Re: [PATCH] auxdisplay: seg-led-gpio: fix work initialization race and convert to devm_add_action_or_reset()

[Chris Packham]

Hi Surendra

On 24/07/2026 14:55, kr494167@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Surendra Singh Chouhan <kr494167@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&priv->work, seg_led_update) was previously called inside
> seg_led_linedisp_get_map_type(), which is invoked during/after
> linedisp_register(). Initializing a delayed_work structure inside a map
> query callback can re-initialize an active work item or race with
> seg_led_linedisp_update().
>
> In addition, seg_led_remove() called cancel_delayed_work_sync(&priv->work)
> before linedisp_unregister(&priv->linedisp), allowing sysfs updates to
> reschedule work after cancel_delayed_work_sync() completed.
>
> Fix these by moving INIT_DELAYED_WORK() to probe() and using
> devm_add_action_or_reset() for devm-managed cleanup. Registering
> seg_led_unregister_linedisp after seg_led_cancel_work ensures proper LIFO
> teardown order (sysfs interface unregistered first, followed by work
> cancellation), allowing seg_led_remove() to be removed entirely.
>
> Fixes: 899383f9ecf5 ("auxdisplay: Add 7-segment LED display driver")
> Signed-off-by: Surendra Singh Chouhan <kr494167@xxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Chris Packham <chris.packham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Tested-by: Chris Packham <chris.packham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks

> ---
>   drivers/auxdisplay/seg-led-gpio.c | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++----------
>   1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/auxdisplay/seg-led-gpio.c b/drivers/auxdisplay/seg-led-gpio.c
> index bc463118fe51..c83246309701 100644
> --- a/drivers/auxdisplay/seg-led-gpio.c
> +++ b/drivers/auxdisplay/seg-led-gpio.c
> @@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ static void seg_led_update(struct work_struct *work)
>   
>   static int seg_led_linedisp_get_map_type(struct linedisp *linedisp)
>   {
> -	struct seg_led_priv *priv = container_of(linedisp, struct seg_led_priv, linedisp);
> -
> -	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&priv->work, seg_led_update);
>   	return LINEDISP_MAP_SEG7;
>   }
>   
> @@ -58,10 +55,25 @@ static const struct linedisp_ops seg_led_linedisp_ops = {
>   	.update = seg_led_linedisp_update,
>   };
>   
> +static void seg_led_cancel_work(void *data)
> +{
> +	struct seg_led_priv *priv = data;
> +
> +	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&priv->work);
> +}
> +
> +static void seg_led_unregister_linedisp(void *data)
> +{
> +	struct seg_led_priv *priv = data;
> +
> +	linedisp_unregister(&priv->linedisp);
> +}
> +
>   static int seg_led_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>   {
>   	struct seg_led_priv *priv;
>   	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
> +	int ret;
>   
>   	priv = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
>   	if (!priv)
> @@ -76,15 +88,17 @@ static int seg_led_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>   	if (priv->segment_gpios->ndescs < 7 || priv->segment_gpios->ndescs > 8)
>   		return -EINVAL;
>   
> -	return linedisp_register(&priv->linedisp, dev, 1, &seg_led_linedisp_ops);
> -}
> +	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&priv->work, seg_led_update);
>   
> -static void seg_led_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
> -{
> -	struct seg_led_priv *priv = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
> +	ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(dev, seg_led_cancel_work, priv);
> +	if (ret)
> +		return ret;
>   
> -	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&priv->work);
> -	linedisp_unregister(&priv->linedisp);
> +	ret = linedisp_register(&priv->linedisp, dev, 1, &seg_led_linedisp_ops);
> +	if (ret)
> +		return ret;
> +
> +	return devm_add_action_or_reset(dev, seg_led_unregister_linedisp, priv);
>   }
>   
>   static const struct of_device_id seg_led_of_match[] = {
> @@ -95,7 +109,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, seg_led_of_match);
>   
>   static struct platform_driver seg_led_driver = {
>   	.probe = seg_led_probe,
> -	.remove = seg_led_remove,
>   	.driver = {
>   		.name = "seg-led-gpio",
>   		.of_match_table = seg_led_of_match,