Re: [PATCH v1] fsi: Fix panic on scom file read

From: Ninad Palsule
Date: Wed Dec 13 2023 - 21:09:25 EST


Hi Lakshmi,

On 12/13/23 18:07, Lakshmi Yadlapati wrote:
Reading the scom file without the custom open method (i2cr_scom_open)
causes a kernel panic. This change replaces simple_open with i2cr_scom_open
to properly initialize the private_data field in the file structure,
preventing the panic during scom file operations.

Signed-off-by: Lakshmi Yadlapati <lakshmiy@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/fsi/i2cr-scom.c | 11 ++++++++++-
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/fsi/i2cr-scom.c b/drivers/fsi/i2cr-scom.c
index cb7e02213032..8d65c562b488 100644
--- a/drivers/fsi/i2cr-scom.c
+++ b/drivers/fsi/i2cr-scom.c
@@ -73,9 +73,18 @@ static ssize_t i2cr_scom_write(struct file *filep, const char __user *buf, size_
return len;
}
+static int i2cr_scom_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+ struct i2cr_scom *scom = container_of(inode->i_cdev, struct i2cr_scom, cdev);
+
+ file->private_data = scom;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
static const struct file_operations i2cr_scom_fops = {
.owner = THIS_MODULE,
- .open = simple_open,
+ .open = i2cr_scom_open,
.llseek = i2cr_scom_llseek,
.read = i2cr_scom_read,
.write = i2cr_scom_write,


Looks good.

Reviewed-by: Ninad Palsule <ninad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>