Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 2/6] PM / devfreq: Move more initialization before registration

From: Matthias Kaehlcke <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 11:10:57 -0700

On Mon, Sep 23, 2019 at 06:51:05PM +0300, Leonard Crestez wrote:
> In general it is a better to initialize an object before making it
> accessible externally (through device_register).
> 
> This makes it possible to avoid relying on locking a partially
> initialized object.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Leonard Crestez <[email-masked]>
> ---
>  drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
>  1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
> index 323d43315d1e..b4d2bfebb140 100644
> --- a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
> +++ b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
> @@ -587,10 +587,12 @@ static void devfreq_dev_release(struct device *dev)
>  	mutex_unlock(&devfreq_list_lock);
>  
>  	if (devfreq->profile->exit)
>  		devfreq->profile->exit(devfreq->dev.parent);
>  
> +	kfree(devfreq->time_in_state);
> +	kfree(devfreq->trans_table);
>  	mutex_destroy(&devfreq->lock);
>  	kfree(devfreq);
>  }
>  
>  /**
> @@ -670,44 +672,43 @@ struct devfreq *devfreq_add_device(struct device *dev,
>  	devfreq->max_freq = devfreq->scaling_max_freq;
>  
>  	devfreq->suspend_freq = dev_pm_opp_get_suspend_opp_freq(dev);
>  	atomic_set(&devfreq->suspend_count, 0);
>  
> -	dev_set_name(&devfreq->dev, "devfreq%d",
> -				atomic_inc_return(&devfreq_no));
> -	err = device_register(&devfreq->dev);
> -	if (err) {
> -		mutex_unlock(&devfreq->lock);
> -		put_device(&devfreq->dev);
> -		goto err_out;
> -	}
> -
> -	devfreq->trans_table = devm_kzalloc(&devfreq->dev,
> +	devfreq->trans_table = kzalloc(
>  			array3_size(sizeof(unsigned int),
>  				    devfreq->profile->max_state,
>  				    devfreq->profile->max_state),
>  			GFP_KERNEL);
>  	if (!devfreq->trans_table) {
>  		mutex_unlock(&devfreq->lock);
>  		err = -ENOMEM;
> -		goto err_devfreq;
> +		goto err_dev;
>  	}
>  
> -	devfreq->time_in_state = devm_kcalloc(&devfreq->dev,
> -			devfreq->profile->max_state,
> -			sizeof(unsigned long),
> -			GFP_KERNEL);
> +	devfreq->time_in_state = kcalloc(devfreq->profile->max_state,
> +					 sizeof(unsigned long),
> +					 GFP_KERNEL);
>  	if (!devfreq->time_in_state) {
>  		mutex_unlock(&devfreq->lock);
>  		err = -ENOMEM;
> -		goto err_devfreq;
> +		goto err_dev;
>  	}
>  
>  	devfreq->last_stat_updated = jiffies;
>  
>  	srcu_init_notifier_head(&devfreq->transition_notifier_list);
>  
> +	dev_set_name(&devfreq->dev, "devfreq%d",
> +				atomic_inc_return(&devfreq_no));
> +	err = device_register(&devfreq->dev);
> +	if (err) {
> +		mutex_unlock(&devfreq->lock);
> +		put_device(&devfreq->dev);
> +		goto err_out;

As per my comment on v5 I think the goto needs to go to 'err_dev'. The
device registration failed, hence devfreq_dev_release() won't be
called to free allocated memory.

> +	}
> +
>  	mutex_unlock(&devfreq->lock);
>  
>  	mutex_lock(&devfreq_list_lock);
>  
>  	governor = try_then_request_governor(devfreq->governor_name);
> @@ -733,14 +734,20 @@ struct devfreq *devfreq_add_device(struct device *dev,
>  
>  	return devfreq;
>  
>  err_init:
>  	mutex_unlock(&devfreq_list_lock);
> -err_devfreq:
>  	devfreq_remove_device(devfreq);
> -	devfreq = NULL;
> +	return ERR_PTR(err);
> +
>  err_dev:
> +	/*
> +	 * Cleanup path for errors that happen before registration.
> +	 * Otherwise we rely on devfreq_dev_release

nit: add a period at the end of the second sentence.

> +	 */
> +	kfree(devfreq->time_in_state);
> +	kfree(devfreq->trans_table);
>  	kfree(devfreq);
>  err_out:
>  	return ERR_PTR(err);
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(devfreq_add_device);

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