[PATCH 05/10] regulator: core: Hold supply device reference until constraints are resolved in regulator_resolve_supply()
From: Lee Jones
Date: Wed Nov 04 2026 - 13:41:53 EST
In regulator_resolve_supply(), set_supply() previously consumed the
caller's lookup reference on &r->dev without taking its own reference
for rdev->supply, while the concurrent path (when rdev->supply was
already set) dropped put_device(&r->dev) immediately after unlocking
and before retrying set_machine_constraints(). In both paths, if
set_machine_constraints() fails (which may drop rdev->supply inside
set_machine_constraints() or race with a concurrent task in
unset_supply), the error path subsequently passes r to
regulator_lock_two(rdev, r, &ww_ctx) without holding a guaranteed local
reference on &r->dev.
Take a dedicated device reference for rdev->supply in set_supply() to
match _regulator_put(), and retain the local lookup reference on &r->dev
throughout regulator_resolve_supply() until returning.
Fixes: 8d38423d9dea ("regulator: core: don't fail regulator_register() with missing required supply")
Closes: https://sashiko.dev/#/bug/linux-3a22ff58-1a66-4a6a-9e19-83135ef603e0
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <lee@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/regulator/core.c | 16 +++++++++-------
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c
index 935fee27f126..6d522731e4d9 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -1842,6 +1842,7 @@ static int set_supply(struct regulator_dev *rdev,
err = -ENOMEM;
return err;
}
+ get_device(&supply_rdev->dev);
supply_rdev->open_count++;
return 0;
@@ -2290,22 +2291,20 @@ static int regulator_resolve_supply(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
supply = rdev->supply;
regulator_unlock_two(rdev, r, &ww_ctx);
- put_device(&r->dev);
/*
* Supply resolved by concurrent task, and constraints set as
* well (or not required): fast path.
*/
if (done)
- goto out;
+ goto out_put;
do_final_setup = false;
} else {
ret = set_supply(rdev, r);
if (ret < 0) {
regulator_unlock_two(rdev, r, &ww_ctx);
- put_device(&r->dev);
- goto out;
+ goto out_put;
}
supply = rdev->supply;
@@ -2342,7 +2341,7 @@ static int regulator_resolve_supply(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
*/
regulator_unlock_dependent(rdev, &ww_ctx);
ret = -EPROBE_DEFER;
- goto out;
+ goto out_put;
}
ret = set_machine_constraints(rdev, true);
@@ -2364,7 +2363,7 @@ static int regulator_resolve_supply(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
* that again via unset_supply.
*/
regulator_unlock_two(rdev, r, &ww_ctx);
- goto out;
+ goto out_put;
}
unregister_regulator_event_forwarding(rdev);
@@ -2376,11 +2375,13 @@ static int regulator_resolve_supply(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
regulator_unlock_dependent(rdev, &ww_ctx);
if (!do_final_setup)
- goto out;
+ goto out_put;
/* rdev->supply was created in set_supply() */
link_and_create_debugfs(rdev->supply, rdev->supply->rdev, &rdev->dev);
+out_put:
+ put_device(&r->dev);
out:
return ret;
@@ -2391,6 +2392,7 @@ static int regulator_resolve_supply(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
regulator_unlock_two(rdev, supply->rdev, &ww_ctx);
regulator_put(supply);
+ put_device(&r->dev);
return ret;
}
--
2.56.0.385.gac671c819a-goog