[PATCH v2 1/4] amba: use generic driver_override infrastructure
From: Runyu Xiao
Date: Wed Jun 03 2026 - 23:58:53 EST
AMBA devices still keep driver_override in bus-private storage.
The sysfs write side updates that string through driver_set_override(),
which replaces the pointer and frees the old value. However,
driver_match_device() can call amba_match() from __driver_attach()
without holding the device lock, and amba_match() still dereferences
that private pointer directly.
That means a bind/unbind or reprobe path can race with a concurrent
driver_override update and make amba_match() compare against freed
memory.
Fix this by switching AMBA to the driver-core driver_override
infrastructure. This lets the core own the sysfs attribute and storage,
and uses device_match_driver_override() for the locked read in the match
path.
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/driver-core/DGRGTIRHA62X.3RY09D9SOK77P@xxxxxxxxxx/
Fixes: 3cf385713460 ("ARM: 8256/1: driver coamba: add device binding path 'driver_override'")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Runyu Xiao <runyu.xiao@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/amba/bus.c | 35 +++++------------------------------
include/linux/amba/bus.h | 5 -----
2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/amba/bus.c b/drivers/amba/bus.c
index 6d479caf89cb..df8333f90906 100644
--- a/drivers/amba/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/amba/bus.c
@@ -82,33 +82,6 @@ static void amba_put_disable_pclk(struct amba_device *pcdev)
}
-static ssize_t driver_override_show(struct device *_dev,
- struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
-{
- struct amba_device *dev = to_amba_device(_dev);
- ssize_t len;
-
- device_lock(_dev);
- len = sprintf(buf, "%s\n", dev->driver_override);
- device_unlock(_dev);
- return len;
-}
-
-static ssize_t driver_override_store(struct device *_dev,
- struct device_attribute *attr,
- const char *buf, size_t count)
-{
- struct amba_device *dev = to_amba_device(_dev);
- int ret;
-
- ret = driver_set_override(_dev, &dev->driver_override, buf, count);
- if (ret)
- return ret;
-
- return count;
-}
-static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(driver_override);
-
#define amba_attr_func(name,fmt,arg...) \
static ssize_t name##_show(struct device *_dev, \
struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf) \
@@ -126,7 +99,6 @@ amba_attr_func(resource, "\t%016llx\t%016llx\t%016lx\n",
static struct attribute *amba_dev_attrs[] = {
&dev_attr_id.attr,
&dev_attr_resource.attr,
- &dev_attr_driver_override.attr,
NULL,
};
ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(amba_dev);
@@ -209,6 +181,7 @@ static int amba_match(struct device *dev, const struct device_driver *drv)
{
struct amba_device *pcdev = to_amba_device(dev);
const struct amba_driver *pcdrv = to_amba_driver(drv);
+ int ret;
mutex_lock(&pcdev->periphid_lock);
if (!pcdev->periphid) {
@@ -230,8 +203,9 @@ static int amba_match(struct device *dev, const struct device_driver *drv)
mutex_unlock(&pcdev->periphid_lock);
/* When driver_override is set, only bind to the matching driver */
- if (pcdev->driver_override)
- return !strcmp(pcdev->driver_override, drv->name);
+ ret = device_match_driver_override(dev, drv);
+ if (ret >= 0)
+ return ret;
return amba_lookup(pcdrv->id_table, pcdev) != NULL;
}
@@ -435,6 +409,7 @@ static const struct dev_pm_ops amba_pm = {
*/
const struct bus_type amba_bustype = {
.name = "amba",
+ .driver_override = true,
.dev_groups = amba_dev_groups,
.match = amba_match,
.uevent = amba_uevent,
diff --git a/include/linux/amba/bus.h b/include/linux/amba/bus.h
index 9946276aff73..6c54d5c0d21f 100644
--- a/include/linux/amba/bus.h
+++ b/include/linux/amba/bus.h
@@ -71,11 +71,6 @@ struct amba_device {
unsigned int cid;
struct amba_cs_uci_id uci;
unsigned int irq[AMBA_NR_IRQS];
- /*
- * Driver name to force a match. Do not set directly, because core
- * frees it. Use driver_set_override() to set or clear it.
- */
- const char *driver_override;
};
struct amba_driver {
--
2.34.1