Re: [PATCH 2/2] gpiolib: cdev: release IRQs when the gpio chip device is removed

[Kent Gibson]

On Tue, Feb 20, 2024 at 10:29:59PM +0800, Kent Gibson wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 20, 2024 at 12:10:18PM +0100, Herve Codina wrote:

..

> >  }
> >
> > +static int linereq_unregistered_notify(struct notifier_block *nb,
> > +				       unsigned long action, void *data)
> > +{
> > +	struct linereq *lr = container_of(nb, struct linereq,
> > +					  device_unregistered_nb);
> > +	int i;
> > +
> > +	for (i = 0; i < lr->num_lines; i++) {
> > +		if (lr->lines[i].desc)
> > +			edge_detector_stop(&lr->lines[i]);
> > +	}
> > +
>
> Firstly, the re-ordering in the previous patch creates a race,
> as the NULLing of the gdev->chip serves to numb the cdev ioctls, so
> there is now a window between the notifier being called and that numbing,
> during which userspace may call linereq_set_config() and re-request
> the irq.
>
> There is also a race here with linereq_set_config().  That can be prevented
> by holding the lr->config_mutex - assuming the notifier is not being called
> from atomic context.
>

It occurs to me that the fixed reordering in patch 1 would place
the notifier call AFTER the NULLing of the ioctls, so there will no longer
be any chance of a race with linereq_set_config() - so holding the
config_mutex semaphore is not necessary.

In which case this patch is fine - it is only patch 1 that requires
updating.

Cheers,
Kent.