Re: [PATCH v5 11/11] rpmsg: Fix kfree() of static memory on setting driver_override

[Krzysztof Kozlowski]

On 16/03/2022 16:08, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> The driver_override field from platform driver should not be initialized
> from static memory (string literal) because the core later kfree() it,
> for example when driver_override is set via sysfs.
> 
> Use dedicated helper to set driver_override properly.
> 
> Fixes: 950a7388f02b ("rpmsg: Turn name service into a stand alone driver")
> Fixes: c0cdc19f84a4 ("rpmsg: Driver for user space endpoint interface")
> Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_core.c     |  3 ++-
>  drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_internal.h | 11 +++++++++--
>  drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_ns.c       | 14 ++++++++++++--
>  include/linux/rpmsg.h          |  6 ++++--
>  4 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_core.c b/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_core.c
> index 79368a957d89..95fc283f6af7 100644
> --- a/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_core.c
> +++ b/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_core.c
> @@ -400,7 +400,8 @@ field##_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,	\
>  	      const char *buf, size_t sz)				\
>  {									\
>  	struct rpmsg_device *rpdev = to_rpmsg_device(dev);		\
> -	char *new, *old;						\
> +	const char *old;						\
> +	char *new;							\
>  									\
>  	new = kstrndup(buf, sz, GFP_KERNEL);				\
>  	if (!new)							\
> diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_internal.h b/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_internal.h
> index d4b23fd019a8..dd1f4ed616b6 100644
> --- a/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_internal.h
> +++ b/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_internal.h
> @@ -95,9 +95,16 @@ int rpmsg_release_channel(struct rpmsg_device *rpdev,
>  static inline int rpmsg_ctrldev_register_device(struct rpmsg_device *rpdev)
>  {
>  	strcpy(rpdev->id.name, "rpmsg_ctrl");
> -	rpdev->driver_override = "rpmsg_ctrl";
> +	ret = driver_set_override(&rpdev->dev, &rpdev->driver_override,
> +				  "rpmsg_ctrl", strlen("rpmsg_ctrl"));

I made here a mistake while rebasing. This will need a v6.

Best regards,
Krzysztof