[PATCH -v2] notifier: Return an error when a callback has already been registered
From: Borislav Petkov
Date: Thu Dec 23 2021 - 10:31:07 EST
From: Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxx>
Return -EEXIST when a notifier callback has already been registered on a
notifier chain.
This should avoid any homegrown registration tracking at the callsite
like
https://lore.kernel.org/amd-gfx/20210512013058.6827-1-mukul.joshi@xxxxxxx
for example.
This version is an alternative of
https://lore.kernel.org/r/20211108101157.15189-1-bp@xxxxxxxxx
which needed to touch every caller not checking the registration
routine's return value.
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxx>
---
kernel/notifier.c | 15 ++++++++-------
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/notifier.c b/kernel/notifier.c
index b8251dc0bc0f..ba005ebf4730 100644
--- a/kernel/notifier.c
+++ b/kernel/notifier.c
@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@ BLOCKING_NOTIFIER_HEAD(reboot_notifier_list);
*/
static int notifier_chain_register(struct notifier_block **nl,
- struct notifier_block *n)
+ struct notifier_block *n)
{
while ((*nl) != NULL) {
if (unlikely((*nl) == n)) {
- WARN(1, "double register detected");
- return 0;
+ WARN(1, "notifier callback %ps already registered",
+ n->notifier_call);
+ return -EEXIST;
}
if (n->priority > (*nl)->priority)
break;
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ static int notifier_call_chain_robust(struct notifier_block **nl,
*
* Adds a notifier to an atomic notifier chain.
*
- * Currently always returns zero.
+ * Returns 0 on success, %-EEXIST on error.
*/
int atomic_notifier_chain_register(struct atomic_notifier_head *nh,
struct notifier_block *n)
@@ -216,7 +217,7 @@ NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(atomic_notifier_call_chain);
* Adds a notifier to a blocking notifier chain.
* Must be called in process context.
*
- * Currently always returns zero.
+ * Returns 0 on success, %-EEXIST on error.
*/
int blocking_notifier_chain_register(struct blocking_notifier_head *nh,
struct notifier_block *n)
@@ -335,7 +336,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blocking_notifier_call_chain);
* Adds a notifier to a raw notifier chain.
* All locking must be provided by the caller.
*
- * Currently always returns zero.
+ * Returns 0 on success, %-EEXIST on error.
*/
int raw_notifier_chain_register(struct raw_notifier_head *nh,
struct notifier_block *n)
@@ -406,7 +407,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(raw_notifier_call_chain);
* Adds a notifier to an SRCU notifier chain.
* Must be called in process context.
*
- * Currently always returns zero.
+ * Returns 0 on success, %-EEXIST on error.
*/
int srcu_notifier_chain_register(struct srcu_notifier_head *nh,
struct notifier_block *n)
--
2.29.2
--
Regards/Gruss,
Boris.
https://people.kernel.org/tglx/notes-about-netiquette