Re: [PATCH] regulator: tps65219: Fix devm_kmalloc size allocation

From: Shree Ramamoorthy
Date: Fri Jun 20 2025 - 11:24:57 EST



On 6/20/2025 9:52 AM, Robert Nelson wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 20, 2025 at 8:30 AM Robert Nelson <robertcnelson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On Thu, Jun 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM Shree Ramamoorthy <s-ramamoorthy@xxxxxx> wrote:
>>> In probe(), devm_kmalloc uses pmic->common_irq_size to allocate an array of
>>> 2 bytes, but pmic->common_irq_size is being used like an array of structs.
>>> The param sent should've been pmic->common_irq_size * sizeof(*irq_data).
>>> This led to an issue with the kmalloc'd buffer being corrupted and EVM boot
>>> issues. The common and device-specific structs are now allocated one at a
>>> time within the loop.
>>>
>>> Fixes: 38c9f98db20a ("regulator: tps65219: Add support for TPS65215 Regulator IRQs")
>>> Reported-by: Dhruva Gole <d-gole@xxxxxx>
>>> Signed-off-by: Shree Ramamoorthy <s-ramamoorthy@xxxxxx>
> Sweet! With 4 PB2's and 2 BeaglePlays... Power on, boot, Power off,
> wait 30 seconds.. (repeat 10 times)
>
> Before:
> 36/60: Bootup to File System
>
> After
> 60/60: Bootup to File System
>
> Tested-by: Robert Nelson <robertcnelson@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> SInce i applied directly to rc2, here's my fixup of your patch for
> reference: https://github.com/RobertCNelson/arm64-multiplatform/blob/v6.16.x-arm64-k3/patches/fixes/0001-regulator-tps65219-Fix-devm_kmalloc-size-allocation.patch
>
> For TI, we also need to cherry pick this in v6.12.x-ti, to fix
> BeaglePlay and PB2..
>
> Thanks Everyone!

Awesome! Glad to hear this resolved those boards :) I will backport this to ti-6.12y-cicd as well.

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