spi: fsl-qspi: use devm function instead of driver remove
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: fsl-qspi: use devm function instead of driver remove Driver use devm APIs to manage clk/irq/resources and register the spi controller, but the legacy remove function will be called first during device detach and trigger kernel panic. Drop the remove function and use devm_add_action_or_reset() for driver cleanup to ensure the release sequence. Trigger kernel panic on i.MX8MQ by echo 30bb0000.spi >/sys/bus/platform/drivers/fsl-quadspi/unbind
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50ae352c1848cab408fb4f7d7f50c71f818bbdbf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f68b27d82a749117d9c7d7f33fa53f46373e38e2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/439688dbe82baa10d4430dc3252bb5ef1183a171
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9bfb3a5f6f616f3eb7665c8ff3bcb9760ae33c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40369bfe717e96e26650eeecfa5a6363563df6e4
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