In case siw module can't be inserted successfully, and if the kthread (siw_run_sq) is not run which means wait_queue_head (tx_task->waiting) is not initialized. Then siw_stop_tx_thread is called from siw_init_module, so below trace appeared. kernel: BUG: spinlock bad magic on CPU#0, modprobe/2073 kernel: lock: 0xffff88babbd380e8, .magic: 00000000, .owner: <none>/-1, .owner_cpu: 0 kernel: CPU: 0 PID: 2073 Comm: modprobe Tainted: G OE 6.5.0-rc3+ #16 kernel: Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.16.0-0-gd239552c-rebuilt.opensuse.org 04/01/2014 kernel: Call Trace: kernel: <TASK> kernel: dump_stack_lvl+0x77/0xd0 kernel: dump_stack+0x10/0x20 kernel: spin_bug+0xa5/0xd0 kernel: do_raw_spin_lock+0x90/0xd0 kernel: _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x56/0x80 kernel: ? __wake_up_common_lock+0x63/0xd0 kernel: __wake_up_common_lock+0x63/0xd0 kernel: __wake_up+0x13/0x30 kernel: siw_stop_tx_thread+0x49/0x70 [siw] kernel: siw_init_module+0x15b/0xff0 [siw] kernel: ? __pfx_siw_init_module+0x10/0x10 [siw] kernel: do_one_initcall+0x60/0x390 ... kernel: </TASK> kernel: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 To prevent the issue, add 'running' to tx_task_t, which is set to after siw_run_sq is triggered. Then only wake up waitqueue after it is true. Signed-off-by: Guoqing Jiang <guoqing.jiang@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_qp_tx.c | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_qp_tx.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_qp_tx.c index 7c7a51d36d0c..70acc4cd553f 100644 --- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_qp_tx.c +++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_qp_tx.c @@ -1204,14 +1204,18 @@ static void siw_sq_resume(struct siw_qp *qp) struct tx_task_t { struct llist_head active; wait_queue_head_t waiting; + bool running; }; static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct tx_task_t, siw_tx_task_g); void siw_stop_tx_thread(int nr_cpu) { + struct tx_task_t *tx_task = &per_cpu(siw_tx_task_g, nr_cpu); + kthread_stop(siw_tx_thread[nr_cpu]); - wake_up(&per_cpu(siw_tx_task_g, nr_cpu).waiting); + if (tx_task->running) + wake_up(&per_cpu(siw_tx_task_g, nr_cpu).waiting); } int siw_run_sq(void *data) @@ -1223,6 +1227,7 @@ int siw_run_sq(void *data) init_llist_head(&tx_task->active); init_waitqueue_head(&tx_task->waiting); + tx_task->running = true; while (1) { struct llist_node *fifo_list = NULL; -- 2.34.1