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From:   Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] sound/hda: Add NULL check to component match callback function
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On Thu, 31 Mar 2022 11:34:38 +0200,
Heikki Krogerus wrote:
> 
> On Thu, Mar 31, 2022 at 11:28:20AM +0200, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> > On Thu, 31 Mar 2022 11:25:43 +0200,
> > Heikki Krogerus wrote:
> > > 
> > > On Thu, Mar 31, 2022 at 11:12:55AM +0200, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> > > > > > > -     if (!strcmp(dev->driver->name, "i915") &&
> > > > > > > +     if (dev->driver && !strcmp(dev->driver->name, "i915") &&
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Can NULL dev->driver be really seen?  I thought the components are
> > > > > > added by the drivers, hence they ought to have the driver field set.
> > > > > > But there can be corner cases I overlooked.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > thanks,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Takashi
> > > > > 
> > > > > Hi Takashi,
> > > > > 
> > > > > When I try using component_add in a different driver (usb4 in my
> > > > > case), I think dev->driver here is NULL because the i915 drivers do
> > > > > not have their component master fully bound when this new component is
> > > > > registered. When I test it, it seems to be causing a crash.
> > > > 
> > > > Hm, from where component_add*() is called?  Basically dev->driver must
> > > > be already set before the corresponding driver gets bound at
> > > > __driver_probe_deviec().  So, if the device is added to component from
> > > > the corresponding driver's probe, dev->driver must be non-NULL.
> > > 
> > > The code that declares a device as component does not have to be the
> > > driver of that device.
> > > 
> > > In our case the components are USB ports, and they are devices that
> > > are actually never bind to any drivers: drivers/usb/core/port.c
> > 
> > OK, that's what I wanted to know.  It'd be helpful if it's more
> > clearly mentioned in the commit log.
> 
> Agree.
> 
> > BTW, the same problem must be seen in MEI drivers, too.
> 
> Wasn't there a patch for those too? I lost track...

I don't know, I just checked the latest Linus tree.

And, looking at the HD-audio code, I still wonder how NULL dev->driver
can reach there.  Is there any PCI device that is added to component
without binding to a driver?  We have dev_is_pci() check at the
beginning, so non-PCI devices should bail out there...

I'm not against adding NULL checks, but just for better understanding
the situation.


Takashi