[PATCH] usb: typec: ucsi: Set ucsi->connector before enabling notifications

From: Uttkarsh Aggarwal

Date: Wed Sep 23 2026 - 02:10:30 EST


In ucsi_init(), ucsi->connector is assigned only after the
UCSI_SET_NOTIFICATION_ENABLE command completes. But once that command
is sent, the PPM is free to raise a connector change notification at
any time, which is handled through:

ucsi_notify_common() -> ucsi_connector_change()

ucsi_connector_change() indexes into ucsi->connector to get the
connector and schedule its work item. If this notification arrives
before ucsi_init() reaches the "ucsi->connector = connector;" line,
ucsi->connector is still NULL and the driver crashes dereferencing it.

Fix this by setting ucsi->connector right after the connectors are
registered, before notifications are enabled, so it is always valid
by the time a connector change event can be delivered. Also clear
ucsi->connector in the err_unregister path so it isn't left pointing
at freed memory if a later step in ucsi_init() fails.

Signed-off-by: Uttkarsh Aggarwal <uttkarsh.aggarwal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/ucsi.c | 10 +++++++++-
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/ucsi.c b/drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/ucsi.c
index bef3f9b71d71..8f7b73a9f4f4 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/ucsi.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/ucsi.c
@@ -2122,6 +2122,14 @@ static int ucsi_init(struct ucsi *ucsi)
goto err_unregister;
}

+ /*
+ * Set ucsi->connector before enabling notifications. A connector
+ * change event can be handled as soon as the notifications are
+ * enabled below, and ucsi_connector_change() indexes into
+ * ucsi->connector, so it must not be NULL at that point.
+ */
+ ucsi->connector = connector;
+
/* Enable all supported notifications */
ntfy = ucsi_get_supported_notifications(ucsi);
command = UCSI_SET_NOTIFICATION_ENABLE | ntfy;
@@ -2129,7 +2137,6 @@ static int ucsi_init(struct ucsi *ucsi)
if (ret < 0)
goto err_unregister;

- ucsi->connector = connector;
ucsi->ntfy = ntfy;

mutex_lock(&ucsi->ppm_lock);
@@ -2143,6 +2150,7 @@ static int ucsi_init(struct ucsi *ucsi)
return 0;

err_unregister:
+ ucsi->connector = NULL;
for (con = connector; con->port; con++)
ucsi_unregister_port(con);
for (i = 0; i < ucsi->cap.num_connectors; i++)
--
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