Re: [PATCH v2 02/16] serial: max3100: Update uart_driver_registered on driver removal

[Hugo Villeneuve]

On Tue,  2 Apr 2024 22:50:29 +0300
Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The removal of the last MAX3100 device triggers the removal of
> the driver. However, code doesn't update the respective global
> variable and after insmod — rmmod — insmod cycle the kernel
> oopses:
> 
>   max3100 spi-PRP0001:01: max3100_probe: adding port 0
>   BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000408
>   ...
>   RIP: 0010:serial_core_register_port+0xa0/0x840
>   ...
>    max3100_probe+0x1b6/0x280 [max3100]
>    spi_probe+0x8d/0xb0
> 
> Update the actual state so next time UART driver will be registered
> again.
> 
> Hugo also noticed, that the error path in the probe also affected
> by having the variable set, and not cleared. Instead of clearing it
> move the assignment after the successfull uart_register_driver() call.
> 
> Fixes: 7831d56b0a35 ("tty: MAX3100")
> Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Hugo Villeneuve <hvilleneuve@xxxxxxxxxxxx>


> ---
>  drivers/tty/serial/max3100.c | 4 +++-
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/max3100.c b/drivers/tty/serial/max3100.c
> index 45022f2909f0..b3e63b6a402e 100644
> --- a/drivers/tty/serial/max3100.c
> +++ b/drivers/tty/serial/max3100.c
> @@ -749,13 +749,14 @@ static int max3100_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
>  	mutex_lock(&max3100s_lock);
>  
>  	if (!uart_driver_registered) {
> -		uart_driver_registered = 1;
>  		retval = uart_register_driver(&max3100_uart_driver);
>  		if (retval) {
>  			printk(KERN_ERR "Couldn't register max3100 uart driver\n");
>  			mutex_unlock(&max3100s_lock);
>  			return retval;
>  		}
> +
> +		uart_driver_registered = 1;
>  	}
>  
>  	for (i = 0; i < MAX_MAX3100; i++)
> @@ -841,6 +842,7 @@ static void max3100_remove(struct spi_device *spi)
>  		}
>  	pr_debug("removing max3100 driver\n");
>  	uart_unregister_driver(&max3100_uart_driver);
> +	uart_driver_registered = 0;
>  
>  	mutex_unlock(&max3100s_lock);
>  }
> -- 
> 2.43.0.rc1.1.gbec44491f096
>