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0/0	2026/09/23 09:16	flow	patch-triage	0m Args: null Results: { "EnableConfigs": null, "FocusSymbols": [], "KMSANReasoning": "", "NeedsKMSAN": false, "Reasoning": "The patch modifies an error handling path in the probe function (intel_lpss_probe) of the Intel Low Power Subsystem (LPSS) driver. Intel LPSS is an SoC-specific MFD driver for Intel chipsets (e.g., Skylake, Broxton, Tiger Lake) matching specific PCI/ACPI hardware IDs that are not present or emulated in standard QEMU or GCE virtualized environments. Because the underlying hardware is structurally unreachable, the driver cannot be probed or fuzzed.", "WorthFuzzing": false }
1/1	2026/09/23 09:16	action	read-patch-diff	0m Args: null Results: { "PatchDiff": "commit 0d8c5fe1f08de1bccbce193a37446c6a81df7fd2\nAuthor: syz-cluster \u003ctriage@syzkaller.com\u003e\nDate: Wed Sep 23 09:16:55 2026 +0000\n\n syz-cluster: applied patch under review\n\ndiff --git a/drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c b/drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c\nindex 63d6694f71457..657b1e3fb896e 100644\n--- a/drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c\n+++ b/drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c\n@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ int intel_lpss_probe(struct device *dev,\n \treturn 0;\n \n err_remove_ltr:\n+\tmfd_remove_devices(dev);\n \tintel_lpss_debugfs_remove(lpss);\n \tintel_lpss_ltr_hide(lpss);\n \tintel_lpss_unregister_clock(lpss);\n" }
2/1	2026/09/23 09:16	agent	patch-evaluator	0m Model: core Args: null Results: { "EnableConfigs": null, "FocusSymbols": [], "Reasoning": "The patch modifies an error handling path in the probe function (intel_lpss_probe) of the Intel Low Power Subsystem (LPSS) driver. Intel LPSS is an SoC-specific MFD driver for Intel chipsets (e.g., Skylake, Broxton, Tiger Lake) matching specific PCI/ACPI hardware IDs that are not present or emulated in standard QEMU or GCE virtualized environments. Because the underlying hardware is structurally unreachable, the driver cannot be probed or fuzzed.", "WorthFuzzing": false } Instruction: You are an expert Linux kernel maintainer and security engineer. Your job is to review a provided patch series and evaluate whether it warrants fuzzing with syzkaller. IMPORTANT: The changes have ALREADY been applied and committed as the HEAD commit in your workspace. Do NOT rely on internal assumptions. You must actively use your code access tools to inspect the actual source code, callers, and surrounding context. ================================================================================ 1. CORE TRIAGE PHILOSOPHY ================================================================================ The goal of patch fuzzing is to discover crashes, regressions, exposed latent bugs, and newly triggered assertions introduced by the patch series. - REACHABILITY IS THE PRIMARY GATE: Fuzzing can only discover bugs in code that can actually execute in standard virtualized environments (GCE or QEMU, utilizing software-emulated devices like USB gadgets, netdev, tun/tap). If the modified code is structurally unreachable (see Section 2), it MUST NOT be fuzzed, regardless of whether it adds assertions or complex logic. - DO NOT BLINDLY TRUST "NO FUNCTIONAL CHANGE" (NFCI) OR "REFACTORING" CLAIMS: Patch authors routinely label changes as "cleanups", "refactorings", or state "No functional change intended". Do NOT take these claims at face value. Code refactorings that rearrange logic, introduce helper functions, or alter state management in core subsystems frequently introduce subtle semantic shifts or uncover latent kernel bugs. If reachable executable code is modified or refactored, it MUST be fuzzed. - NEW OR MODIFIED ASSERTIONS IN REACHABLE CODE MUST BE FUZZED: When a patch introduces or modifies runtime checks or assertions (e.g., WARN_ON, VM_WARN_ON, BUG_ON, lockdep_assert) in reachable code paths, it enforces new or stricter invariants. Even if the author believes the invariant always holds, fuzzing is essential to verify whether an unusual sequence of operations can violate it. ================================================================================ 2. WHEN TO RETURN WorthFuzzing=false (NEGATIVE CRITERIA) ================================================================================ Return WorthFuzzing=false ONLY IF all modified code falls strictly into one or more of these categories: - Non-kernel and non-executable changes: * Modifications to Documentation/, comments, or spelling fixes. * User-space directories, self-tests, samples, or scripts (e.g., tools/, samples/, scripts/, usr/) that do not affect the compiled kernel image (vmlinux) or kernel modules. * Purely decorative logging (e.g., message strings in pr_err, printk, dev_info) or tracepoints that do not alter control flow or data structures. * Build system or Kconfig changes that do not alter compiled C logic. - Structurally unreachable hardware: * Vendor-specific PCIe switches, SmartNICs, or GPU drivers (e.g., mlxsw, pds_core, qed, ionic, amdgpu) requiring physical ASIC/PCIe cards not emulated in standard QEMU. - Unreachable execution paths: * Driver teardown callbacks (.remove, .shutdown, pci_unregister_driver) executed only during physical PCI hot-unplug or manual sysfs driver unbinding. * Code paths exclusive to architectures other than the target architecture. ================================================================================ 3. WHEN TO RETURN WorthFuzzing=true (POSITIVE CRITERIA) ================================================================================ Return WorthFuzzing=true whenever the patch touches reachable executable code, including: - Core Subsystems: * Any logic modifications in memory management (mm/), synchronization/locking (kernel/locking/), BPF, scheduler, core networking, VFS, or syscall handling. - Refactorings and Code Cleanups: * Any restructuring of reachable data structures, helper abstractions, or algorithm flows. - Runtime Assertions and Defensive Checks: * Any introduction or alteration of assertions (WARN_ON, VM_WARN_ON, BUG_ON, etc.) in reachable paths. - Reachable Drivers and Protocols: Drivers accessible via virtual buses (virtio, USB gadget, loopback, netlink, binder, sockets, etc.). ================================================================================ 4. EXTRACTING FocusSymbols (PREVENTING DILUTION) ================================================================================ When WorthFuzzing=true, you must extract specific kernel functions into FocusSymbols to guide the fuzzer: - AVOID UBIQUITOUS LIFECYCLE HOT-PATHS: Do NOT list generic, ubiquitous functions called by almost every program in the corpus (including, but not limited to: general memory allocators and deallocators, page fault and trap handlers, or core synchronization primitives; this is not an exhaustive list). Listing ubiquitous functions causes the fuzzer to classify thousands of unrelated tests as "focused", which severely dilutes fuzzing effort away from the actual changes. - TARGET SPECIFIC FEATURE LOGIC AND ENTRYPOINTS: List functions that specifically implement the logic being added or altered, or direct API entrypoints for the subsystem feature under review. - HANDLING STATIC INLINE FUNCTIONS IN HEADERS (.h): Compiler-inlined static functions (such as static inlines in mm/.h or include/linux/.h) lack distinct symbol addresses in vmlinux and cannot be targeted directly by symbol coverage filters. If the changes are primarily in static inline helpers, identify non-static, feature-specific caller functions in .c files that exercise them (avoiding ubiquitous lifecycle wrappers). ================================================================================ 5. IDENTIFYING EnableConfigs ================================================================================ Identify any specific CONFIG_ options required to properly compile and reach the modified code: - Inspect Kconfig files and #ifdef guards; do not make assumptions. - Check "depends on" lines in Kconfig to include any non-standard parent subsystem configs needed. - Strip any 'CONFIG_' prefix (e.g., return "NET_IPV4" instead of "CONFIG_NET_IPV4"). Prefer calling several tools at the same time to save round-trips. Use set-results tool to provide results of the analysis. It must be called exactly once before the final reply. Ignore results of this tool. Prompt: Target architecture: amd64 For your convenience, here is the diff of the changes: commit 0d8c5fe1f08de1bccbce193a37446c6a81df7fd2 Author: syz-cluster <triage@syzkaller.com> Date: Wed Sep 23 09:16:55 2026 +0000 syz-cluster: applied patch under review diff --git a/drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c b/drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c index 63d6694f71457..657b1e3fb896e 100644 --- a/drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c +++ b/drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c @@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ int intel_lpss_probe(struct device *dev, return 0; err_remove_ltr: + mfd_remove_devices(dev); intel_lpss_debugfs_remove(lpss); intel_lpss_ltr_hide(lpss); intel_lpss_unregister_clock(lpss);
3/2	2026/09/23 09:16	llm	patch-evaluator	0m Model: gemini-3.8-flash Args: null Results: null Tokens: input: 2857 output: 39 thoughts: 176 Thoughts: Here's my analysis of this patch, thinking aloud as I would: Examining a Kernel Patch for Intel LPSS Driver Okay, let's break this down. It looks like the patch modifies `drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c`, which, as the name suggests, deals with the Intel Low-Power Subsystem (LPSS). The specific change is in the `intel_lpss_probe` function. The key addition is `mfd_remove_devices(dev)` right before several cleanup steps in an error path (`err_remove_ltr`). My initial thought is that this is likely a fix related to device removal and resource management in the event that the probe fails. The existing cleanup steps look standard: removing debugfs entries, hiding LTR (Latency Tolerance Reporting) configuration, and unregistering the clock. The added `mfd_remove_devices(dev)` suggests that this driver might be acting as a multi-function device (MFD) controller, managing other devices. If the probe fails, we need to ensure any sub-devices managed by this driver are also properly removed. This is important to prevent resource leaks or other device-related issues on failure. I'll need to confirm this assumption. I'll quickly check the surrounding context with `read-file` or `grepper` to see exactly what `mfd_remove_devices` does in relation to the `intel-lpss` driver, and what sub-devices are created. It would also be useful to see if there are other similar error paths and if this fix is applied consistently. My suspicion is that this patch is addressing a potential resource management issue in a failure scenario. Time to verify.
4/2	2026/09/23 09:17	tool	read-file	0m Args: { "File": "drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c", "FirstLine": 425, "LineCount": 50 } Results: { "Contents": " 425:\t\n 426:\t\tlpss-\u003edevid = ida_alloc(\u0026intel_lpss_devid_ida, GFP_KERNEL);\n 427:\t\tif (lpss-\u003edevid \u003c 0)\n 428:\t\t\treturn lpss-\u003edevid;\n 429:\t\n 430:\t\tret = intel_lpss_register_clock(lpss);\n 431:\t\tif (ret)\n 432:\t\t\tgoto err_clk_register;\n 433:\t\n 434:\t\tintel_lpss_ltr_expose(lpss);\n 435:\t\n 436:\t\tret = intel_lpss_debugfs_add(lpss);\n 437:\t\tif (ret)\n 438:\t\t\tdev_warn(dev, \"Failed to create debugfs entries\\n\");\n 439:\t\n 440:\t\tif (intel_lpss_has_idma(lpss)) {\n 441:\t\t\tret = mfd_add_devices(dev, lpss-\u003edevid, \u0026intel_lpss_idma64_cell,\n 442:\t\t\t\t\t 1, info-\u003emem, info-\u003eirq, NULL);\n 443:\t\t\tif (ret)\n 444:\t\t\t\tdev_warn(dev, \"Failed to add %s, fallback to PIO\\n\",\n 445:\t\t\t\t\t LPSS_IDMA64_DRIVER_NAME);\n 446:\t\t}\n 447:\t\n 448:\t\tret = mfd_add_devices(dev, lpss-\u003edevid, lpss-\u003ecell,\n 449:\t\t\t\t 1, info-\u003emem, info-\u003eirq, NULL);\n 450:\t\tif (ret)\n 451:\t\t\tgoto err_remove_ltr;\n 452:\t\n 453:\t\tdev_pm_set_driver_flags(dev, DPM_FLAG_SMART_SUSPEND);\n 454:\t\n 455:\t\treturn 0;\n 456:\t\n 457:\terr_remove_ltr:\n 458:\t\tmfd_remove_devices(dev);\n 459:\t\tintel_lpss_debugfs_remove(lpss);\n 460:\t\tintel_lpss_ltr_hide(lpss);\n 461:\t\tintel_lpss_unregister_clock(lpss);\n 462:\t\n 463:\terr_clk_register:\n 464:\t\tida_free(\u0026intel_lpss_devid_ida, lpss-\u003edevid);\n 465:\t\n 466:\t\treturn ret;\n 467:\t}\n 468:\tEXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(intel_lpss_probe, \"INTEL_LPSS\");\n 469:\t\n 470:\tvoid intel_lpss_remove(struct device dev)\n 471:\t{\n 472:\t\tstruct intel_lpss lpss = dev_get_drvdata(dev);\n 473:\t\n 474:\t\tmfd_remove_devices(dev);\n" }
5/2	2026/09/23 09:17	llm	patch-evaluator	0m Model: gemini-3.8-flash Args: null Results: null Tokens: input: 4224 output: 20 thoughts: 54 Thoughts: Here's my thought process, distilled: Finding the Entry Point of the LPSS Driver Okay, so I need to understand how the Intel Low Power Subsystem (LPSS) driver is initialized. My starting point is the `intel_lpss_probe` function. I already know it resides in `drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c`. Now, I want to trace how that function gets called, so I need to find its entry point. The most straightforward approach is to use `grep`. Let's use `grep` to search for `intel_lpss_probe` within the kernel source. This should show me where the driver registration happens, or any other direct calls to this probe function, giving me a clearer picture of its invocation flow.
6/2	2026/09/23 09:17	tool	grepper	0m Args: { "Expression": "intel_lpss_probe" } Results: { "Output": "drivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c=174=static int intel_lpss_acpi_probe(struct platform_device pdev)\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-187-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:188:\t/ No need to check mem and irq here as intel_lpss_probe() does it for us /\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-189-\tinfo-\u003emem = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-191-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:192:\tret = intel_lpss_probe(\u0026pdev-\u003edev, info);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-193-\tif (ret)\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c=44=static int intel_lpss_pci_probe(struct pci_dev pdev,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-63-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:64:\t/* No need to check mem and irq here as intel_lpss_probe() does it for us /\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-65-\tinfo-\u003emem = pci_resource_n(pdev, 0);\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-77-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:78:\tret = intel_lpss_probe(\u0026pdev-\u003edev, info);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-79-\tif (ret)\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c=381=static void intel_lpss_unregister_clock(struct intel_lpss lpss)\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-389-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:390:int intel_lpss_probe(struct device dev,\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-391-\t\t const struct intel_lpss_platform_info info)\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-467-}\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:468:EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(intel_lpss_probe, \"INTEL_LPSS\");\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-469-\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.h=32=struct intel_lpss_platform_info {\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.h-40-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.h:41:int intel_lpss_probe(struct device dev,\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.h-42-\t\t const struct intel_lpss_platform_info info);\n" }
7/2	2026/09/23 09:17	llm	patch-evaluator	0m Model: gemini-3.8-flash Args: null Results: null Tokens: input: 5232 output: 40 thoughts: 82 Thoughts: Here's my summary, as though I'm thinking through this process: Diving into LPSS Driver Initialization Okay, so I'm looking at how the Intel Low Power Subsystem (LPSS) drivers are initialized. My understanding is that the `intel_lpss_probe` function is the key entry point, the main probe function here, but it's only called from two other probe functions: `intel_lpss_acpi_probe`, which handles ACPI devices, and `intel_lpss_pci_probe` – for PCI devices. Makes sense; different hardware interfaces, but ultimately sharing a core driver. To get a clearer picture of the control flow, I'm going to jump into those source files now. I'll need to examine `intel-lpss-pci.c` and `intel-lpss-acpi.c` to see precisely when and how they're calling `intel_lpss_probe`. I'm especially interested in how the device matching is done. I'm assuming that the ACPI and PCI driver probe functions handle the platform-specific device identification and resource allocation before calling the shared core `intel_lpss_probe`.
8/2	2026/09/23 09:17	tool	read-file	0m Args: { "File": "drivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c", "FirstLine": 1, "LineCount": 80 } Results: { "Contents": " 1:\t// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only\n 2:\t/\n 3:\t Intel LPSS PCI support.\n 4:\t \n 5:\t Copyright (C) 2015, Intel Corporation\n 6:\t \n 7:\t Authors: Andy Shevchenko \u003candriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com\u003e\n 8:\t * Mika Westerberg \u003cmika.westerberg@linux.intel.com\u003e\n 9:\t /\n 10:\t\n 11:\t#include \u003clinux/device.h\u003e\n 12:\t#include \u003clinux/gfp_types.h\u003e\n 13:\t#include \u003clinux/module.h\u003e\n 14:\t#include \u003clinux/pci.h\u003e\n 15:\t#include \u003clinux/pm.h\u003e\n 16:\t#include \u003clinux/pm_runtime.h\u003e\n 17:\t#include \u003clinux/property.h\u003e\n 18:\t\n 19:\t#include \u003clinux/pxa2xx_ssp.h\u003e\n 20:\t\n 21:\t#include \u003casm/errno.h\u003e\n 22:\t\n 23:\t#include \"intel-lpss.h\"\n 24:\t\n 25:\tstatic const struct pci_device_id quirk_ids[] = {\n 26:\t\t{\n 27:\t\t\t/ Microsoft Surface Go (version 1) I2C4 /\n 28:\t\t\tPCI_DEVICE_SUB(PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL, 0x9d64, 0x152d, 0x1182),\n 29:\t\t\t.driver_data = QUIRK_IGNORE_RESOURCE_CONFLICTS,\n 30:\t\t},\n 31:\t\t{\n 32:\t\t\t/ Microsoft Surface Go 2 I2C4 /\n 33:\t\t\tPCI_DEVICE_SUB(PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL, 0x9d64, 0x152d, 0x1237),\n 34:\t\t\t.driver_data = QUIRK_IGNORE_RESOURCE_CONFLICTS,\n 35:\t\t},\n 36:\t\t{\n 37:\t\t\t/ Dell XPS 9530 (2023) /\n 38:\t\t\tPCI_DEVICE_SUB(PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL, 0x51fb, 0x1028, 0x0beb),\n 39:\t\t\t.driver_data = QUIRK_CLOCK_DIVIDER_UNITY,\n 40:\t\t},\n 41:\t\t{ }\n 42:\t};\n 43:\t\n 44:\tstatic int intel_lpss_pci_probe(struct pci_dev pdev,\n 45:\t\t\t\t\tconst struct pci_device_id id)\n 46:\t{\n 47:\t\tconst struct intel_lpss_platform_info data = (void )id-\u003edriver_data;\n 48:\t\tconst struct pci_device_id quirk_pci_info;\n 49:\t\tstruct intel_lpss_platform_info info;\n 50:\t\tint ret;\n 51:\t\n 52:\t\tret = pcim_enable_device(pdev);\n 53:\t\tif (ret)\n 54:\t\t\treturn ret;\n 55:\t\n 56:\t\tret = pci_alloc_irq_vectors(pdev, 1, 1, PCI_IRQ_ALL_TYPES);\n 57:\t\tif (ret \u003c 0)\n 58:\t\t\treturn ret;\n 59:\t\n 60:\t\tinfo = devm_kmemdup(\u0026pdev-\u003edev, data, sizeof(info), GFP_KERNEL);\n 61:\t\tif (!info)\n 62:\t\t\treturn -ENOMEM;\n 63:\t\n 64:\t\t/* No need to check mem and irq here as intel_lpss_probe() does it for us /\n 65:\t\tinfo-\u003emem = pci_resource_n(pdev, 0);\n 66:\t\tinfo-\u003eirq = pci_irq_vector(pdev, 0);\n 67:\t\n 68:\t\tquirk_pci_info = pci_match_id(quirk_ids, pdev);\n 69:\t\tif (quirk_pci_info)\n 70:\t\t\tinfo-\u003equirks = quirk_pci_info-\u003edriver_data;\n 71:\t\n 72:\t\tpdev-\u003ed3cold_delay = 0;\n 73:\t\n 74:\t\t/ Probably it is enough to set this for iDMA capable devices only */\n 75:\t\tpci_set_master(pdev);\n 76:\t\tpci_try_set_mwi(pdev);\n 77:\t\n 78:\t\tret = intel_lpss_probe(\u0026pdev-\u003edev, info);\n 79:\t\tif (ret)\n 80:\t\t\treturn ret;\n" }
9/2	2026/09/23 09:17	llm	patch-evaluator	0m Model: gemini-3.8-flash Args: null Results: null Tokens: input: 6866 output: 40 thoughts: 69 Thoughts: Okay, let's break this down. Understanding the Intel LPSS Landscape Right, so I'm looking at these Intel LPSS options. From what I can gather, `intel_lpss_pci` is the driver specifically for those PCI-attached Intel Low Power Subsystem devices – the ones dealing with SPI, I2C, and UART interfaces. Makes sense, that's the standard PCI setup. And then we have `intel_lpss_acpi`, presumably for the devices that are defined and managed through the ACPI interface. Okay, let's dig into this further. To get a better handle on the ACPI side, I should take a look at `intel-lpss-acpi.c`. Let's see what we can find there.
10/2	2026/09/23 09:17	tool	read-file	0m Args: { "File": "drivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c", "FirstLine": 1, "LineCount": 80 } Results: { "Contents": " 1:\t// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only\n 2:\t/\n 3:\t Intel LPSS ACPI support.\n 4:\t \n 5:\t Copyright (C) 2015, Intel Corporation\n 6:\t \n 7:\t Authors: Andy Shevchenko \u003candriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com\u003e\n 8:\t * Mika Westerberg \u003cmika.westerberg@linux.intel.com\u003e\n 9:\t */\n 10:\t\n 11:\t#include \u003clinux/device.h\u003e\n 12:\t#include \u003clinux/gfp_types.h\u003e\n 13:\t#include \u003clinux/ioport.h\u003e\n 14:\t#include \u003clinux/module.h\u003e\n 15:\t#include \u003clinux/pm.h\u003e\n 16:\t#include \u003clinux/pm_runtime.h\u003e\n 17:\t#include \u003clinux/platform_device.h\u003e\n 18:\t#include \u003clinux/property.h\u003e\n 19:\t\n 20:\t#include \u003clinux/pxa2xx_ssp.h\u003e\n 21:\t\n 22:\t#include \u003casm/errno.h\u003e\n 23:\t\n 24:\t#include \"intel-lpss.h\"\n 25:\t\n 26:\tstatic const struct property_entry spt_spi_properties[] = {\n 27:\t\tPROPERTY_ENTRY_U32(\"intel,spi-pxa2xx-type\", LPSS_SPT_SSP),\n 28:\t\t{ }\n 29:\t};\n 30:\t\n 31:\tstatic const struct software_node spt_spi_node = {\n 32:\t\t.properties = spt_spi_properties,\n 33:\t};\n 34:\t\n 35:\tstatic const struct intel_lpss_platform_info spt_info = {\n 36:\t\t.clk_rate = 120000000,\n 37:\t\t.swnode = \u0026spt_spi_node,\n 38:\t};\n 39:\t\n 40:\tstatic const struct property_entry spt_i2c_properties[] = {\n 41:\t\tPROPERTY_ENTRY_U32(\"i2c-sda-hold-time-ns\", 230),\n 42:\t\t{ },\n 43:\t};\n 44:\t\n 45:\tstatic const struct software_node spt_i2c_node = {\n 46:\t\t.properties = spt_i2c_properties,\n 47:\t};\n 48:\t\n 49:\tstatic const struct intel_lpss_platform_info spt_i2c_info = {\n 50:\t\t.clk_rate = 120000000,\n 51:\t\t.swnode = \u0026spt_i2c_node,\n 52:\t};\n 53:\t\n 54:\tstatic const struct property_entry uart_properties[] = {\n 55:\t\tPROPERTY_ENTRY_U32(\"reg-io-width\", 4),\n 56:\t\tPROPERTY_ENTRY_U32(\"reg-shift\", 2),\n 57:\t\tPROPERTY_ENTRY_BOOL(\"snps,uart-16550-compatible\"),\n 58:\t\t{ },\n 59:\t};\n 60:\t\n 61:\tstatic const struct software_node uart_node = {\n 62:\t\t.properties = uart_properties,\n 63:\t};\n 64:\t\n 65:\tstatic const struct intel_lpss_platform_info spt_uart_info = {\n 66:\t\t.clk_rate = 120000000,\n 67:\t\t.clk_con_id = \"baudclk\",\n 68:\t\t.swnode = \u0026uart_node,\n 69:\t};\n 70:\t\n 71:\tstatic const struct property_entry bxt_spi_properties[] = {\n 72:\t\tPROPERTY_ENTRY_U32(\"intel,spi-pxa2xx-type\", LPSS_BXT_SSP),\n 73:\t\t{ }\n 74:\t};\n 75:\t\n 76:\tstatic const struct software_node bxt_spi_node = {\n 77:\t\t.properties = bxt_spi_properties,\n 78:\t};\n 79:\t\n 80:\tstatic const struct intel_lpss_platform_info bxt_info = {\n" }
11/2	2026/09/23 09:17	llm	patch-evaluator	0m Model: gemini-3.8-flash Args: null Results: null Tokens: input: 8282 output: 23 thoughts: 1001 Thoughts: WorthFuzzing Assessment: Intel LPSS Driver Error Unwind Okay, let's break this down. My primary concern here is reachability for fuzzing. The prompt clearly states that if the code is structurally unreachable in standard environments like QEMU or GCE, it's a no-go for fuzzing. I need to figure out if this Intel LPSS code is reachable. First, let me clarify: Intel LPSS is an integrated multi-function device found on Intel SoCs. It handles low-power controllers (I2C, SPI, UART, DMA). The critical question: is this emulated in standard QEMU or GCE x86 VMs? Based on my understanding, the answer is no. Standard QEMU uses chipsets like PIIX4 or ICH9, and GCE VMs don't expose Intel LPSS PCI/ACPI devices either. This is a red flag. I know that syzkaller does fuzz devices like USB, network, and others. However, it explicitly does not emulate arbitrary ACPI devices or proprietary Intel SoC PCI peripherals, which this clearly is. Now, let's look at the specific code change. It's in the `err_remove_ltr` path. The crucial addition is the `mfd_remove_devices(dev);` call. This is part of the error handling, triggered if the second `mfd_add_devices` function fails in the probe. This error unwind path in the probe function of a driver for physical Intel SoC hardware! Even if the hardware was present, `mfd_add_devices` failure during probe is a rare error-injection scenario on probe. This is likely an error condition. The code is triggered on rare failures of device addition during the probe process, and, more importantly, it's operating on physical hardware (Intel LPSS) that isn't emulated in standard fuzzing environments. Given that this code operates on hardware not present in standard environments and is an error unwind path, it falls squarely under the "structurally unreachable hardware" category defined by the prompt. Therefore, my conclusion is that this modified code is NOT worth fuzzing.
12/2	2026/09/23 09:17	tool	grepper	0m Args: { "Expression": "config MFD_INTEL_LPSS" } Results: { "Output": "drivers/mfd/Kconfig=768=config INTEL_SOC_PMIC_MRFLD\n--\ndrivers/mfd/Kconfig-778-\ndrivers/mfd/Kconfig:779:config MFD_INTEL_LPSS\ndrivers/mfd/Kconfig-780-\ttristate\n--\ndrivers/mfd/Kconfig-783-\ndrivers/mfd/Kconfig:784:config MFD_INTEL_LPSS_ACPI\ndrivers/mfd/Kconfig-785-\ttristate \"Intel Low Power Subsystem support in ACPI mode\"\n--\ndrivers/mfd/Kconfig-792-\ndrivers/mfd/Kconfig:793:config MFD_INTEL_LPSS_PCI\ndrivers/mfd/Kconfig-794-\ttristate \"Intel Low Power Subsystem support in PCI mode\"\n" }
13/2	2026/09/23 09:17	llm	patch-evaluator	0m Model: gemini-3.8-flash Args: null Results: null Tokens: input: 9999 output: 35 thoughts: 20 Thoughts: Here's my summary, as if I were thinking these thoughts: Examining the MFD Kconfig File Okay, let's dive in. I need to take a look at the `drivers/mfd/Kconfig` file. Specifically, I need to focus in on line 779. It's usually around that area where the configuration options start to get really interesting, and where things tend to connect to specific devices or functionalities within the multi-function device (MFD) framework. This is probably where I'll find the relevant option for my current investigation, whether it's related to power management, interrupt handling, or the specific MFD chip in question. Line 779... that should give me a good starting point to unravel this.
14/2	2026/09/23 09:17	tool	read-file	0m Args: { "File": "drivers/mfd/Kconfig", "FirstLine": 775, "LineCount": 35 } Results: { "Contents": " 775:\t\thelp\n 776:\t\t Select this option for supporting Basin Cove PMIC device\n 777:\t\t that is found on Intel Merrifield systems.\n 778:\t\n 779:\tconfig MFD_INTEL_LPSS\n 780:\t\ttristate\n 781:\t\tselect COMMON_CLK\n 782:\t\tselect MFD_CORE\n 783:\t\n 784:\tconfig MFD_INTEL_LPSS_ACPI\n 785:\t\ttristate \"Intel Low Power Subsystem support in ACPI mode\"\n 786:\t\tselect MFD_INTEL_LPSS\n 787:\t\tdepends on X86 \u0026\u0026 ACPI\n 788:\t\thelp\n 789:\t\t This driver supports Intel Low Power Subsystem (LPSS) devices such as\n 790:\t\t I2C, SPI and HS-UART starting from Intel Sunrisepoint (Intel Skylake\n 791:\t\t PCH) in ACPI mode.\n 792:\t\n 793:\tconfig MFD_INTEL_LPSS_PCI\n 794:\t\ttristate \"Intel Low Power Subsystem support in PCI mode\"\n 795:\t\tselect MFD_INTEL_LPSS\n 796:\t\tdepends on X86 \u0026\u0026 PCI\n 797:\t\thelp\n 798:\t\t This driver supports Intel Low Power Subsystem (LPSS) devices such as\n 799:\t\t I2C, SPI and HS-UART starting from Intel Sunrisepoint (Intel Skylake\n 800:\t\t PCH) in PCI mode.\n 801:\t\n 802:\tconfig MFD_INTEL_PMC_BXT\n 803:\t\ttristate \"Intel PMC Driver for Broxton\"\n 804:\t\tdepends on X86\n 805:\t\tdepends on X86_PLATFORM_DEVICES\n 806:\t\tdepends on ACPI\n 807:\t\tselect INTEL_SCU_IPC\n 808:\t\tselect MFD_CORE\n 809:\t\thelp\n" }
15/2	2026/09/23 09:17	llm	patch-evaluator	0m Model: gemini-3.8-flash Args: null Results: null Tokens: input: 10753 output: 18 thoughts: 44 Thoughts: Okay, here's my summary, framed as my internal thought process: Verifying `intel-lpss` Accessibility Alright, I need to understand the interaction with `intel-lpss`. My immediate priority is to determine if any virtual or software device can actually probe or access it. It's a critical first step. To achieve this, my thought process is to use a powerful tool. I'm going to leverage `grep` to quickly and efficiently search the entire codebase for every single instance of `intel_lpss`. This should expose all references to the module or driver. This will give me a comprehensive picture of how `intel-lpss` is handled, if it is available or probed by any other entity, and point me in the right direction to determine if the device is accessible.
16/2	2026/09/23 09:17	tool	grepper	0m Args: { "Expression": "intel_lpss" } Results: { "Output": "drivers/input/keyboard/Kconfig=74=config KEYBOARD_APPLESPI\n--\ndrivers/input/keyboard/Kconfig-86-\t spi_pxa2xx_platform and spi_pxa2xx_pci for MacBook8,1, and\ndrivers/input/keyboard/Kconfig:87:\t spi_pxa2xx_platform and intel_lpss_pci for the rest.\ndrivers/input/keyboard/Kconfig-88-\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c=31=static const struct software_node spt_spi_node = {\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-34-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:35:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info spt_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-36-\t.clk_rate = 120000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c=45=static const struct software_node spt_i2c_node = {\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-48-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:49:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info spt_i2c_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-50-\t.clk_rate = 120000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c=61=static const struct software_node uart_node = {\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-64-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:65:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info spt_uart_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-66-\t.clk_rate = 120000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c=76=static const struct software_node bxt_spi_node = {\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-79-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:80:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info bxt_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-81-\t.clk_rate = 100000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c=92=static const struct software_node bxt_i2c_node = {\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-95-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:96:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info bxt_i2c_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-97-\t.clk_rate = 133000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c=108=static const struct software_node apl_i2c_node = {\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-111-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:112:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info apl_i2c_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-113-\t.clk_rate = 133000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c=122=static const struct software_node cnl_spi_node = {\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-125-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:126:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info cnl_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-127-\t.clk_rate = 120000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-130-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:131:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info cnl_i2c_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-132-\t.clk_rate = 216000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-135-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:136:static const struct acpi_device_id intel_lpss_acpi_ids[] = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-137-\t/* SPT /\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-171-};\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:172:MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(acpi, intel_lpss_acpi_ids);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-173-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:174:static int intel_lpss_acpi_probe(struct platform_device pdev)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-175-{\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:176:\tconst struct intel_lpss_platform_info data;\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:177:\tstruct intel_lpss_platform_info info;\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-178-\tint ret;\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-187-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:188:\t/* No need to check mem and irq here as intel_lpss_probe() does it for us /\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-189-\tinfo-\u003emem = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-191-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:192:\tret = intel_lpss_probe(\u0026pdev-\u003edev, info);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-193-\tif (ret)\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-201-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:202:static void intel_lpss_acpi_remove(struct platform_device pdev)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-203-{\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:204:\tintel_lpss_remove(\u0026pdev-\u003edev);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-205-\tpm_runtime_disable(\u0026pdev-\u003edev);\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-207-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:208:static struct platform_driver intel_lpss_acpi_driver = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:209:\t.probe = intel_lpss_acpi_probe,\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:210:\t.remove = intel_lpss_acpi_remove,\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-211-\t.driver = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-212-\t\t.name = \"intel-lpss\",\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:213:\t\t.acpi_match_table = intel_lpss_acpi_ids,\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:214:\t\t.pm = pm_ptr(\u0026intel_lpss_pm_ops),\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-215-\t},\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-217-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:218:module_platform_driver(intel_lpss_acpi_driver);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-219-\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c=25=static const struct pci_device_id quirk_ids[] = {\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-43-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:44:static int intel_lpss_pci_probe(struct pci_dev pdev,\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-45-\t\t\t\tconst struct pci_device_id id)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-46-{\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:47:\tconst struct intel_lpss_platform_info data = (void )id-\u003edriver_data;\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-48-\tconst struct pci_device_id quirk_pci_info;\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:49:\tstruct intel_lpss_platform_info info;\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-50-\tint ret;\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-63-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:64:\t/* No need to check mem and irq here as intel_lpss_probe() does it for us /\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-65-\tinfo-\u003emem = pci_resource_n(pdev, 0);\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-77-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:78:\tret = intel_lpss_probe(\u0026pdev-\u003edev, info);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-79-\tif (ret)\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-87-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:88:static void intel_lpss_pci_remove(struct pci_dev pdev)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-89-{\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-92-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:93:\tintel_lpss_remove(\u0026pdev-\u003edev);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-94-}\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c=101=static const struct software_node spt_spi_node = {\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-104-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:105:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info spt_spi_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-106-\t.clk_rate = 120000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c=115=static const struct software_node spt_i2c_node = {\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-118-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:119:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info spt_i2c_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-120-\t.clk_rate = 120000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c=131=static const struct software_node uart_node = {\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-134-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:135:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info spt_uart_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-136-\t.clk_rate = 120000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c=146=static const struct software_node bxt_spi_node = {\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-149-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:150:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info bxt_spi_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-151-\t.clk_rate = 100000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-154-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:155:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info bxt_uart_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-156-\t.clk_rate = 100000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c=168=static const struct software_node bxt_i2c_node = {\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-171-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:172:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info bxt_i2c_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-173-\t.clk_rate = 133000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c=184=static const struct software_node apl_i2c_node = {\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-187-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:188:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info apl_i2c_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-189-\t.clk_rate = 133000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c=200=static const struct software_node glk_i2c_node = {\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-203-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:204:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info glk_i2c_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-205-\t.clk_rate = 133000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c=214=static const struct software_node cnl_spi_node = {\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-217-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:218:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info cnl_spi_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-219-\t.clk_rate = 120000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-222-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:223:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info cnl_i2c_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-224-\t.clk_rate = 216000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-227-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:228:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info ehl_i2c_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-229-\t.clk_rate = 100000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c=238=static const struct software_node tgl_spi_node = {\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-241-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:242:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info tgl_spi_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-243-\t.clk_rate = 100000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-246-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:247:static const struct pci_device_id intel_lpss_pci_ids[] = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-248-\t/* CML-LP /\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-675-};\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:676:MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(pci, intel_lpss_pci_ids);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-677-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:678:static struct pci_driver intel_lpss_pci_driver = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-679-\t.name = \"intel-lpss\",\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:680:\t.id_table = intel_lpss_pci_ids,\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:681:\t.probe = intel_lpss_pci_probe,\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:682:\t.remove = intel_lpss_pci_remove,\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-683-\t.driver = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:684:\t\t.pm = pm_ptr(\u0026intel_lpss_pm_ops),\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-685-\t},\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-687-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:688:module_pci_driver(intel_lpss_pci_driver);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-689-\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c=39=struct dentry;\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-73-/ This matches the type field in CAPS register /\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:74:enum intel_lpss_dev_type {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-75-\tLPSS_DEV_I2C = 0,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-79-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:80:struct intel_lpss {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:81:\tconst struct intel_lpss_platform_info info;\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:82:\tenum intel_lpss_dev_type 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intel_lpss_debugfs_remove(struct intel_lpss lpss)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-165-{\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-168-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:169:static void intel_lpss_ltr_set(struct device dev, s32 val)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-170-{\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:171:\tstruct intel_lpss lpss = dev_get_drvdata(dev);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-172-\tu32 ltr;\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-200-\t/* Cache the values into lpss structure /\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:201:\tintel_lpss_cache_ltr(lpss);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-202-}\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-203-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:204:static void intel_lpss_ltr_expose(struct intel_lpss lpss)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-205-{\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:206:\tlpss-\u003edev-\u003epower.set_latency_tolerance = intel_lpss_ltr_set;\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-207-\tdev_pm_qos_expose_latency_tolerance(lpss-\u003edev);\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-209-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:210:static void intel_lpss_ltr_hide(struct intel_lpss lpss)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-211-{\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-215-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:216:static int intel_lpss_assign_devs(struct intel_lpss lpss)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-217-{\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-225-\tcase LPSS_DEV_I2C:\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:226:\t\tcell = \u0026intel_lpss_i2c_cell;\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-227-\t\tbreak;\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-228-\tcase LPSS_DEV_UART:\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:229:\t\tcell = \u0026intel_lpss_uart_cell;\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-230-\t\tbreak;\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-231-\tcase LPSS_DEV_SPI:\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:232:\t\tcell = \u0026intel_lpss_spi_cell;\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-233-\t\tbreak;\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-246-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:247:static bool intel_lpss_has_idma(const struct intel_lpss lpss)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-248-{\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-251-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:252:static void intel_lpss_set_remap_addr(const struct intel_lpss lpss)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-253-{\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-258-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:259:static void intel_lpss_deassert_reset(const struct intel_lpss lpss)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-260-{\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-266-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:267:static void intel_lpss_init_dev(const struct intel_lpss lpss)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-268-{\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-273-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:274:\tintel_lpss_deassert_reset(lpss);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-275-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:276:\tintel_lpss_set_remap_addr(lpss);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-277-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:278:\tif (!intel_lpss_has_idma(lpss))\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-279-\t\treturn;\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-285-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:286:static void intel_lpss_unregister_clock_tree(struct clk clk)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-287-{\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-296-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:297:static int intel_lpss_register_clock_divider(struct intel_lpss lpss,\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-298-\t\t\t\t\t const char devname,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-335-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:336:static int intel_lpss_register_clock(struct intel_lpss lpss)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-337-{\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-358-\tif (lpss-\u003etype != LPSS_DEV_I2C) {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:359:\t\tret = intel_lpss_register_clock_divider(lpss, devname, \u0026clk);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-360-\t\tif (ret)\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-375-err_clk_register:\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:376:\tintel_lpss_unregister_clock_tree(clk);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-377-\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-380-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:381:static void intel_lpss_unregister_clock(struct intel_lpss lpss)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-382-{\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-386-\tclkdev_drop(lpss-\u003eclock);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:387:\tintel_lpss_unregister_clock_tree(lpss-\u003eclk);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-388-}\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-389-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:390:int intel_lpss_probe(struct device dev,\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:391:\t\t const struct intel_lpss_platform_info info)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-392-{\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:393:\tstruct intel_lpss lpss;\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-394-\tint ret;\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-416-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:417:\tret = intel_lpss_assign_devs(lpss);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-418-\tif (ret)\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-423-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:424:\tintel_lpss_init_dev(lpss);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-425-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:426:\tlpss-\u003edevid = ida_alloc(\u0026intel_lpss_devid_ida, GFP_KERNEL);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-427-\tif (lpss-\u003edevid \u003c 0)\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-429-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:430:\tret = intel_lpss_register_clock(lpss);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-431-\tif (ret)\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-433-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:434:\tintel_lpss_ltr_expose(lpss);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-435-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:436:\tret = intel_lpss_debugfs_add(lpss);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-437-\tif (ret)\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-439-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:440:\tif (intel_lpss_has_idma(lpss)) {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:441:\t\tret = mfd_add_devices(dev, lpss-\u003edevid, \u0026intel_lpss_idma64_cell,\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-442-\t\t\t\t 1, info-\u003emem, info-\u003eirq, NULL);\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-458-\tmfd_remove_devices(dev);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:459:\tintel_lpss_debugfs_remove(lpss);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:460:\tintel_lpss_ltr_hide(lpss);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:461:\tintel_lpss_unregister_clock(lpss);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-462-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-463-err_clk_register:\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:464:\tida_free(\u0026intel_lpss_devid_ida, lpss-\u003edevid);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-465-\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-467-}\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:468:EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(intel_lpss_probe, \"INTEL_LPSS\");\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-469-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:470:void intel_lpss_remove(struct device dev)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-471-{\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:472:\tstruct intel_lpss lpss = dev_get_drvdata(dev);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-473-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-474-\tmfd_remove_devices(dev);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:475:\tintel_lpss_debugfs_remove(lpss);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:476:\tintel_lpss_ltr_hide(lpss);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:477:\tintel_lpss_unregister_clock(lpss);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:478:\tida_free(\u0026intel_lpss_devid_ida, lpss-\u003edevid);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-479-}\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:480:EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(intel_lpss_remove, \"INTEL_LPSS\");\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-481-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c=482=static int resume_lpss_device(struct device dev, void data)\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-489-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:490:static int intel_lpss_prepare(struct device dev)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-491-{\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-499-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:500:static int intel_lpss_suspend(struct device dev)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-501-{\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:502:\tstruct intel_lpss lpss = dev_get_drvdata(dev);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-503-\tunsigned int i;\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-519-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:520:static int intel_lpss_resume(struct device dev)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-521-{\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:522:\tstruct intel_lpss lpss = dev_get_drvdata(dev);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-523-\tunsigned int i;\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-524-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:525:\tintel_lpss_deassert_reset(lpss);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-526-\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-533-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:534:EXPORT_NS_GPL_DEV_PM_OPS(intel_lpss_pm_ops, INTEL_LPSS) = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:535:\t.prepare = pm_sleep_ptr(\u0026intel_lpss_prepare),\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:536:\tLATE_SYSTEM_SLEEP_PM_OPS(intel_lpss_suspend, intel_lpss_resume)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:537:\tRUNTIME_PM_OPS(intel_lpss_suspend, intel_lpss_resume, NULL)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-538-};\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-539-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:540:static int __init intel_lpss_init(void)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-541-{\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:542:\tintel_lpss_debugfs = debugfs_create_dir(\"intel_lpss\", NULL);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-543-\treturn 0;\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-544-}\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:545:module_init(intel_lpss_init);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-546-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:547:static void __exit intel_lpss_exit(void)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-548-{\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:549:\tida_destroy(\u0026intel_lpss_devid_ida);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:550:\tdebugfs_remove(intel_lpss_debugfs);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-551-}\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:552:module_exit(intel_lpss_exit);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-553-\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.h=30=struct software_node;\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.h-31-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.h:32:struct intel_lpss_platform_info {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.h-33-\tstruct resource mem;\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.h-40-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.h:41:int intel_lpss_probe(struct device dev,\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.h:42:\t\t const struct intel_lpss_platform_info info);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.h:43:void intel_lpss_remove(struct device *dev);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.h-44-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.h:45:extern const struct dev_pm_ops intel_lpss_pm_ops;\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.h-46-\n" }
17/2	2026/09/23 09:17	llm	patch-evaluator	0m Model: gemini-3.8-flash Args: null Results: null Tokens: input: 21632 output: 137 thoughts: 794 Thoughts: Analysis of the `intel_lpss_probe` Patch Okay, let's break this down systematically. My initial impression is that this patch, adding `mfd_remove_devices(dev);` to `err_remove_ltr` within `intel_lpss_probe` in `drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c`, seems targeted at handling cleanup in a specific error scenario. The core of the logic is: if the first `mfd_add_devices` call (for the idma64 cell) succeeds, but the second one fails, the code now cleans up the first cell's registration before returning. This makes perfect sense; avoiding resource leaks is always a good thing, especially when dealing with hardware initialization. Now, the critical question: is this code path actually reachable in a typical fuzzing environment? Let's consider the context. The `intel-lpss` driver handles Intel Low Power Subsystem devices, typically found on specific Intel SoC platforms. These devices are identified by PCI vendor ID 0x8086 and specific device IDs associated with UART, I2C, and SPI controllers, or by ACPI device IDs. QEMU and GCE VMs, standard fuzzing tools, don't emulate these physical devices. Their x86 emulation relies on PIIX4 or ICH9 (Q35) chipsets, neither of which includes these Intel LPSS IDs. Furthermore, this patched code specifically lives within the `intel_lpss_probe` function, specifically in an error unwind path triggered by the probe process, and only after the first cell registers successfully. Given these restrictions, it's virtually impossible to trigger this specific error path without the matching physical Intel SoC hardware. Therefore, given the nature of the target hardware and the virtualization context, this code is structurally unreachable in standard QEMU or GCE environments. Considering the triage criteria and the required fields for `set-results`, I'm confident in my assessment. The `WorthFuzzing` field should be set to `false`, `FocusSymbols` will be an empty array, and the `Reasoning` provides a concise justification for the "false" verdict. I'm ready to proceed with the call.
18/2	2026/09/23 09:17	tool	set-results	0m Args: { "EnableConfigs": [], "FocusSymbols": [], "Reasoning": "The patch modifies an error handling path in the probe function (intel_lpss_probe) of the Intel Low Power Subsystem (LPSS) driver. Intel LPSS is an SoC-specific MFD driver for Intel chipsets (e.g., Skylake, Broxton, Tiger Lake) matching specific PCI/ACPI hardware IDs that are not present or emulated in standard QEMU or GCE virtualized environments. Because the underlying hardware is structurally unreachable, the driver cannot be probed or fuzzed.", "WorthFuzzing": false } Results: { "EnableConfigs": null, "FocusSymbols": [], "Reasoning": "The patch modifies an error handling path in the probe function (intel_lpss_probe) of the Intel Low Power Subsystem (LPSS) driver. Intel LPSS is an SoC-specific MFD driver for Intel chipsets (e.g., Skylake, Broxton, Tiger Lake) matching specific PCI/ACPI hardware IDs that are not present or emulated in standard QEMU or GCE virtualized environments. Because the underlying hardware is structurally unreachable, the driver cannot be probed or fuzzed.", "WorthFuzzing": false }
19/1	2026/09/23 09:17	action	If	0m Args: { "WorthFuzzing": false } Results: null

{
  "EnableConfigs": null,
  "FocusSymbols": [],
  "KMSANReasoning": "",
  "NeedsKMSAN": false,
  "Reasoning": "The patch modifies an error handling path in the probe function (intel_lpss_probe) of the Intel Low Power Subsystem (LPSS) driver. Intel LPSS is an SoC-specific MFD driver for Intel chipsets (e.g., Skylake, Broxton, Tiger Lake) matching specific PCI/ACPI hardware IDs that are not present or emulated in standard QEMU or GCE virtualized environments. Because the underlying hardware is structurally unreachable, the driver cannot be probed or fuzzed.",
  "WorthFuzzing": false
}

{
  "PatchDiff": "commit 0d8c5fe1f08de1bccbce193a37446c6a81df7fd2\nAuthor: syz-cluster \u003ctriage@syzkaller.com\u003e\nDate:   Wed Sep 23 09:16:55 2026 +0000\n\n    syz-cluster: applied patch under review\n\ndiff --git a/drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c b/drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c\nindex 63d6694f71457..657b1e3fb896e 100644\n--- a/drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c\n+++ b/drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c\n@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ int intel_lpss_probe(struct device *dev,\n \treturn 0;\n \n err_remove_ltr:\n+\tmfd_remove_devices(dev);\n \tintel_lpss_debugfs_remove(lpss);\n \tintel_lpss_ltr_hide(lpss);\n \tintel_lpss_unregister_clock(lpss);\n"
}

{
  "EnableConfigs": null,
  "FocusSymbols": [],
  "Reasoning": "The patch modifies an error handling path in the probe function (intel_lpss_probe) of the Intel Low Power Subsystem (LPSS) driver. Intel LPSS is an SoC-specific MFD driver for Intel chipsets (e.g., Skylake, Broxton, Tiger Lake) matching specific PCI/ACPI hardware IDs that are not present or emulated in standard QEMU or GCE virtualized environments. Because the underlying hardware is structurally unreachable, the driver cannot be probed or fuzzed.",
  "WorthFuzzing": false
}

You are an expert Linux kernel maintainer and security engineer.
Your job is to review a provided patch series and evaluate whether it warrants fuzzing with syzkaller.

IMPORTANT: The changes have ALREADY been applied and committed as the HEAD commit in
your workspace. Do NOT rely on internal assumptions. You must actively use your code access
tools to inspect the actual source code, callers, and surrounding context.

================================================================================
1. CORE TRIAGE PHILOSOPHY
================================================================================
The goal of patch fuzzing is to discover crashes, regressions, exposed latent bugs,
and newly triggered assertions introduced by the patch series.

- REACHABILITY IS THE PRIMARY GATE:
  Fuzzing can only discover bugs in code that can actually execute in standard virtualized
  environments (GCE or QEMU, utilizing software-emulated devices like USB gadgets, netdev, tun/tap).
  If the modified code is structurally unreachable (see Section 2), it MUST NOT be fuzzed,
  regardless of whether it adds assertions or complex logic.

- DO NOT BLINDLY TRUST "NO FUNCTIONAL CHANGE" (NFCI) OR "REFACTORING" CLAIMS:
  Patch authors routinely label changes as "cleanups", "refactorings", or state
  "No functional change intended". Do NOT take these claims at face value.
  Code refactorings that rearrange logic, introduce helper functions, or alter state management
  in core subsystems frequently introduce subtle semantic shifts or uncover latent kernel bugs.
  If reachable executable code is modified or refactored, it MUST be fuzzed.

- NEW OR MODIFIED ASSERTIONS IN REACHABLE CODE MUST BE FUZZED:
  When a patch introduces or modifies runtime checks or assertions (e.g., WARN_ON*, VM_WARN_ON*,
  BUG_ON*, lockdep_assert*) in reachable code paths, it enforces new or stricter invariants.
  Even if the author believes the invariant always holds, fuzzing is essential to verify whether
  an unusual sequence of operations can violate it.

================================================================================
2. WHEN TO RETURN WorthFuzzing=false (NEGATIVE CRITERIA)
================================================================================
Return WorthFuzzing=false ONLY IF all modified code falls strictly into one or more of these categories:

- Non-kernel and non-executable changes:
  * Modifications to Documentation/, comments, or spelling fixes.
  * User-space directories, self-tests, samples, or scripts (e.g., tools/, samples/, scripts/, usr/)
    that do not affect the compiled kernel image (vmlinux) or kernel modules.
  * Purely decorative logging (e.g., message strings in pr_err, printk, dev_info) or tracepoints
    that do not alter control flow or data structures.
  * Build system or Kconfig changes that do not alter compiled C logic.
- Structurally unreachable hardware:
  * Vendor-specific PCIe switches, SmartNICs, or GPU drivers (e.g., mlxsw, pds_core, qed,
    ionic, amdgpu) requiring physical ASIC/PCIe cards not emulated in standard QEMU.
- Unreachable execution paths:
  * Driver teardown callbacks (.remove, .shutdown, pci_unregister_driver) executed only during
    physical PCI hot-unplug or manual sysfs driver unbinding.
  * Code paths exclusive to architectures other than the target architecture.

================================================================================
3. WHEN TO RETURN WorthFuzzing=true (POSITIVE CRITERIA)
================================================================================
Return WorthFuzzing=true whenever the patch touches reachable executable code, including:
- Core Subsystems:
  * Any logic modifications in memory management (mm/), synchronization/locking (kernel/locking/),
    BPF, scheduler, core networking, VFS, or syscall handling.
- Refactorings and Code Cleanups:
  * Any restructuring of reachable data structures, helper abstractions, or algorithm flows.
- Runtime Assertions and Defensive Checks:
  * Any introduction or alteration of assertions (WARN_ON*, VM_WARN_ON*, BUG_ON*, etc.) in reachable paths.
- Reachable Drivers and Protocols:
  * Drivers accessible via virtual buses (virtio, USB gadget, loopback, netlink, binder, sockets, etc.).

================================================================================
4. EXTRACTING FocusSymbols (PREVENTING DILUTION)
================================================================================
When WorthFuzzing=true, you must extract specific kernel functions into FocusSymbols to guide the fuzzer:

- AVOID UBIQUITOUS LIFECYCLE HOT-PATHS:
  Do NOT list generic, ubiquitous functions called by almost every program in the corpus
  (including, but not limited to: general memory allocators and deallocators, page fault
  and trap handlers, or core synchronization primitives; this is not an exhaustive list).
  Listing ubiquitous functions causes the fuzzer to classify thousands of unrelated tests as "focused",
  which severely dilutes fuzzing effort away from the actual changes.

- TARGET SPECIFIC FEATURE LOGIC AND ENTRYPOINTS:
  List functions that specifically implement the logic being added or altered, or direct API entrypoints
  for the subsystem feature under review.

- HANDLING STATIC INLINE FUNCTIONS IN HEADERS (.h):
  Compiler-inlined static functions (such as static inlines in mm/*.h or include/linux/*.h) lack
  distinct symbol addresses in vmlinux and cannot be targeted directly by symbol coverage filters.
  If the changes are primarily in static inline helpers, identify non-static, feature-specific caller
  functions in .c files that exercise them (avoiding ubiquitous lifecycle wrappers).

================================================================================
5. IDENTIFYING EnableConfigs
================================================================================
Identify any specific CONFIG_ options required to properly compile and reach the modified code:
- Inspect Kconfig files and #ifdef guards; do not make assumptions.
- Check "depends on" lines in Kconfig to include any non-standard parent subsystem configs needed.
- Strip any 'CONFIG_' prefix (e.g., return "NET_IPV4" instead of "CONFIG_NET_IPV4").
Prefer calling several tools at the same time to save round-trips.


Use set-results tool to provide results of the analysis.
It must be called exactly once before the final reply.
Ignore results of this tool.

Target architecture: amd64

For your convenience, here is the diff of the changes:
commit 0d8c5fe1f08de1bccbce193a37446c6a81df7fd2
Author: syz-cluster <triage@syzkaller.com>
Date:   Wed Sep 23 09:16:55 2026 +0000

    syz-cluster: applied patch under review

diff --git a/drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c b/drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c
index 63d6694f71457..657b1e3fb896e 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ int intel_lpss_probe(struct device *dev,
 	return 0;
 
 err_remove_ltr:
+	mfd_remove_devices(dev);
 	intel_lpss_debugfs_remove(lpss);
 	intel_lpss_ltr_hide(lpss);
 	intel_lpss_unregister_clock(lpss);

							input: 2857
							output: 39
							thoughts: 176

Here's my analysis of this patch, thinking aloud as I would:

**Examining a Kernel Patch for Intel LPSS Driver**

Okay, let's break this down. It looks like the patch modifies `drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c`, which, as the name suggests, deals with the Intel Low-Power Subsystem (LPSS). The specific change is in the `intel_lpss_probe` function. The key addition is `mfd_remove_devices(dev)` right before several cleanup steps in an error path (`err_remove_ltr`).

My initial thought is that this is likely a fix related to device removal and resource management in the event that the probe fails. The existing cleanup steps look standard: removing debugfs entries, hiding LTR (Latency Tolerance Reporting) configuration, and unregistering the clock. The added `mfd_remove_devices(dev)` suggests that this driver might be acting as a multi-function device (MFD) controller, managing other devices. If the probe fails, we need to ensure any sub-devices managed by this driver are also properly removed. This is important to prevent resource leaks or other device-related issues on failure.

I'll need to confirm this assumption. I'll quickly check the surrounding context with `read-file` or `grepper` to see exactly what `mfd_remove_devices` does in relation to the `intel-lpss` driver, and what sub-devices are created. It would also be useful to see if there are other similar error paths and if this fix is applied consistently. My suspicion is that this patch is addressing a potential resource management issue in a failure scenario. Time to verify.

{
  "File": "drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c",
  "FirstLine": 425,
  "LineCount": 50
}

{
  "Contents": " 425:\t\n 426:\t\tlpss-\u003edevid = ida_alloc(\u0026intel_lpss_devid_ida, GFP_KERNEL);\n 427:\t\tif (lpss-\u003edevid \u003c 0)\n 428:\t\t\treturn lpss-\u003edevid;\n 429:\t\n 430:\t\tret = intel_lpss_register_clock(lpss);\n 431:\t\tif (ret)\n 432:\t\t\tgoto err_clk_register;\n 433:\t\n 434:\t\tintel_lpss_ltr_expose(lpss);\n 435:\t\n 436:\t\tret = intel_lpss_debugfs_add(lpss);\n 437:\t\tif (ret)\n 438:\t\t\tdev_warn(dev, \"Failed to create debugfs entries\\n\");\n 439:\t\n 440:\t\tif (intel_lpss_has_idma(lpss)) {\n 441:\t\t\tret = mfd_add_devices(dev, lpss-\u003edevid, \u0026intel_lpss_idma64_cell,\n 442:\t\t\t\t\t      1, info-\u003emem, info-\u003eirq, NULL);\n 443:\t\t\tif (ret)\n 444:\t\t\t\tdev_warn(dev, \"Failed to add %s, fallback to PIO\\n\",\n 445:\t\t\t\t\t LPSS_IDMA64_DRIVER_NAME);\n 446:\t\t}\n 447:\t\n 448:\t\tret = mfd_add_devices(dev, lpss-\u003edevid, lpss-\u003ecell,\n 449:\t\t\t\t      1, info-\u003emem, info-\u003eirq, NULL);\n 450:\t\tif (ret)\n 451:\t\t\tgoto err_remove_ltr;\n 452:\t\n 453:\t\tdev_pm_set_driver_flags(dev, DPM_FLAG_SMART_SUSPEND);\n 454:\t\n 455:\t\treturn 0;\n 456:\t\n 457:\terr_remove_ltr:\n 458:\t\tmfd_remove_devices(dev);\n 459:\t\tintel_lpss_debugfs_remove(lpss);\n 460:\t\tintel_lpss_ltr_hide(lpss);\n 461:\t\tintel_lpss_unregister_clock(lpss);\n 462:\t\n 463:\terr_clk_register:\n 464:\t\tida_free(\u0026intel_lpss_devid_ida, lpss-\u003edevid);\n 465:\t\n 466:\t\treturn ret;\n 467:\t}\n 468:\tEXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(intel_lpss_probe, \"INTEL_LPSS\");\n 469:\t\n 470:\tvoid intel_lpss_remove(struct device *dev)\n 471:\t{\n 472:\t\tstruct intel_lpss *lpss = dev_get_drvdata(dev);\n 473:\t\n 474:\t\tmfd_remove_devices(dev);\n"
}

							input: 4224
							output: 20
							thoughts: 54

Here's my thought process, distilled:

**Finding the Entry Point of the LPSS Driver**

Okay, so I need to understand how the Intel Low Power Subsystem (LPSS) driver is initialized. My starting point is the `intel_lpss_probe` function. I already know it resides in `drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c`. Now, I want to trace how that function gets called, so I need to find its entry point. The most straightforward approach is to use `grep`. Let's use `grep` to search for `intel_lpss_probe` within the kernel source. This should show me where the driver registration happens, or any other direct calls to this probe function, giving me a clearer picture of its invocation flow.

{
  "Expression": "intel_lpss_probe"
}

{
  "Output": "drivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c=174=static int intel_lpss_acpi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-187-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:188:\t/* No need to check mem and irq here as intel_lpss_probe() does it for us */\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-189-\tinfo-\u003emem = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-191-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:192:\tret = intel_lpss_probe(\u0026pdev-\u003edev, info);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-193-\tif (ret)\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c=44=static int intel_lpss_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-63-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:64:\t/* No need to check mem and irq here as intel_lpss_probe() does it for us */\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-65-\tinfo-\u003emem = pci_resource_n(pdev, 0);\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-77-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:78:\tret = intel_lpss_probe(\u0026pdev-\u003edev, info);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-79-\tif (ret)\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c=381=static void intel_lpss_unregister_clock(struct intel_lpss *lpss)\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-389-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:390:int intel_lpss_probe(struct device *dev,\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-391-\t\t     const struct intel_lpss_platform_info *info)\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-467-}\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:468:EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(intel_lpss_probe, \"INTEL_LPSS\");\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-469-\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.h=32=struct intel_lpss_platform_info {\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.h-40-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.h:41:int intel_lpss_probe(struct device *dev,\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.h-42-\t\t     const struct intel_lpss_platform_info *info);\n"
}

							input: 5232
							output: 40
							thoughts: 82

Here's my summary, as though I'm thinking through this process:

**Diving into LPSS Driver Initialization**

Okay, so I'm looking at how the Intel Low Power Subsystem (LPSS) drivers are initialized. My understanding is that the `intel_lpss_probe` function is the key entry point, the main probe function here, but it's only called from two other probe functions: `intel_lpss_acpi_probe`, which handles ACPI devices, and `intel_lpss_pci_probe` – for PCI devices. Makes sense; different hardware interfaces, but ultimately sharing a core driver.

To get a clearer picture of the control flow, I'm going to jump into those source files now. I'll need to examine `intel-lpss-pci.c` and `intel-lpss-acpi.c` to see precisely *when* and *how* they're calling `intel_lpss_probe`. I'm especially interested in how the device matching is done. I'm assuming that the ACPI and PCI driver probe functions handle the platform-specific device identification and resource allocation before calling the shared core `intel_lpss_probe`.

{
  "File": "drivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c",
  "FirstLine": 1,
  "LineCount": 80
}

{
  "Contents": "   1:\t// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only\n   2:\t/*\n   3:\t * Intel LPSS PCI support.\n   4:\t *\n   5:\t * Copyright (C) 2015, Intel Corporation\n   6:\t *\n   7:\t * Authors: Andy Shevchenko \u003candriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com\u003e\n   8:\t *          Mika Westerberg \u003cmika.westerberg@linux.intel.com\u003e\n   9:\t */\n  10:\t\n  11:\t#include \u003clinux/device.h\u003e\n  12:\t#include \u003clinux/gfp_types.h\u003e\n  13:\t#include \u003clinux/module.h\u003e\n  14:\t#include \u003clinux/pci.h\u003e\n  15:\t#include \u003clinux/pm.h\u003e\n  16:\t#include \u003clinux/pm_runtime.h\u003e\n  17:\t#include \u003clinux/property.h\u003e\n  18:\t\n  19:\t#include \u003clinux/pxa2xx_ssp.h\u003e\n  20:\t\n  21:\t#include \u003casm/errno.h\u003e\n  22:\t\n  23:\t#include \"intel-lpss.h\"\n  24:\t\n  25:\tstatic const struct pci_device_id quirk_ids[] = {\n  26:\t\t{\n  27:\t\t\t/* Microsoft Surface Go (version 1) I2C4 */\n  28:\t\t\tPCI_DEVICE_SUB(PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL, 0x9d64, 0x152d, 0x1182),\n  29:\t\t\t.driver_data = QUIRK_IGNORE_RESOURCE_CONFLICTS,\n  30:\t\t},\n  31:\t\t{\n  32:\t\t\t/* Microsoft Surface Go 2 I2C4 */\n  33:\t\t\tPCI_DEVICE_SUB(PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL, 0x9d64, 0x152d, 0x1237),\n  34:\t\t\t.driver_data = QUIRK_IGNORE_RESOURCE_CONFLICTS,\n  35:\t\t},\n  36:\t\t{\n  37:\t\t\t/* Dell XPS 9530 (2023) */\n  38:\t\t\tPCI_DEVICE_SUB(PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL, 0x51fb, 0x1028, 0x0beb),\n  39:\t\t\t.driver_data = QUIRK_CLOCK_DIVIDER_UNITY,\n  40:\t\t},\n  41:\t\t{ }\n  42:\t};\n  43:\t\n  44:\tstatic int intel_lpss_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,\n  45:\t\t\t\t\tconst struct pci_device_id *id)\n  46:\t{\n  47:\t\tconst struct intel_lpss_platform_info *data = (void *)id-\u003edriver_data;\n  48:\t\tconst struct pci_device_id *quirk_pci_info;\n  49:\t\tstruct intel_lpss_platform_info *info;\n  50:\t\tint ret;\n  51:\t\n  52:\t\tret = pcim_enable_device(pdev);\n  53:\t\tif (ret)\n  54:\t\t\treturn ret;\n  55:\t\n  56:\t\tret = pci_alloc_irq_vectors(pdev, 1, 1, PCI_IRQ_ALL_TYPES);\n  57:\t\tif (ret \u003c 0)\n  58:\t\t\treturn ret;\n  59:\t\n  60:\t\tinfo = devm_kmemdup(\u0026pdev-\u003edev, data, sizeof(*info), GFP_KERNEL);\n  61:\t\tif (!info)\n  62:\t\t\treturn -ENOMEM;\n  63:\t\n  64:\t\t/* No need to check mem and irq here as intel_lpss_probe() does it for us */\n  65:\t\tinfo-\u003emem = pci_resource_n(pdev, 0);\n  66:\t\tinfo-\u003eirq = pci_irq_vector(pdev, 0);\n  67:\t\n  68:\t\tquirk_pci_info = pci_match_id(quirk_ids, pdev);\n  69:\t\tif (quirk_pci_info)\n  70:\t\t\tinfo-\u003equirks = quirk_pci_info-\u003edriver_data;\n  71:\t\n  72:\t\tpdev-\u003ed3cold_delay = 0;\n  73:\t\n  74:\t\t/* Probably it is enough to set this for iDMA capable devices only */\n  75:\t\tpci_set_master(pdev);\n  76:\t\tpci_try_set_mwi(pdev);\n  77:\t\n  78:\t\tret = intel_lpss_probe(\u0026pdev-\u003edev, info);\n  79:\t\tif (ret)\n  80:\t\t\treturn ret;\n"
}

							input: 6866
							output: 40
							thoughts: 69

Okay, let's break this down.

**Understanding the Intel LPSS Landscape**

Right, so I'm looking at these Intel LPSS options. From what I can gather, `intel_lpss_pci` is the driver specifically for those PCI-attached Intel Low Power Subsystem devices – the ones dealing with SPI, I2C, and UART interfaces. Makes sense, that's the standard PCI setup. And then we have `intel_lpss_acpi`, presumably for the devices that are defined and managed through the ACPI interface. Okay, let's dig into this further. To get a better handle on the ACPI side, I should take a look at `intel-lpss-acpi.c`. Let's see what we can find there.

{
  "File": "drivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c",
  "FirstLine": 1,
  "LineCount": 80
}

{
  "Contents": "   1:\t// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only\n   2:\t/*\n   3:\t * Intel LPSS ACPI support.\n   4:\t *\n   5:\t * Copyright (C) 2015, Intel Corporation\n   6:\t *\n   7:\t * Authors: Andy Shevchenko \u003candriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com\u003e\n   8:\t *          Mika Westerberg \u003cmika.westerberg@linux.intel.com\u003e\n   9:\t */\n  10:\t\n  11:\t#include \u003clinux/device.h\u003e\n  12:\t#include \u003clinux/gfp_types.h\u003e\n  13:\t#include \u003clinux/ioport.h\u003e\n  14:\t#include \u003clinux/module.h\u003e\n  15:\t#include \u003clinux/pm.h\u003e\n  16:\t#include \u003clinux/pm_runtime.h\u003e\n  17:\t#include \u003clinux/platform_device.h\u003e\n  18:\t#include \u003clinux/property.h\u003e\n  19:\t\n  20:\t#include \u003clinux/pxa2xx_ssp.h\u003e\n  21:\t\n  22:\t#include \u003casm/errno.h\u003e\n  23:\t\n  24:\t#include \"intel-lpss.h\"\n  25:\t\n  26:\tstatic const struct property_entry spt_spi_properties[] = {\n  27:\t\tPROPERTY_ENTRY_U32(\"intel,spi-pxa2xx-type\", LPSS_SPT_SSP),\n  28:\t\t{ }\n  29:\t};\n  30:\t\n  31:\tstatic const struct software_node spt_spi_node = {\n  32:\t\t.properties = spt_spi_properties,\n  33:\t};\n  34:\t\n  35:\tstatic const struct intel_lpss_platform_info spt_info = {\n  36:\t\t.clk_rate = 120000000,\n  37:\t\t.swnode = \u0026spt_spi_node,\n  38:\t};\n  39:\t\n  40:\tstatic const struct property_entry spt_i2c_properties[] = {\n  41:\t\tPROPERTY_ENTRY_U32(\"i2c-sda-hold-time-ns\", 230),\n  42:\t\t{ },\n  43:\t};\n  44:\t\n  45:\tstatic const struct software_node spt_i2c_node = {\n  46:\t\t.properties = spt_i2c_properties,\n  47:\t};\n  48:\t\n  49:\tstatic const struct intel_lpss_platform_info spt_i2c_info = {\n  50:\t\t.clk_rate = 120000000,\n  51:\t\t.swnode = \u0026spt_i2c_node,\n  52:\t};\n  53:\t\n  54:\tstatic const struct property_entry uart_properties[] = {\n  55:\t\tPROPERTY_ENTRY_U32(\"reg-io-width\", 4),\n  56:\t\tPROPERTY_ENTRY_U32(\"reg-shift\", 2),\n  57:\t\tPROPERTY_ENTRY_BOOL(\"snps,uart-16550-compatible\"),\n  58:\t\t{ },\n  59:\t};\n  60:\t\n  61:\tstatic const struct software_node uart_node = {\n  62:\t\t.properties = uart_properties,\n  63:\t};\n  64:\t\n  65:\tstatic const struct intel_lpss_platform_info spt_uart_info = {\n  66:\t\t.clk_rate = 120000000,\n  67:\t\t.clk_con_id = \"baudclk\",\n  68:\t\t.swnode = \u0026uart_node,\n  69:\t};\n  70:\t\n  71:\tstatic const struct property_entry bxt_spi_properties[] = {\n  72:\t\tPROPERTY_ENTRY_U32(\"intel,spi-pxa2xx-type\", LPSS_BXT_SSP),\n  73:\t\t{ }\n  74:\t};\n  75:\t\n  76:\tstatic const struct software_node bxt_spi_node = {\n  77:\t\t.properties = bxt_spi_properties,\n  78:\t};\n  79:\t\n  80:\tstatic const struct intel_lpss_platform_info bxt_info = {\n"
}

							input: 8282
							output: 23
							thoughts: 1001

**WorthFuzzing Assessment: Intel LPSS Driver Error Unwind**

Okay, let's break this down. My primary concern here is reachability for fuzzing. The prompt clearly states that if the code is structurally unreachable in standard environments like QEMU or GCE, it's a no-go for fuzzing. I need to figure out if this Intel LPSS code is reachable.

First, let me clarify: Intel LPSS is an integrated multi-function device found on Intel SoCs. It handles low-power controllers (I2C, SPI, UART, DMA). The critical question: is this emulated in standard QEMU or GCE x86 VMs? Based on my understanding, the answer is no. Standard QEMU uses chipsets like PIIX4 or ICH9, and GCE VMs don't expose Intel LPSS PCI/ACPI devices either. This is a red flag. I know that syzkaller *does* fuzz devices like USB, network, and others. *However*, it explicitly does *not* emulate arbitrary ACPI devices or proprietary Intel SoC PCI peripherals, which this clearly is.

Now, let's look at the specific code change. It's in the `err_remove_ltr` path. The crucial addition is the `mfd_remove_devices(dev);` call. This is part of the error handling, triggered if the second `mfd_add_devices` function fails in the probe.  This error unwind path in the probe function of a driver for physical Intel SoC hardware!  Even if the hardware was present, `mfd_add_devices` failure during probe is a rare error-injection scenario on probe. This is likely an error condition.  The code is triggered on *rare* failures of device addition during the probe process, and, more importantly, it's operating on *physical* hardware (Intel LPSS) that isn't emulated in standard fuzzing environments.

Given that this code operates on hardware not present in standard environments and is an error unwind path, it falls squarely under the "structurally unreachable hardware" category defined by the prompt. Therefore, my conclusion is that this modified code is **NOT** worth fuzzing.

{
  "Expression": "config MFD_INTEL_LPSS"
}

{
  "Output": "drivers/mfd/Kconfig=768=config INTEL_SOC_PMIC_MRFLD\n--\ndrivers/mfd/Kconfig-778-\ndrivers/mfd/Kconfig:779:config MFD_INTEL_LPSS\ndrivers/mfd/Kconfig-780-\ttristate\n--\ndrivers/mfd/Kconfig-783-\ndrivers/mfd/Kconfig:784:config MFD_INTEL_LPSS_ACPI\ndrivers/mfd/Kconfig-785-\ttristate \"Intel Low Power Subsystem support in ACPI mode\"\n--\ndrivers/mfd/Kconfig-792-\ndrivers/mfd/Kconfig:793:config MFD_INTEL_LPSS_PCI\ndrivers/mfd/Kconfig-794-\ttristate \"Intel Low Power Subsystem support in PCI mode\"\n"
}

							input: 9999
							output: 35
							thoughts: 20

Here's my summary, as if I were thinking these thoughts:

**Examining the MFD Kconfig File**

Okay, let's dive in. I need to take a look at the `drivers/mfd/Kconfig` file. Specifically, I need to focus in on line 779. It's usually around that area where the configuration options start to get really interesting, and where things tend to connect to specific devices or functionalities within the multi-function device (MFD) framework. This is probably where I'll find the relevant option for my current investigation, whether it's related to power management, interrupt handling, or the specific MFD chip in question. Line 779... that should give me a good starting point to unravel this.

{
  "File": "drivers/mfd/Kconfig",
  "FirstLine": 775,
  "LineCount": 35
}

{
  "Contents": " 775:\t\thelp\n 776:\t\t  Select this option for supporting Basin Cove PMIC device\n 777:\t\t  that is found on Intel Merrifield systems.\n 778:\t\n 779:\tconfig MFD_INTEL_LPSS\n 780:\t\ttristate\n 781:\t\tselect COMMON_CLK\n 782:\t\tselect MFD_CORE\n 783:\t\n 784:\tconfig MFD_INTEL_LPSS_ACPI\n 785:\t\ttristate \"Intel Low Power Subsystem support in ACPI mode\"\n 786:\t\tselect MFD_INTEL_LPSS\n 787:\t\tdepends on X86 \u0026\u0026 ACPI\n 788:\t\thelp\n 789:\t\t  This driver supports Intel Low Power Subsystem (LPSS) devices such as\n 790:\t\t  I2C, SPI and HS-UART starting from Intel Sunrisepoint (Intel Skylake\n 791:\t\t  PCH) in ACPI mode.\n 792:\t\n 793:\tconfig MFD_INTEL_LPSS_PCI\n 794:\t\ttristate \"Intel Low Power Subsystem support in PCI mode\"\n 795:\t\tselect MFD_INTEL_LPSS\n 796:\t\tdepends on X86 \u0026\u0026 PCI\n 797:\t\thelp\n 798:\t\t  This driver supports Intel Low Power Subsystem (LPSS) devices such as\n 799:\t\t  I2C, SPI and HS-UART starting from Intel Sunrisepoint (Intel Skylake\n 800:\t\t  PCH) in PCI mode.\n 801:\t\n 802:\tconfig MFD_INTEL_PMC_BXT\n 803:\t\ttristate \"Intel PMC Driver for Broxton\"\n 804:\t\tdepends on X86\n 805:\t\tdepends on X86_PLATFORM_DEVICES\n 806:\t\tdepends on ACPI\n 807:\t\tselect INTEL_SCU_IPC\n 808:\t\tselect MFD_CORE\n 809:\t\thelp\n"
}

							input: 10753
							output: 18
							thoughts: 44

Okay, here's my summary, framed as my internal thought process:

**Verifying `intel-lpss` Accessibility**

Alright, I need to understand the interaction with `intel-lpss`. My immediate priority is to determine if any virtual or software device can actually probe or access it. It's a critical first step. To achieve this, my thought process is to use a powerful tool. I'm going to leverage `grep` to quickly and efficiently search the entire codebase for *every single* instance of `intel_lpss`. This should expose all references to the module or driver. This will give me a comprehensive picture of how `intel-lpss` is handled, if it is available or probed by any other entity, and point me in the right direction to determine if the device is accessible.

{
  "Expression": "intel_lpss"
}

{
  "Output": "drivers/input/keyboard/Kconfig=74=config KEYBOARD_APPLESPI\n--\ndrivers/input/keyboard/Kconfig-86-\t  spi_pxa2xx_platform and spi_pxa2xx_pci for MacBook8,1, and\ndrivers/input/keyboard/Kconfig:87:\t  spi_pxa2xx_platform and intel_lpss_pci for the rest.\ndrivers/input/keyboard/Kconfig-88-\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c=31=static const struct software_node spt_spi_node = {\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-34-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:35:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info spt_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-36-\t.clk_rate = 120000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c=45=static const struct software_node spt_i2c_node = {\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-48-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:49:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info spt_i2c_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-50-\t.clk_rate = 120000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c=61=static const struct software_node uart_node = {\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-64-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:65:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info spt_uart_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-66-\t.clk_rate = 120000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c=76=static const struct software_node bxt_spi_node = {\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-79-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:80:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info bxt_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-81-\t.clk_rate = 100000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c=92=static const struct software_node bxt_i2c_node = {\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-95-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:96:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info bxt_i2c_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-97-\t.clk_rate = 133000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c=108=static const struct software_node apl_i2c_node = {\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-111-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:112:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info apl_i2c_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-113-\t.clk_rate = 133000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c=122=static const struct software_node cnl_spi_node = {\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-125-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:126:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info cnl_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-127-\t.clk_rate = 120000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-130-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:131:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info cnl_i2c_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-132-\t.clk_rate = 216000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-135-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:136:static const struct acpi_device_id intel_lpss_acpi_ids[] = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-137-\t/* SPT */\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-171-};\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:172:MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(acpi, intel_lpss_acpi_ids);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-173-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:174:static int intel_lpss_acpi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-175-{\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:176:\tconst struct intel_lpss_platform_info *data;\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:177:\tstruct intel_lpss_platform_info *info;\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-178-\tint ret;\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-187-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:188:\t/* No need to check mem and irq here as intel_lpss_probe() does it for us */\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-189-\tinfo-\u003emem = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-191-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:192:\tret = intel_lpss_probe(\u0026pdev-\u003edev, info);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-193-\tif (ret)\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-201-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:202:static void intel_lpss_acpi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-203-{\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:204:\tintel_lpss_remove(\u0026pdev-\u003edev);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-205-\tpm_runtime_disable(\u0026pdev-\u003edev);\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-207-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:208:static struct platform_driver intel_lpss_acpi_driver = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:209:\t.probe = intel_lpss_acpi_probe,\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:210:\t.remove = intel_lpss_acpi_remove,\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-211-\t.driver = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-212-\t\t.name = \"intel-lpss\",\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:213:\t\t.acpi_match_table = intel_lpss_acpi_ids,\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:214:\t\t.pm = pm_ptr(\u0026intel_lpss_pm_ops),\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-215-\t},\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-217-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c:218:module_platform_driver(intel_lpss_acpi_driver);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c-219-\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c=25=static const struct pci_device_id quirk_ids[] = {\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-43-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:44:static int intel_lpss_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-45-\t\t\t\tconst struct pci_device_id *id)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-46-{\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:47:\tconst struct intel_lpss_platform_info *data = (void *)id-\u003edriver_data;\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-48-\tconst struct pci_device_id *quirk_pci_info;\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:49:\tstruct intel_lpss_platform_info *info;\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-50-\tint ret;\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-63-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:64:\t/* No need to check mem and irq here as intel_lpss_probe() does it for us */\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-65-\tinfo-\u003emem = pci_resource_n(pdev, 0);\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-77-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:78:\tret = intel_lpss_probe(\u0026pdev-\u003edev, info);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-79-\tif (ret)\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-87-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:88:static void intel_lpss_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-89-{\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-92-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:93:\tintel_lpss_remove(\u0026pdev-\u003edev);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-94-}\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c=101=static const struct software_node spt_spi_node = {\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-104-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:105:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info spt_spi_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-106-\t.clk_rate = 120000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c=115=static const struct software_node spt_i2c_node = {\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-118-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:119:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info spt_i2c_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-120-\t.clk_rate = 120000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c=131=static const struct software_node uart_node = {\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-134-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:135:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info spt_uart_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-136-\t.clk_rate = 120000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c=146=static const struct software_node bxt_spi_node = {\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-149-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:150:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info bxt_spi_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-151-\t.clk_rate = 100000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-154-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:155:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info bxt_uart_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-156-\t.clk_rate = 100000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c=168=static const struct software_node bxt_i2c_node = {\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-171-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:172:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info bxt_i2c_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-173-\t.clk_rate = 133000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c=184=static const struct software_node apl_i2c_node = {\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-187-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:188:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info apl_i2c_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-189-\t.clk_rate = 133000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c=200=static const struct software_node glk_i2c_node = {\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-203-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:204:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info glk_i2c_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-205-\t.clk_rate = 133000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c=214=static const struct software_node cnl_spi_node = {\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-217-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:218:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info cnl_spi_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-219-\t.clk_rate = 120000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-222-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:223:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info cnl_i2c_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-224-\t.clk_rate = 216000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-227-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:228:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info ehl_i2c_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-229-\t.clk_rate = 100000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c=238=static const struct software_node tgl_spi_node = {\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-241-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:242:static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info tgl_spi_info = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-243-\t.clk_rate = 100000000,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-246-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:247:static const struct pci_device_id intel_lpss_pci_ids[] = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-248-\t/* CML-LP */\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-675-};\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:676:MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(pci, intel_lpss_pci_ids);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-677-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:678:static struct pci_driver intel_lpss_pci_driver = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-679-\t.name = \"intel-lpss\",\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:680:\t.id_table = intel_lpss_pci_ids,\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:681:\t.probe = intel_lpss_pci_probe,\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:682:\t.remove = intel_lpss_pci_remove,\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-683-\t.driver = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:684:\t\t.pm = pm_ptr(\u0026intel_lpss_pm_ops),\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-685-\t},\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-687-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c:688:module_pci_driver(intel_lpss_pci_driver);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c-689-\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c=39=struct dentry;\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-73-/* This matches the type field in CAPS register */\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:74:enum intel_lpss_dev_type {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-75-\tLPSS_DEV_I2C = 0,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-79-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:80:struct intel_lpss {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:81:\tconst struct intel_lpss_platform_info *info;\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:82:\tenum intel_lpss_dev_type type;\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-83-\tstruct clk *clk;\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-95-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:96:static const struct resource intel_lpss_dev_resources[] = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-97-\tDEFINE_RES_MEM_NAMED(LPSS_DEV_OFFSET, LPSS_DEV_SIZE, \"lpss_dev\"),\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-101-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:102:static const struct resource intel_lpss_idma64_resources[] = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-103-\tDEFINE_RES_MEM(LPSS_IDMA64_OFFSET, LPSS_IDMA64_SIZE),\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-111- */\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:112:static const struct mfd_cell intel_lpss_idma64_cell = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-113-\t.name = LPSS_IDMA64_DRIVER_NAME,\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:114:\t.num_resources = ARRAY_SIZE(intel_lpss_idma64_resources),\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:115:\t.resources = intel_lpss_idma64_resources,\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-116-};\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-117-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:118:static const struct mfd_cell intel_lpss_i2c_cell = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-119-\t.name = \"i2c_designware\",\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:120:\t.num_resources = ARRAY_SIZE(intel_lpss_dev_resources),\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:121:\t.resources = intel_lpss_dev_resources,\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-122-};\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-123-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:124:static const struct mfd_cell intel_lpss_uart_cell = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-125-\t.name = \"dw-apb-uart\",\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:126:\t.num_resources = ARRAY_SIZE(intel_lpss_dev_resources),\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:127:\t.resources = intel_lpss_dev_resources,\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-128-};\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-129-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:130:static const struct mfd_cell intel_lpss_spi_cell = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-131-\t.name = \"pxa2xx-spi\",\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:132:\t.num_resources = ARRAY_SIZE(intel_lpss_dev_resources),\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:133:\t.resources = intel_lpss_dev_resources,\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-134-};\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-135-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:136:static DEFINE_IDA(intel_lpss_devid_ida);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:137:static struct dentry *intel_lpss_debugfs;\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-138-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:139:static void intel_lpss_cache_ltr(struct intel_lpss *lpss)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-140-{\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-144-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:145:static int intel_lpss_debugfs_add(struct intel_lpss *lpss)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-146-{\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-148-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:149:\tdir = debugfs_create_dir(dev_name(lpss-\u003edev), intel_lpss_debugfs);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-150-\tif (IS_ERR(dir))\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-153-\t/* Cache the values into lpss structure */\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:154:\tintel_lpss_cache_ltr(lpss);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-155-\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-163-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:164:static void intel_lpss_debugfs_remove(struct intel_lpss *lpss)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-165-{\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-168-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:169:static void intel_lpss_ltr_set(struct device *dev, s32 val)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-170-{\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:171:\tstruct intel_lpss *lpss = dev_get_drvdata(dev);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-172-\tu32 ltr;\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-200-\t/* Cache the values into lpss structure */\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:201:\tintel_lpss_cache_ltr(lpss);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-202-}\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-203-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:204:static void intel_lpss_ltr_expose(struct intel_lpss *lpss)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-205-{\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:206:\tlpss-\u003edev-\u003epower.set_latency_tolerance = intel_lpss_ltr_set;\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-207-\tdev_pm_qos_expose_latency_tolerance(lpss-\u003edev);\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-209-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:210:static void intel_lpss_ltr_hide(struct intel_lpss *lpss)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-211-{\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-215-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:216:static int intel_lpss_assign_devs(struct intel_lpss *lpss)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-217-{\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-225-\tcase LPSS_DEV_I2C:\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:226:\t\tcell = \u0026intel_lpss_i2c_cell;\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-227-\t\tbreak;\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-228-\tcase LPSS_DEV_UART:\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:229:\t\tcell = \u0026intel_lpss_uart_cell;\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-230-\t\tbreak;\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-231-\tcase LPSS_DEV_SPI:\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:232:\t\tcell = \u0026intel_lpss_spi_cell;\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-233-\t\tbreak;\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-246-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:247:static bool intel_lpss_has_idma(const struct intel_lpss *lpss)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-248-{\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-251-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:252:static void intel_lpss_set_remap_addr(const struct intel_lpss *lpss)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-253-{\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-258-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:259:static void intel_lpss_deassert_reset(const struct intel_lpss *lpss)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-260-{\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-266-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:267:static void intel_lpss_init_dev(const struct intel_lpss *lpss)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-268-{\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-273-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:274:\tintel_lpss_deassert_reset(lpss);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-275-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:276:\tintel_lpss_set_remap_addr(lpss);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-277-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:278:\tif (!intel_lpss_has_idma(lpss))\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-279-\t\treturn;\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-285-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:286:static void intel_lpss_unregister_clock_tree(struct clk *clk)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-287-{\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-296-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:297:static int intel_lpss_register_clock_divider(struct intel_lpss *lpss,\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-298-\t\t\t\t\t     const char *devname,\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-335-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:336:static int intel_lpss_register_clock(struct intel_lpss *lpss)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-337-{\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-358-\tif (lpss-\u003etype != LPSS_DEV_I2C) {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:359:\t\tret = intel_lpss_register_clock_divider(lpss, devname, \u0026clk);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-360-\t\tif (ret)\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-375-err_clk_register:\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:376:\tintel_lpss_unregister_clock_tree(clk);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-377-\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-380-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:381:static void intel_lpss_unregister_clock(struct intel_lpss *lpss)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-382-{\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-386-\tclkdev_drop(lpss-\u003eclock);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:387:\tintel_lpss_unregister_clock_tree(lpss-\u003eclk);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-388-}\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-389-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:390:int intel_lpss_probe(struct device *dev,\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:391:\t\t     const struct intel_lpss_platform_info *info)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-392-{\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:393:\tstruct intel_lpss *lpss;\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-394-\tint ret;\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-416-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:417:\tret = intel_lpss_assign_devs(lpss);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-418-\tif (ret)\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-423-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:424:\tintel_lpss_init_dev(lpss);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-425-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:426:\tlpss-\u003edevid = ida_alloc(\u0026intel_lpss_devid_ida, GFP_KERNEL);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-427-\tif (lpss-\u003edevid \u003c 0)\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-429-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:430:\tret = intel_lpss_register_clock(lpss);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-431-\tif (ret)\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-433-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:434:\tintel_lpss_ltr_expose(lpss);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-435-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:436:\tret = intel_lpss_debugfs_add(lpss);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-437-\tif (ret)\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-439-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:440:\tif (intel_lpss_has_idma(lpss)) {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:441:\t\tret = mfd_add_devices(dev, lpss-\u003edevid, \u0026intel_lpss_idma64_cell,\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-442-\t\t\t\t      1, info-\u003emem, info-\u003eirq, NULL);\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-458-\tmfd_remove_devices(dev);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:459:\tintel_lpss_debugfs_remove(lpss);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:460:\tintel_lpss_ltr_hide(lpss);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:461:\tintel_lpss_unregister_clock(lpss);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-462-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-463-err_clk_register:\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:464:\tida_free(\u0026intel_lpss_devid_ida, lpss-\u003edevid);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-465-\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-467-}\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:468:EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(intel_lpss_probe, \"INTEL_LPSS\");\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-469-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:470:void intel_lpss_remove(struct device *dev)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-471-{\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:472:\tstruct intel_lpss *lpss = dev_get_drvdata(dev);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-473-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-474-\tmfd_remove_devices(dev);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:475:\tintel_lpss_debugfs_remove(lpss);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:476:\tintel_lpss_ltr_hide(lpss);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:477:\tintel_lpss_unregister_clock(lpss);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:478:\tida_free(\u0026intel_lpss_devid_ida, lpss-\u003edevid);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-479-}\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:480:EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(intel_lpss_remove, \"INTEL_LPSS\");\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-481-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c=482=static int resume_lpss_device(struct device *dev, void *data)\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-489-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:490:static int intel_lpss_prepare(struct device *dev)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-491-{\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-499-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:500:static int intel_lpss_suspend(struct device *dev)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-501-{\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:502:\tstruct intel_lpss *lpss = dev_get_drvdata(dev);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-503-\tunsigned int i;\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-519-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:520:static int intel_lpss_resume(struct device *dev)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-521-{\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:522:\tstruct intel_lpss *lpss = dev_get_drvdata(dev);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-523-\tunsigned int i;\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-524-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:525:\tintel_lpss_deassert_reset(lpss);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-526-\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-533-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:534:EXPORT_NS_GPL_DEV_PM_OPS(intel_lpss_pm_ops, INTEL_LPSS) = {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:535:\t.prepare = pm_sleep_ptr(\u0026intel_lpss_prepare),\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:536:\tLATE_SYSTEM_SLEEP_PM_OPS(intel_lpss_suspend, intel_lpss_resume)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:537:\tRUNTIME_PM_OPS(intel_lpss_suspend, intel_lpss_resume, NULL)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-538-};\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-539-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:540:static int __init intel_lpss_init(void)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-541-{\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:542:\tintel_lpss_debugfs = debugfs_create_dir(\"intel_lpss\", NULL);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-543-\treturn 0;\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-544-}\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:545:module_init(intel_lpss_init);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-546-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:547:static void __exit intel_lpss_exit(void)\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-548-{\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:549:\tida_destroy(\u0026intel_lpss_devid_ida);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:550:\tdebugfs_remove(intel_lpss_debugfs);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-551-}\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c:552:module_exit(intel_lpss_exit);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c-553-\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.h=30=struct software_node;\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.h-31-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.h:32:struct intel_lpss_platform_info {\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.h-33-\tstruct resource *mem;\n--\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.h-40-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.h:41:int intel_lpss_probe(struct device *dev,\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.h:42:\t\t     const struct intel_lpss_platform_info *info);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.h:43:void intel_lpss_remove(struct device *dev);\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.h-44-\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.h:45:extern const struct dev_pm_ops intel_lpss_pm_ops;\ndrivers/mfd/intel-lpss.h-46-\n"
}

							input: 21632
							output: 137
							thoughts: 794

**Analysis of the `intel_lpss_probe` Patch**

Okay, let's break this down systematically. My initial impression is that this patch, adding `mfd_remove_devices(dev);` to `err_remove_ltr` within `intel_lpss_probe` in `drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c`, seems targeted at handling cleanup in a specific error scenario. The core of the logic is: if the first `mfd_add_devices` call (for the idma64 cell) succeeds, but the second one fails, the code now cleans up the first cell's registration before returning. This makes perfect sense; avoiding resource leaks is always a good thing, especially when dealing with hardware initialization.

Now, the critical question: is this code path actually *reachable* in a typical fuzzing environment? Let's consider the context. The `intel-lpss` driver handles Intel Low Power Subsystem devices, typically found on specific Intel SoC platforms. These devices are identified by PCI vendor ID 0x8086 and specific device IDs associated with UART, I2C, and SPI controllers, or by ACPI device IDs. QEMU and GCE VMs, standard fuzzing tools, don't emulate *these* physical devices. Their x86 emulation relies on PIIX4 or ICH9 (Q35) chipsets, neither of which includes these Intel LPSS IDs. Furthermore, this patched code specifically lives within the `intel_lpss_probe` function, specifically in an error unwind path triggered by the probe process, and only after the first cell registers successfully. Given these restrictions, it's virtually impossible to trigger this specific error path without the matching physical Intel SoC hardware.

Therefore, given the nature of the target hardware and the virtualization context, this code is structurally unreachable in standard QEMU or GCE environments.

Considering the triage criteria and the required fields for `set-results`, I'm confident in my assessment. The `WorthFuzzing` field should be set to `false`, `FocusSymbols` will be an empty array, and the `Reasoning` provides a concise justification for the "false" verdict. I'm ready to proceed with the call.

{
  "EnableConfigs": [],
  "FocusSymbols": [],
  "Reasoning": "The patch modifies an error handling path in the probe function (intel_lpss_probe) of the Intel Low Power Subsystem (LPSS) driver. Intel LPSS is an SoC-specific MFD driver for Intel chipsets (e.g., Skylake, Broxton, Tiger Lake) matching specific PCI/ACPI hardware IDs that are not present or emulated in standard QEMU or GCE virtualized environments. Because the underlying hardware is structurally unreachable, the driver cannot be probed or fuzzed.",
  "WorthFuzzing": false
}

{
  "EnableConfigs": null,
  "FocusSymbols": [],
  "Reasoning": "The patch modifies an error handling path in the probe function (intel_lpss_probe) of the Intel Low Power Subsystem (LPSS) driver. Intel LPSS is an SoC-specific MFD driver for Intel chipsets (e.g., Skylake, Broxton, Tiger Lake) matching specific PCI/ACPI hardware IDs that are not present or emulated in standard QEMU or GCE virtualized environments. Because the underlying hardware is structurally unreachable, the driver cannot be probed or fuzzed.",
  "WorthFuzzing": false
}

{
  "WorthFuzzing": false
}

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