[PATCH V6 05/10] dax/fsdev: clear pgmap ops and owner on unbind

From: John Groves

Date: Mon Jun 15 2026 - 12:11:35 EST


From: John Groves <John@xxxxxxxxxx>

fsdev_dax_probe() sets pgmap->ops = &fsdev_pagemap_ops and
pgmap->owner = dev_dax, but nothing ever clears them. For a dynamic
device the pgmap is devm-allocated and freed on unbind, so this is
harmless. For a static device the pgmap is the shared, long-lived one
owned by the dax bus (kill_dev_dax() only NULLs dev_dax->pgmap for the
non-static case), and device.c's probe sets only pgmap->type, never
clearing ops/owner.

So after fsdev unbinds a static device the stale fsdev_pagemap_ops
survives on the shared pgmap. If the device is then rebound to
device_dax (MEMORY_DEVICE_GENERIC, which installs no ->memory_failure),
or the fsdev_dax module is unloaded, a subsequent memory_failure on that
pgmap dispatches through the stale -- and possibly freed -- handler.

Register a devm action that clears pgmap->ops and pgmap->owner on unbind,
symmetric with setting them at probe, so the pgmap carries no fsdev state
once fsdev is detached.

Suggested-by: Richard Cheng <icheng@xxxxxxxxxx>
Fixes: d5406bd458b0a ("dax: add fsdev.c driver for fs-dax on character dax")
Signed-off-by: John Groves <john@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/dax/fsdev.c | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 22 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/dax/fsdev.c b/drivers/dax/fsdev.c
index 0fd5e1293d725..68a4369562f70 100644
--- a/drivers/dax/fsdev.c
+++ b/drivers/dax/fsdev.c
@@ -127,6 +127,23 @@ static void fsdev_clear_ops(void *data)
dax_set_ops(dev_dax->dax_dev, NULL);
}

+static void fsdev_clear_pgmap_ops(void *data)
+{
+ struct dev_pagemap *pgmap = data;
+
+ /*
+ * fsdev installs pgmap->ops and ->owner at probe. For a static device
+ * the pgmap is shared and long-lived (owned by the dax bus), so
+ * leaving fsdev's ops behind on unbind would let a later
+ * memory_failure -- after rebind to another driver, or after this
+ * module is unloaded -- dispatch through a stale or freed
+ * ->memory_failure handler. Clear them so the pgmap carries no fsdev
+ * state once we are unbound.
+ */
+ pgmap->ops = NULL;
+ pgmap->owner = NULL;
+}
+
/*
* Page map operations for FS-DAX mode
* Similar to fsdax_pagemap_ops in drivers/nvdimm/pmem.c
@@ -306,6 +323,11 @@ static int fsdev_dax_probe(struct dev_dax *dev_dax)
if (IS_ERR(addr))
return PTR_ERR(addr);

+ /* Drop fsdev's pgmap->ops/owner on unbind so no stale ops survive. */
+ rc = devm_add_action_or_reset(dev, fsdev_clear_pgmap_ops, pgmap);
+ if (rc)
+ return rc;
+
/*
* Clear any stale compound folio state left over from a previous
* driver (e.g., device_dax with vmemmap_shift). Also register this
--
2.53.0