Re: [PATCH RESEND] misc: ti-st: st_kim: Fix use after free bug in kim_remove due to race condition

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Hi Zheng,

Thank you for the patch! Perhaps something to improve:

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url:    https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Zheng-Wang/misc-ti-st-st_kim-Fix-use-after-free-bug-in-kim_remove-due-to-race-condition/20230318-161853
patch link:    https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230318081743.797531-1-zyytlz.wz%40163.com
patch subject: [PATCH RESEND] misc: ti-st: st_kim: Fix use after free bug in kim_remove due to race condition
config: m68k-allmodconfig (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20230318/202303181850.RI6iAAhO-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config)
compiler: m68k-linux-gcc (GCC) 12.1.0
reproduce (this is a W=1 build):
        wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/intel/lkp-tests/master/sbin/make.cross -O ~/bin/make.cross
        chmod +x ~/bin/make.cross
        # https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commit/ecbe190b970112b4b10e2a1766da933168ae5fdd
        git remote add linux-review https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux
        git fetch --no-tags linux-review Zheng-Wang/misc-ti-st-st_kim-Fix-use-after-free-bug-in-kim_remove-due-to-race-condition/20230318-161853
        git checkout ecbe190b970112b4b10e2a1766da933168ae5fdd
        # save the config file
        mkdir build_dir && cp config build_dir/.config
        COMPILER_INSTALL_PATH=$HOME/0day COMPILER=gcc-12.1.0 make.cross W=1 O=build_dir ARCH=m68k olddefconfig
        COMPILER_INSTALL_PATH=$HOME/0day COMPILER=gcc-12.1.0 make.cross W=1 O=build_dir ARCH=m68k SHELL=/bin/bash

If you fix the issue, kindly add following tag where applicable
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
| Link: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202303181850.RI6iAAhO-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/

All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):

   drivers/misc/ti-st/st_kim.c: In function 'kim_remove':
>> drivers/misc/ti-st/st_kim.c:788:27: warning: 'kim_gdata' is used uninitialized [-Wuninitialized]
     788 |         struct st_data_s *st_gdata = kim_gdata->core_data;
         |                           ^~~~~~~~
   drivers/misc/ti-st/st_kim.c:787:34: note: 'kim_gdata' was declared here
     787 |         struct kim_data_s       *kim_gdata;
         |                                  ^~~~~~~~~


vim +/kim_gdata +788 drivers/misc/ti-st/st_kim.c

   782	
   783	static int kim_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
   784	{
   785		/* free the GPIOs requested */
   786		struct ti_st_plat_data	*pdata = pdev->dev.platform_data;
   787		struct kim_data_s	*kim_gdata;
 > 788		struct st_data_s *st_gdata = kim_gdata->core_data;
   789	
   790		kim_gdata = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
   791	
   792		cancel_work_sync(&st_gdata->work_write_wakeup);
   793	
   794		/*
   795		 * Free the Bluetooth/FM/GPIO
   796		 * nShutdown gpio from the system
   797		 */
   798		gpio_free(pdata->nshutdown_gpio);
   799		pr_info("nshutdown GPIO Freed");
   800	
   801		debugfs_remove_recursive(kim_debugfs_dir);
   802		sysfs_remove_group(&pdev->dev.kobj, &uim_attr_grp);
   803		pr_info("sysfs entries removed");
   804	
   805		kim_gdata->kim_pdev = NULL;
   806		st_core_exit(st_gdata);
   807	
   808		kfree(kim_gdata);
   809		kim_gdata = NULL;
   810		return 0;
   811	}
   812	

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