[PATCH v4 11/12] crypto: atmel-sha204a - integrate into core management tracking
Lothar Rubusch
l.rubusch at gmail.com
Fri May 22 16:01:33 PDT 2026
Register the SHA204A I2C device instance into the shared atmel_i2c client
management tracking list during the probe phase. This allows the driver to
participate in the central hardware selection infrastructure.
Rework the error-unwind paths inside atmel_sha204a_probe() to prevent stale
entries from remaining in the global tracking structures if a partial
initialization failure occurs. If sysfs group creation fails, explicitly
trigger devm_hwrng_unregister() to preserve the strict lifecycle ordering
introduced in previous stability fixes.
Convert the removal path to use the core teardown helpers. Ensure the
device readiness state is deactivated using atmel_i2c_deactivate_client()
and the tracking node is removed via atmel_i2c_unregister_client() before
local memory resources are freed. This guarantees that any in-flight work
queue items are unconditionally flushed, eliminating a potential
Use-After-Free (UAF) window during device removal.
No functional change intended beyond improved lifecycle handling.
Signed-off-by: Lothar Rubusch <l.rubusch at gmail.com>
---
drivers/crypto/atmel-sha204a.c | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++----
1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/atmel-sha204a.c b/drivers/crypto/atmel-sha204a.c
index 0c5b5cdbfcbc..86a68f2a27e0 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/atmel-sha204a.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/atmel-sha204a.c
@@ -177,9 +177,15 @@ static int atmel_sha204a_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
return ret;
i2c_priv = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
+ i2c_priv->ready = false;
i2c_priv->caps = 0;
+ spin_lock(&atmel_i2c_mgmt.i2c_list_lock);
+ list_add_tail(&i2c_priv->i2c_client_list_node,
+ &atmel_i2c_mgmt.i2c_client_list);
+ spin_unlock(&atmel_i2c_mgmt.i2c_list_lock);
+
memset(&i2c_priv->hwrng, 0, sizeof(i2c_priv->hwrng));
i2c_priv->hwrng.name = dev_name(&client->dev);
@@ -192,15 +198,26 @@ static int atmel_sha204a_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
ret = devm_hwrng_register(&client->dev, &i2c_priv->hwrng);
if (ret) {
dev_err(&client->dev, "failed to register RNG (%d)\n", ret);
- return ret;
+ goto err_list_del;
}
ret = sysfs_create_group(&client->dev.kobj, &atmel_sha204a_groups);
if (ret) {
dev_err(&client->dev, "failed to create sysfs group (%d)\n", ret);
- return ret;
+ goto err_hwrng_unregister;
}
+ spin_lock(&atmel_i2c_mgmt.i2c_list_lock);
+ i2c_priv->ready = true;
+ spin_unlock(&atmel_i2c_mgmt.i2c_list_lock);
+
+ return 0;
+
+err_hwrng_unregister:
+ devm_hwrng_unregister(&client->dev, &i2c_priv->hwrng);
+err_list_del:
+ atmel_i2c_unregister_client(i2c_priv);
+
return ret;
}
@@ -208,9 +225,11 @@ static void atmel_sha204a_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
{
struct atmel_i2c_client_priv *i2c_priv = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
+ atmel_i2c_deactivate_client(i2c_priv);
+
sysfs_remove_group(&client->dev.kobj, &atmel_sha204a_groups);
devm_hwrng_unregister(&client->dev, &i2c_priv->hwrng);
- atmel_i2c_flush_queue();
+ atmel_i2c_unregister_client(i2c_priv);
kfree((void *)i2c_priv->hwrng.priv);
}
@@ -245,7 +264,6 @@ static int __init atmel_sha204a_init(void)
static void __exit atmel_sha204a_exit(void)
{
- atmel_i2c_flush_queue();
i2c_del_driver(&atmel_sha204a_driver);
}
--
2.39.5
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