On 07.04.22 08:33, Duoming Zhou wrote: > There is a deadlock in oxu_bus_suspend(), which is shown below: > > (Thread 1) | (Thread 2) > | timer_action() > oxu_bus_suspend() | mod_timer() > spin_lock_irq() //(1) | (wait a time) > ... | oxu_watchdog() > del_timer_sync() | spin_lock_irq() //(2) > (wait timer to stop) | ... > > We hold oxu->lock in position (1) of thread 1, and use > del_timer_sync() to wait timer to stop, but timer handler > also need oxu->lock in position (2) of thread 2. As a result, > oxu_bus_suspend() will block forever. > > This patch extracts del_timer_sync() from the protection of > spin_lock_irq(), which could let timer handler to obtain > the needed lock. Good catch. > Signed-off-by: Duoming Zhou <duoming@xxxxxxxxxx> > --- > drivers/usb/host/oxu210hp-hcd.c | 2 ++ > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/oxu210hp-hcd.c b/drivers/usb/host/oxu210hp-hcd.c > index b741670525e..ee403df3309 100644 > --- a/drivers/usb/host/oxu210hp-hcd.c > +++ b/drivers/usb/host/oxu210hp-hcd.c > @@ -3909,8 +3909,10 @@ static int oxu_bus_suspend(struct usb_hcd *hcd) > } > } > > + spin_unlock_irq(&oxu->lock); > /* turn off now-idle HC */ > del_timer_sync(&oxu->watchdog); > + spin_lock_irq(&oxu->lock); > ehci_halt(oxu); > hcd->state = HC_STATE_SUSPENDED; > What is the lock protecting at that stage? Why not just drop it earlier. Regards Oliver
