Thread (22 messages) 22 messages, 5 authors, 2026-01-22

Re: [net-next,v7,3/8] net: wwan: core: split port creation and registration

From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Date: 2026-01-16 02:44:42
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net: wwan: core: split port creation and registration

This patch splits the port creation function to prepare for upcoming GNSS
port type support. It separates device_register() into device_initialize()
and device_add(), and moves minor number allocation into the new
wwan_port_register_wwan() function.
quoted hunk ↗ jump to hunk
diff --git a/drivers/net/wwan/wwan_core.c b/drivers/net/wwan/wwan_core.c
index 1da935e84008..1a9a77d597e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wwan/wwan_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wwan/wwan_core.c
@@ -357,7 +357,8 @@ static void wwan_port_destroy(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct wwan_port *port = to_wwan_port(dev);

-	ida_free(&minors, MINOR(port->dev.devt));
+	if (dev->class == &wwan_class)
+		ida_free(&minors, MINOR(dev->devt));
 	mutex_destroy(&port->data_lock);
 	mutex_destroy(&port->ops_lock);
 	kfree(port);
[ ... ]
+/* Register a regular WWAN port device (e.g. AT, MBIM, etc.) */
+static int wwan_port_register_wwan(struct wwan_port *port)
+{
+	struct wwan_device *wwandev = to_wwan_dev(port->dev.parent);
+	char namefmt[0x20];
+	int minor, err;
+
+	/* A port is exposed as character device, get a minor */
+	minor = ida_alloc_range(&minors, 0, WWAN_MAX_MINORS - 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (minor < 0)
+		return minor;
+
+	port->dev.class = &wwan_class;
+	port->dev.devt = MKDEV(wwan_major, minor);
[ ... ]
+	err = device_add(&port->dev);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&wwan_register_lock);
+
+	if (err) {
+		ida_free(&minors, minor);
                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

When device_add() fails, this frees the minor. However, port->dev.class
was already set to wwan_class above, and port->dev.devt contains the minor
number. The caller (wwan_create_port) then calls put_device() which
triggers wwan_port_destroy(). Since dev->class == &wwan_class is true,
wwan_port_destroy() calls ida_free() again on the same minor.

Wouldn't this cause a double ida_free when device_add() fails? The call
chain is: wwan_port_register_wwan() fails -> ida_free(minor) -> return
error -> wwan_create_port() -> put_device() -> wwan_port_destroy() ->
ida_free(minor) again.

Maybe the class should be cleared on error before returning, or the
ida_free in the error path should be removed since wwan_port_destroy()
will handle it?
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	dev_info(&wwandev->dev, "port %s attached\n", dev_name(&port->dev));
+
+	return 0;
+}
[ ... ]
+	device_initialize(&port->dev);
+
+	err = wwan_port_register_wwan(port);
 	if (err)
 		goto error_put_device;
+
 	return port;

 error_put_device:
+	put_device(&port->dev);
-- 
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