Date:   Tue, 14 Mar 2023 13:53:59 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To:     Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@kernel.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, rafael@kernel.org,
        Peter Huewe <peterhuewe@gmx.de>,
        Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@ziepe.ca>, linux-integrity@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 10/12] tpm: fix up the tpm_class shutdown_pre pointer
 when created
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On Tue, Mar 14, 2023 at 01:09:04PM +0200, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 13, 2023 at 07:18:41PM +0100, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > Do not wait until long after the struct class has been created to set
> > the shutdown_pre pointer for the tpm_class, assign it right away.
> > 
> > This is the only in-kernel offender that tries to modify the
> > device->class pointer contents after it has been assigned to a device,
> > so fix that up by doing the function pointer assignment before it is
> > matched with the device.  Because of this, the patch should go through
> > the driver core tree to allow later changes to struct device to be
> > possible.
> > 
> > Cc: Peter Huewe <peterhuewe@gmx.de>
> > Cc: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@kernel.org>
> > Cc: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@ziepe.ca>
> > Cc: linux-integrity@vger.kernel.org
> > Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
> > ---
> >  drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c      | 3 +--
> >  drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c | 1 +
> >  drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h           | 1 +
> >  3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c
> > index b99f55f2d4fd..7c444209a256 100644
> > --- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c
> > +++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c
> > @@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ static void tpm_dev_release(struct device *dev)
> >   *
> >   * Return: always 0 (i.e. success)
> >   */
> > -static int tpm_class_shutdown(struct device *dev)
> > +int tpm_class_shutdown(struct device *dev)
> >  {
> >  	struct tpm_chip *chip = container_of(dev, struct tpm_chip, dev);
> >  
> > @@ -337,7 +337,6 @@ struct tpm_chip *tpm_chip_alloc(struct device *pdev,
> >  	device_initialize(&chip->dev);
> >  
> >  	chip->dev.class = tpm_class;
> > -	chip->dev.class->shutdown_pre = tpm_class_shutdown;
> >  	chip->dev.release = tpm_dev_release;
> >  	chip->dev.parent = pdev;
> >  	chip->dev.groups = chip->groups;
> > diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
> > index 8763c820d1f8..43e23a04433a 100644
> > --- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
> > +++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
> > @@ -467,6 +467,7 @@ static int __init tpm_init(void)
> >  	int rc;
> >  
> >  	tpm_class = class_create("tpm");
> > +	tpm_class->shutdown_pre = tpm_class_shutdown;
> >  	if (IS_ERR(tpm_class)) {
> >  		pr_err("couldn't create tpm class\n");
> >  		return PTR_ERR(tpm_class);
> > diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h
> > index 24ee4e1cc452..a45eb39db0c4 100644
> > --- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h
> > +++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h
> > @@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ int tpm1_get_pcr_allocation(struct tpm_chip *chip);
> >  unsigned long tpm_calc_ordinal_duration(struct tpm_chip *chip, u32 ordinal);
> >  int tpm_pm_suspend(struct device *dev);
> >  int tpm_pm_resume(struct device *dev);
> > +int tpm_class_shutdown(struct device *dev);
> >  
> >  static inline void tpm_msleep(unsigned int delay_msec)
> >  {
> > -- 
> > 2.39.2
> > 
> 
> Reviewed-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@kernel.org>
> 
> Are you going to pick this?

Yes, as the changelog text said, I'd like to take it through my tree,
thanks!

greg k-h