->reg_read = config->reg_read;
- nvmem->reg_write = config->reg_write;
nvmem->keepout = config->keepout;
nvmem->nkeepout = config->nkeepout;
if (config->of_node)
@@ -967,7 +984,7 @@ struct nvmem_device *nvmem_register(const struct nvmem_config *config)
goto err_put_device;
nvmem->read_only = device_property_present(config->dev, "read-only") ||
- config->read_only || !nvmem->reg_write;
+ config->read_only || !ops->reg_write;
#ifdef CONFIG_NVMEM_SYSFS
nvmem->dev.groups = nvmem_dev_groups;
diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/internals.h b/drivers/nvmem/internals.h
index 7cbc55f40259fc4315c41979ad8bf75c36bcb056..070eef89ffca78fe033aaaada0f91c257fe2f166 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/internals.h
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/internals.h
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
#include <linux/nvmem-consumer.h>
#include <linux/nvmem-provider.h>
+/* Hold pointers to callbacks owned by the nvmem provider module. */
+struct nvmem_operations {
+ nvmem_reg_read_t reg_read;
+ nvmem_reg_write_t reg_write;
+};
+
struct nvmem_device {
struct module *owner;
struct device dev;
@@ -26,10 +32,9 @@ struct nvmem_device {
struct nvmem_cell_info *cell);
const struct nvmem_keepout *keepout;
unsigned int nkeepout;
- nvmem_reg_read_t reg_read;
- nvmem_reg_write_t reg_write;
struct gpio_desc *wp_gpio;
struct nvmem_layout *layout;
+ struct nvmem_operations *ops;
void *priv;
bool sysfs_cells_populated;
};
--
2.47.3