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

From: Peter Chen

Date: Wed Sep 23 2026 - 03:32:17 EST


On 26-09-23 11:34:34, Uttkarsh Aggarwal wrote:
> 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.

If you have logs for it, you can attach 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>

It seems it is a bug. You could add Fixed-by tag and Cc to stable tree.

Peter
> ---
> 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++)
> --
> 2.34.1
>
>

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Thanks,
Peter Chen