Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] Input: applespi - cancel pending work on driver remove
From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
Date: 2026-07-11 13:26:38
Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 6 potential issue(s) to consider: Pre-existing issues: - [High] Repeated PACKET_DEV_INFO packets lead to unbounded devm memory leaks and duplicate input device registrations. - [High] Unchecked access of asynchronously allocated applespi->touchpad_input_dev in the debugfs tp_dim open handler. - [High] Unbound wait in applespi_drain_writes() can block driver unbind and suspend forever if hardware is unresponsive. - [High] Missing async teardown in applespi_probe error path if GPE enablement fails. - [High] Mismatched finger data reported to input subsystem due to flawed iteration logic. - [Low] Redundant manual assignment of dev.parent on input devices allocated with devm_input_allocate_device(). --
--- Patch [1]: [PATCH v5 1/3] Input: applespi - cancel pending work on driver remove ---commit 541134ed7dfbfee9d31126ce14257c1f72d8e7a7 Author: Shih-Yuan Lee [off-list ref] Input: applespi - cancel pending work on driver remove During driver removal in applespi_remove(), the managed private data structure is freed by devres. However, the driver does not cancel the asynchronous work applespi->work, which registers the touchpad input device.
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diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/applespi.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/applespi.c --- a/drivers/input/keyboard/applespi.c +++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/applespi.c@@ -1820,8 +1820,10 @@ static void applespi_remove(struct spi_device *spi) { struct applespi_data *applespi = spi_get_drvdata(spi); applespi_drain_writes(applespi);
[Severity: High]
This isn't a bug introduced by this patch, but can this wait indefinitely
and block driver unbind or system suspend?
applespi_drain_writes() waits for the hardware without a timeout:
drivers/input/keyboard/applespi.c:applespi_drain_writes() {
...
wait_event_lock_irq(applespi->drain_complete, !applespi->write_active,
applespi->cmd_msg_lock);
...
}
If the external hardware hangs and write_active remains true, would this
task become blocked forever?
acpi_disable_gpe(NULL, applespi->gpe); acpi_remove_gpe_handler(NULL, applespi->gpe, applespi_notify); device_wakeup_disable(&spi->dev); applespi_drain_reads(applespi); + cancel_work_sync(&applespi->work); + debugfs_remove_recursive(applespi->debugfs_root); }
[Severity: Low]
This isn't a bug introduced by this patch, but does this code redundantly
assign the parent device?
drivers/input/keyboard/applespi.c:applespi_register_touchpad_device() {
...
touchpad_input_dev = devm_input_allocate_device(&applespi->spi->dev);
...
touchpad_input_dev->dev.parent = &applespi->spi->dev;
...
}
And similarly in applespi_probe():
drivers/input/keyboard/applespi.c:applespi_probe() {
...
applespi->keyboard_input_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
...
}
The input subsystem guidelines state that devm_input_allocate_device()
automatically sets the parent, making manual assignment redundant.
[Severity: High]
This isn't a bug introduced by this patch, but can a repeated
PACKET_DEV_INFO from the hardware cause an unbounded memory leak and
duplicate device registrations?
drivers/input/keyboard/applespi.c:applespi_handle_cmd_response() {
...
if (packet->type == PACKET_DEV_INFO) {
...
schedule_work(&applespi->work);
}
...
}
When the work runs, it executes applespi_register_touchpad_device(),
which unconditionally allocates a new managed device:
drivers/input/keyboard/applespi.c:applespi_register_touchpad_device() {
...
touchpad_input_dev = devm_input_allocate_device(&applespi->spi->dev);
...
error = input_register_device(touchpad_input_dev);
...
}
If the peripheral sends multiple PACKET_DEV_INFO packets, would this
blindly allocate and register multiple touchpad devices without checking
if one already exists?
[Severity: High]
This isn't a bug introduced by this patch, but could this dereference a
NULL pointer if the async worker hasn't completed initializing the
touchpad?
drivers/input/keyboard/applespi.c:applespi_probe() {
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debugfs_create_file("tp_dim", 0400, applespi->debugfs_root, applespi,
&applespi_tp_dim_fops);
...
}
If userspace opens this file before applespi_register_touchpad_device()
is finished by the workqueue, applespi_tp_dim_open() is called:
drivers/input/keyboard/applespi.c:applespi_tp_dim_open() {
...
applespi->touchpad_input_dev->id.product,
...
}
Since touchpad_input_dev might still be NULL, will this crash the kernel?
[Severity: High]
This isn't a bug introduced by this patch, but does the probe error path
miss cleaning up async tasks and SPI reads?
drivers/input/keyboard/applespi.c:applespi_probe() {
...
acpi_sts = acpi_enable_gpe(NULL, applespi->gpe);
if (ACPI_FAILURE(acpi_sts)) {
dev_err(&spi->dev, "failed to enable GPE\n");
return -ENODEV;
}
...
}
If acpi_install_gpe_handler() (called earlier) receives an interrupt
before acpi_enable_gpe() fails, it could queue an async SPI transfer or
work item. Returning -ENODEV immediately frees the applespi structure
without calling applespi_drain_reads() or cancel_work_sync(), which
could result in a use-after-free.
[Severity: High]
This isn't a bug introduced by this patch, but does this iteration logic
mismatch the finger data reported to the input subsystem?
drivers/input/keyboard/applespi.c:report_tp_state() {
...
report_finger_data(input, applespi->slots[i], &applespi->pos[i],
&t->fingers[i]);
...
}
If earlier loops filter out fingers (e.g., touch_major == 0) and store
their coordinates densely in applespi->pos, reusing the same sequential
index i for t->fingers[i] could pair the packed positions with the
wrong original finger data from the hardware. Could this corrupt
multitouch reporting?
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