RE: [PATCH V1] extcon: modify extcon device to be created after driver data is set

[Bumwoo Lee]

Hi Chanwoo,

Thank you for your kind detail guidance and example.

Best Regards,
Bumwoo Lee.
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From: Chanwoo Choi <cwchoi00@xxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2022 8:16 AM
To: bumwoo lee <bw365.lee@xxxxxxxxxxx>; MyungJoo Ham <myungjoo.ham@xxxxxxxxxxx>; Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@xxxxxxxxxxx>; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [PATCH V1] extcon: modify extcon device to be created after driver data is set

Hi bumwoo,

On 22. 4. 27. 12:00, bumwoo lee wrote:
> Currently, someone can invoke the sysfs such as state_show() 
> intermittently before dev_set_drvdata() is done.
> And it can be a cause of kernel Oops because of edev is Null at that time.
> So modified the driver registration to after setting drviver data.
> 
> - Oops's backtrace.
> 
> Backtrace:
> [<c067865c>] (state_show) from [<c05222e8>] (dev_attr_show) 
> [<c05222c0>] (dev_attr_show) from [<c02c66e0>] (sysfs_kf_seq_show) 
> [<c02c6648>] (sysfs_kf_seq_show) from [<c02c496c>] (kernfs_seq_show) 
> [<c02c4938>] (kernfs_seq_show) from [<c025e2a0>] (seq_read) 
> [<c025e11c>] (seq_read) from [<c02c50a0>] (kernfs_fop_read) 
> [<c02c5064>] (kernfs_fop_read) from [<c0231cac>] (__vfs_read) 
> [<c0231c5c>] (__vfs_read) from [<c0231ee0>] (vfs_read) [<c0231e34>] 
> (vfs_read) from [<c0232464>] (ksys_read) [<c02323f0>] (ksys_read) from 
> [<c02324fc>] (sys_read) [<c02324e4>] (sys_read) from [<c00091d0>] 
> (__sys_trace_return)
> 
> Signed-off-by: bumwoo lee <bw365.lee@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>   drivers/extcon/extcon.c | 29 +++++++++++++++++------------
>   1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
(snip)

Applied it on extcon-fixes. Thanks for your work.
I change the first letter to capital letter as  following:
- extcon: Modify extcon device to be created after driver data is set


And better to use the correct version on patch title on next and then add the changes according to version as following:
If you describe changes under '---', it is no problem when git apply with git am command.

For example.
[PATCH v2] extcon: Modify extcon device to be created after driver data ...

Signed-off-by: bumwoo lee <bw365.lee@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---

Changes from v1:
- explain what are changes


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Best Regards,
Samsung Electronics
Chanwoo Choi