On 10/14/13 09:42, Ricardo Ribalda Delgado wrote: > Hello Hans > > Thanks for your feedback. I have send a patch to the list with your suggestion. > > If I dont apply my patch, but your your branch I still get the error: Thanks for testing this. I suspected that might be the case. What exactly is the sequence that reproduces this error? Ctrl-C in the middle of a read()? Multiple threads accessing the same file handle? Regards, Hans > > > Thanks! > > > [ 57.567944] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference > at 0000000000000260 > [ 57.567980] IP: [<ffffffffa07ab963>] > __vb2_perform_fileio+0x363/0x600 [videobuf2_core] > [ 57.568013] PGD 15952a067 PUD 159519067 PMD 0 > [ 57.568032] Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP > [ 57.568045] Modules linked in: nfc qtec_xform gpio_xilinx > qt5023_video videobuf2_vmalloc videobuf2_dma_sg videobuf2_memops > videobuf2_core qtec_pcie qtec_cmosis qtec_white qtec_mem fglrx(PO) > spi_xilinx spi_bitbang qt5023 > [ 57.568109] CPU: 1 PID: 1213 Comm: java Tainted: P O > 3.11.0-qtec-standard+ #112 > [ 57.568122] Hardware name: QTechnology QT5022/QT5022, BIOS > PM_2.1.0.309 X64 05/23/2013 > [ 57.568134] task: ffff88014aa98000 ti: ffff88014aa94000 task.ti: > ffff88014aa94000 > [ 57.568144] RIP: 0010:[<ffffffffa07ab963>] [<ffffffffa07ab963>] > __vb2_perform_fileio+0x363/0x600 [videobuf2_core] > [ 57.568168] RSP: 0018:ffff88014aa95e48 EFLAGS: 00010246 > [ 57.568178] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff88015694e870 RCX: 0000000000000000 > [ 57.568187] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffff88015694c400 RDI: ffff88015694c400 > [ 57.568195] RBP: ffff88014aa95e98 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000001 > [ 57.568204] R10: ffffea00055c2880 R11: ffff88014aa95fd8 R12: ffff88015694e800 > [ 57.568213] R13: 000000000021de00 R14: ffff88015727f0b8 R15: 000000000126ae20 > [ 57.568224] FS: 00007fc23bbda700(0000) GS:ffff88015ed00000(0000) > knlGS:0000000000000000 > [ 57.568233] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 000000008005003b > [ 57.568241] CR2: 0000000000000260 CR3: 0000000156931000 CR4: 00000000000007e0 > [ 57.568248] Stack: > [ 57.568254] ffff880159632910 0000000000000000 ffff880100000001 > 0000000059bd0820 > [ 57.568270] ffff88014aa95f50 ffff88015727f720 ffff880159632900 > ffff88015727f340 > [ 57.568285] 000000000021de00 ffff88014aa95f50 ffff88014aa95ed8 > ffffffffa07abe09 > [ 57.568300] Call Trace: > [ 57.568328] [<ffffffffa07abe09>] vb2_fop_read+0xb9/0x110 [videobuf2_core] > [ 57.568351] [<ffffffff81534985>] v4l2_read+0x65/0xb0 > [ 57.568372] [<ffffffff81166bea>] vfs_read+0x9a/0x150 > [ 57.568388] [<ffffffff81167649>] SyS_read+0x49/0xa0 > [ 57.568407] [<ffffffff81760479>] tracesys+0xd0/0xd5 > [ 57.568415] Code: 89 c2 44 8b 4d c0 4c 8b 45 b8 0f 8f 2d 02 00 00 > 85 d2 48 63 c2 0f 85 86 fd ff ff 41 83 84 24 78 03 00 00 01 31 d2 4b > 8b 4c c6 48 <8b> 81 60 02 00 00 85 c0 74 05 8b 41 58 89 c2 89 43 08 80 > 63 10 > [ 57.568566] RIP [<ffffffffa07ab963>] > __vb2_perform_fileio+0x363/0x600 [videobuf2_core] > [ 57.568587] RSP <ffff88014aa95e48> > [ 57.568594] CR2: 0000000000000260 > [ 57.568606] ---[ end trace d664b8a0460e8ca5 ]--- > > > > On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 6:42 PM, Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Hi Ricardo, >> >> On 10/13/2013 03:03 PM, Ricardo Ribalda Delgado wrote: >>> Hello >>> >>> These days I have been testing an app that uses the old read/write >>> API. It is interfacing a videobuf2-sg driver. >>> >>> Once in a while I get an oops on the vb2_perform_fileio function. >>> >>> After digging a while I have been able to fix the bug like this: >>> >>> int vb2_fop_release(struct file *file) >>> { >>> struct video_device *vdev = video_devdata(file); >>> + struct mutex *lock = vdev->queue->lock ? vdev->queue->lock : vdev->lock; >>> >>> + if (lock) >>> + mutex_lock(lock); >>> if (file->private_data == vdev->queue->owner) { >>> vb2_queue_release(vdev->queue); >>> vdev->queue->owner = NULL; >>> } >>> + if (lock) >>> + mutex_unlock(lock); >>> return v4l2_fh_release(file); >>> } >>> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vb2_fop_release); >>> >>> (or at least, I havent seen the oops since then). >>> >>> I was wondering if this a real bug on vb2 and I shall post a proper >>> patch or the device driver is doing something out of spec. >>> >>> vb2_perform_fileio+0x372 corresponds to >>> >>> memset(&fileio->b, 0, sizeof(fileio->b)); >>> >>> My theory is that: >>> >>> fileio = q->fileio; >>> if (!fileio){ >>> ... >>> q->fileio = NULL; >>> >>> can be prone to race conditions if the lock is not held on release. >> >> This would not surprise me. >> >> I have a number of vb2 patches in this branch: >> >> http://git.linuxtv.org/hverkuil/media_tree.git/shortlog/refs/heads/vb2-thread >> >> Among others it replaces the 'q->fileio = NULL' hack by a proper solution. >> >> It will be interesting to see if my patch series in that branch would fix your >> problem as well. >> >> That said, I do think vb2_fop_release should take the lock regardless, although >> I would put the mutex_lock inside the 'if' that checks the owner. >> >> Regards, >> >> Hans >> >>> >>> >>> [ 308.297741] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at >>> 0000000000000260 >>> [ 308.297759] IP: [<ffffffffa07a9fd2>] vb2_perform_fileio+0x372/0x610 >>> [videobuf2_core] >>> [ 308.297794] PGD 159719067 PUD 158119067 PMD 0 >>> [ 308.297812] Oops: 0000 #1 SMP >>> [ 308.297826] Modules linked in: qt5023_video videobuf2_dma_sg >>> qtec_xform videobuf2_vmalloc videobuf2_memops videobuf2_core >>> qtec_white qtec_mem gpio_xilinx qtec_cmosis qtec_pcie fglrx(PO) >>> spi_xilinx spi_bitbang qt5023 >>> [ 308.297888] CPU: 1 PID: 2189 Comm: java Tainted: P O 3.11.0-qtec-standard #1 >>> [ 308.297919] Hardware name: QTechnology QT5022/QT5022, BIOS >>> PM_2.1.0.309 X64 05/23/2013 >>> [ 308.297952] task: ffff8801564e1690 ti: ffff88014dc02000 task.ti: >>> ffff88014dc02000 >>> [ 308.297962] RIP: 0010:[<ffffffffa07a9fd2>] [<ffffffffa07a9fd2>] >>> vb2_perform_fileio+0x372/0x610 [videobuf2_core] >>> [ 308.297985] RSP: 0018:ffff88014dc03df8 EFLAGS: 00010202 >>> [ 308.297995] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff880158a23000 RCX: dead000000100100 >>> [ 308.298003] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: dead000000200200 RDI: 0000000000000000 >>> [ 308.298012] RBP: ffff88014dc03e58 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000001 >>> [ 308.298020] R10: ffffea00051e8380 R11: ffff88014dc03fd8 R12: ffff880158a23070 >>> [ 308.298029] R13: ffff8801549040b8 R14: 0000000000198000 R15: 0000000001887e60 >>> [ 308.298040] FS: 00007f65130d5700(0000) GS:ffff88015ed00000(0000) >>> knlGS:0000000000000000 >>> [ 308.298049] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 >>> [ 308.298057] CR2: 0000000000000260 CR3: 0000000159630000 CR4: 00000000000007e0 >>> [ 308.298064] Stack: >>> [ 308.298071] ffff880156416c00 0000000000198000 0000000000000000 >>> ffff880100000001 >>> [ 308.298087] ffff88014dc03f50 00000000810a79ca 0002000000000001 >>> ffff880154904718 >>> [ 308.298101] ffff880156416c00 0000000000198000 ffff880154904338 >>> ffff88014dc03f50 >>> [ 308.298116] Call Trace: >>> [ 308.298143] [<ffffffffa07aa3c4>] vb2_read+0x14/0x20 [videobuf2_core] >>> [ 308.298198] [<ffffffffa07aa494>] vb2_fop_read+0xc4/0x120 [videobuf2_core] >>> [ 308.298252] [<ffffffff8154ee9e>] v4l2_read+0x7e/0xc0 >>> [ 308.298296] [<ffffffff8116e639>] vfs_read+0xa9/0x160 >>> [ 308.298312] [<ffffffff8116e882>] SyS_read+0x52/0xb0 >>> [ 308.298328] [<ffffffff81784179>] tracesys+0xd0/0xd5 >>> [ 308.298335] Code: e5 d6 ff ff 83 3d be 24 00 00 04 89 c2 4c 8b 45 b0 >>> 44 8b 4d b8 0f 8f 20 02 00 00 85 d2 75 32 83 83 78 03 00 00 01 4b 8b >>> 44 c5 48 <8b> 88 60 02 00 00 85 c9 0f 84 b0 00 00 00 8b 40 58 89 c2 41 >>> 89 >>> [ 308.298487] RIP [<ffffffffa07a9fd2>] vb2_perform_fileio+0x372/0x610 >>> [videobuf2_core] >>> [ 308.298507] RSP <ffff88014dc03df8> >>> [ 308.298514] CR2: 0000000000000260 >>> [ 308.298526] ---[ end trace e8f01717c96d1e41 ]--- >>> >> > > > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html