Re: [PATCH v2] regulator: core: Protect regulator_supply_alias_list with regulator_list_mutex

[Charles Keepax]

On Thu, Nov 27, 2025 at 10:57:16AM +0800, sparkhuang wrote:
> regulator_supply_alias_list was accessed without any locking in
> regulator_supply_alias(), regulator_register_supply_alias(), and
> regulator_unregister_supply_alias(). Concurrent registration,
> unregistration and lookups can race, leading to:
> 
> 1 use-after-free if an alias entry is removed while being read,
> 2 duplicate entries when two threads register the same alias,
> 3 inconsistent alias mappings observed by consumers.
> 
> Protect all traversals, insertions and deletions on
> regulator_supply_alias_list with the existing regulator_list_mutex.
> 
> Fixes: a06ccd9c3785f ("regulator: core: Add ability to create a lookup alias for supply")
> Signed-off-by: sparkhuang <huangshaobo3@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Charles Keepax <ckeepax@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks,
Charles