Re: [PATCH] drivers: core: ensure device has a name

From: Ricardo B. Marliere
Date: Fri Sep 15 2023 - 08:06:26 EST


On 23/09/15 08:51AM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 14, 2023 at 10:19:31PM -0300, Ricardo B. Marliere wrote:
> > device_add() relies on dev_name() and dev_set_name() to set the device
> > name. This patch adds the fallback case where both the call to
> > dev_name() and (dev->bus && dev->bus->dev_name) fails.
> >
> > Reported-by: syzbot+bbc59256015533127d80@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=bbc59256015533127d80
> > Fixes: d21fdd07cea4 ("driver core: Return proper error code when dev_set_name() fails")
> > Signed-off-by: Ricardo B. Marliere <ricardo@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > drivers/base/core.c | 2 ++
> > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>
> Already submitted and in linux-next:
> https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230828145824.3895288-1-andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Ah, of course. I'll do a better job grepping the mail next time :)

Thanks for reviewing,
- Ricardo