The code at the end of alua_rtpg_work() is as follows: scsi_device_put(sdev); kref_put(&pg->kref, release_port_group); Make sure that all code that queues the work item associated with alua_rtpg_work() holds both references. Signed-off-by: Bart Van Assche <bart.vanassche@xxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Hannes Reinecke <hare@xxxxxxxx> Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c index 752b5c9..f7099e2 100644 --- a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c +++ b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c @@ -889,6 +889,7 @@ static void alua_rtpg_queue(struct alua_port_group *pg, /* Do not queue if the worker is already running */ if (!(pg->flags & ALUA_PG_RUNNING)) { kref_get(&pg->kref); + scsi_device_get(sdev); start_queue = 1; } } -- 2.10.0 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html