[PATCH v2] cxl/hdm: fix a warning in devm_remove_action()
From: Sungwoo Kim
Date: Mon Mar 30 2026 - 09:05:02 EST
In the following race scenario, devm_remove_action() can be called
before devm_add_action(), triggering a warning because there is no
action to remove.
To fix this, __cxl_dpa_reserve() performs devm_add_action(). This
extends the critical section that embraces cxled->dpa_res = res and
devm_add_action(), so cxl_dpa_free() cannot observe dpa_res without
the devres action.
task 1:
cxl_dpa_alloc()
__cxl_dpa_alloc()
guard(&cxl_rwsem.dpa)
cxled->dpa_res = res; ...(1)
devm_add_action() ...(4)
task 2:
cxl_dpa_free()
guard(&cxl_rwsem.dpa)
if (!cxled->dpa_res) ...(2) pass, due to (1)
return 0;
devm_cxl_dpa_release()
devm_remove_action() ...(3) warning, no action is added yet
Splat:
WARNING: ./include/linux/device/devres.h:160 at devm_remove_action include/linux/device/devres.h:160 [inline], CPU#0: syz.1.6464/25993
WARNING: ./include/linux/device/devres.h:160 at devm_cxl_dpa_release drivers/cxl/core/hdm.c:290 [inline], CPU#0: syz.1.6464/25993
WARNING: ./include/linux/device/devres.h:160 at cxl_dpa_free+0x2a4/0x320 drivers/cxl/core/hdm.c:572, CPU#0: syz.1.6464/25993
Fixes: cf880423b6a0 ("cxl/hdm: Add support for allocating DPA to an endpoint decoder")
Fixes: 9c57cde0dcbd ("cxl/hdm: Enumerate allocated DPA")
Signed-off-by: Sungwoo Kim <iam@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
V1: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cxl/20260309000810.2632065-2-iam@xxxxxxxxxxxx/
V1->V2:
- Let __cxl_dpa_reserve() handle devm_remove_action() to reduce
duplicated patches. (Thanks to Dan for the suggestion)
- Make the comment concise (Reflect Dan and Alison's comments)
- Make a warning log in a commit message concise
drivers/cxl/core/hdm.c | 33 +++++++++++++--------------------
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/hdm.c b/drivers/cxl/core/hdm.c
index cb5d5a047a9d..63bd0d5f31df 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/core/hdm.c
+++ b/drivers/cxl/core/hdm.c
@@ -408,7 +408,13 @@ static int __cxl_dpa_reserve(struct cxl_endpoint_decoder *cxled,
port->hdm_end++;
get_device(&cxled->cxld.dev);
- return 0;
+
+ /*
+ * Perform devres registration while holding cxl_rwsem.dpa so
+ * cxl_dpa_free() cannot observe dpa_res without a matching devres
+ * action.
+ */
+ return devm_add_action_or_reset(&port->dev, cxl_dpa_release, cxled);
}
static int add_dpa_res(struct device *dev, struct resource *parent,
@@ -499,16 +505,8 @@ int devm_cxl_dpa_reserve(struct cxl_endpoint_decoder *cxled,
resource_size_t base, resource_size_t len,
resource_size_t skipped)
{
- struct cxl_port *port = cxled_to_port(cxled);
- int rc;
-
- scoped_guard(rwsem_write, &cxl_rwsem.dpa)
- rc = __cxl_dpa_reserve(cxled, base, len, skipped);
-
- if (rc)
- return rc;
-
- return devm_add_action_or_reset(&port->dev, cxl_dpa_release, cxled);
+ guard(rwsem_write)(&cxl_rwsem.dpa);
+ return __cxl_dpa_reserve(cxled, base, len, skipped);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(devm_cxl_dpa_reserve, "CXL");
@@ -606,7 +604,8 @@ static int __cxl_dpa_alloc(struct cxl_endpoint_decoder *cxled, u64 size)
struct resource *p, *last;
int part;
- guard(rwsem_write)(&cxl_rwsem.dpa);
+ lockdep_assert_held_write(&cxl_rwsem.dpa);
+
if (cxled->cxld.region) {
dev_dbg(dev, "decoder attached to %s\n",
dev_name(&cxled->cxld.region->dev));
@@ -669,14 +668,8 @@ static int __cxl_dpa_alloc(struct cxl_endpoint_decoder *cxled, u64 size)
int cxl_dpa_alloc(struct cxl_endpoint_decoder *cxled, u64 size)
{
- struct cxl_port *port = cxled_to_port(cxled);
- int rc;
-
- rc = __cxl_dpa_alloc(cxled, size);
- if (rc)
- return rc;
-
- return devm_add_action_or_reset(&port->dev, cxl_dpa_release, cxled);
+ guard(rwsem_write)(&cxl_rwsem.dpa);
+ return __cxl_dpa_alloc(cxled, size);
}
static void cxld_set_interleave(struct cxl_decoder *cxld, u32 *ctrl)
--
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