On Wed, Jun 30, 2021 at 12:54:30PM +0530, Saubhik Mukherjee wrote: > On 6/30/21 2:35 AM, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 29, 2021 at 08:27:00PM +0300, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote: > > > On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 06:52:26PM +0530, Saubhik Mukherjee wrote: > > > > vtpm_module_init calls vtpmx_init which calls misc_register. The file > > > > operations callbacks are registered. So, vtpmx_fops_ioctl can execute in > > > > parallel with rest of vtpm_module_init. vtpmx_fops_ioctl calls > > > > vtpmx_ioc_new_dev, which calls vtpm_proxy_create_device, which calls > > > > vtpm_proxy_work_start, which could read uninitialized workqueue. > > > > > > > > To avoid this, create workqueue before vtpmx init. > > > > > > > > Found by Linux Driver Verification project (linuxtesting.org). > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Saubhik Mukherjee <saubhik.mukherjee@xxxxxxxxx> > > > > --- > > > > drivers/char/tpm/tpm_vtpm_proxy.c | 19 +++++++++---------- > > > > 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) > > > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_vtpm_proxy.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_vtpm_proxy.c > > > > index 91c772e38bb5..225dfa026a8f 100644 > > > > --- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_vtpm_proxy.c > > > > +++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_vtpm_proxy.c > > > > @@ -697,23 +697,22 @@ static int __init vtpm_module_init(void) > > > > { > > > > int rc; > > > > - rc = vtpmx_init(); > > > > - if (rc) { > > > > - pr_err("couldn't create vtpmx device\n"); > > > > - return rc; > > > > - } > > > > - > > > > workqueue = create_workqueue("tpm-vtpm"); > > > > if (!workqueue) { > > > > pr_err("couldn't create workqueue\n"); > > > > - rc = -ENOMEM; > > > > - goto err_vtpmx_cleanup; > > > > + return -ENOMEM; > > > > + } > > > > + > > > > + rc = vtpmx_init(); > > > > + if (rc) { > > > > + pr_err("couldn't create vtpmx device\n"); > > > > + goto err_destroy_workqueue; > > > > } > > > > return 0; > > > > -err_vtpmx_cleanup: > > > > - vtpmx_cleanup(); > > > > +err_destroy_workqueue: > > > > + destroy_workqueue(workqueue); > > > > return rc; > > > > } > > > > -- > > > > 2.30.2 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Reviewed-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Taking reviewed-by back. > > > > You're lacking fixes tag. Please re-send with one. > > > > /Jarkko > > > > Thank you for noticing. I sent the patch containing the Fixes tag in reply > to your last message. (https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/6/30/104) Please do not do that. Instead, version your patches (git format-patch -vX) and send them as separate threads. It's all documented: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v5.13/process/submitting-patches.html /Jarkko