[PATCH 5/5] platform/x86: hp-wmi: add locking for concurrent hwmon access
From: Emre Cecanpunar
Date: Fri Mar 20 2026 - 20:02:44 EST
hp_wmi_hwmon_priv.mode and .pwm are written by hp_wmi_hwmon_write()
in sysfs context and read by hp_wmi_hwmon_keep_alive_handler() running
in a workqueue. There is no synchronisation between them, so a
concurrent sysfs write and keep-alive expiry can observe an
inconsistent combination of mode and pwm (e.g. mode=MANUAL with an
stale pwm value from the previous mode).
Add a mutex to hp_wmi_hwmon_priv that protects mode and pwm. Acquire
it in hp_wmi_hwmon_write() for the full write operation (field update
plus hp_wmi_apply_fan_settings() call), and in
hp_wmi_hwmon_keep_alive_handler() before calling
hp_wmi_apply_fan_settings().
In hp_wmi_hwmon_read(), only the pwm_enable attribute reads priv->mode
and requires the lock. Use scoped_guard() to hold the mutex only for
the mode read, avoiding holding it across unrelated WMI hardware calls.
Signed-off-by: Emre Cecanpunar <emreleno@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-wmi.c | 13 +++++++++++--
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-wmi.c
index b8f22d70e996..cfb207f09e7b 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-wmi.c
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ enum pwm_modes {
};
struct hp_wmi_hwmon_priv {
+ struct mutex lock; /* protects mode, pwm */
u8 min_rpm;
u8 max_rpm;
u8 gpu_delta;
@@ -2403,6 +2404,7 @@ static int hp_wmi_hwmon_read(struct device *dev, enum hwmon_sensor_types type,
{
struct hp_wmi_hwmon_priv *priv;
int rpm, ret;
+ u8 mode;
priv = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
switch (type) {
@@ -2426,11 +2428,13 @@ static int hp_wmi_hwmon_read(struct device *dev, enum hwmon_sensor_types type,
*val = rpm_to_pwm(rpm / 100, priv);
return 0;
}
- switch (priv->mode) {
+ scoped_guard(mutex, &priv->lock)
+ mode = priv->mode;
+ switch (mode) {
case PWM_MODE_MAX:
case PWM_MODE_MANUAL:
case PWM_MODE_AUTO:
- *val = priv->mode;
+ *val = mode;
return 0;
default:
/* shouldn't happen */
@@ -2448,6 +2452,7 @@ static int hp_wmi_hwmon_write(struct device *dev, enum hwmon_sensor_types type,
int rpm;
priv = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+ guard(mutex)(&priv->lock);
switch (type) {
case hwmon_pwm:
if (attr == hwmon_pwm_input) {
@@ -2516,6 +2521,8 @@ static void hp_wmi_hwmon_keep_alive_handler(struct work_struct *work)
dwork = to_delayed_work(work);
priv = container_of(dwork, struct hp_wmi_hwmon_priv, keep_alive_dwork);
+
+ guard(mutex)(&priv->lock);
/*
* Re-apply the current hwmon context settings.
* NOTE: hp_wmi_apply_fan_settings will handle the re-scheduling.
@@ -2577,6 +2584,8 @@ static int hp_wmi_hwmon_init(void)
if (!priv)
return -ENOMEM;
+ mutex_init(&priv->lock);
+
ret = hp_wmi_setup_fan_settings(priv);
if (ret)
return ret;
--
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