In service_callback path RCU dereferenced pointer struct vchiq_service need to be accessed inside rcu read-critical section. Accessing same with rcu_read_[lock/unlock] fixes the issue. [ 32.201659] ============================= [ 32.201664] WARNING: suspicious RCU usage [ 32.201670] 5.15.11-rt24-v8+ #3 Not tainted [ 32.201680] ----------------------------- [ 32.201685] drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.h:529 suspicious rcu_dereference_check() usage! [ 32.201695] [ 32.201695] other info that might help us debug this: [ 32.201695] [ 32.201700] [ 32.201700] rcu_scheduler_active = 2, debug_locks = 1 [ 32.201708] no locks held by vchiq-slot/0/98. [ 32.201715] [ 32.201715] stack backtrace: [ 32.201723] CPU: 1 PID: 98 Comm: vchiq-slot/0 Not tainted 5.15.11-rt24-v8+ #3 [ 32.201733] Hardware name: Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Rev 1.4 (DT) [ 32.201739] Call trace: [ 32.201742] dump_backtrace+0x0/0x1b8 [ 32.201772] show_stack+0x20/0x30 [ 32.201784] dump_stack_lvl+0x8c/0xb8 [ 32.201799] dump_stack+0x18/0x34 [ 32.201808] lockdep_rcu_suspicious+0xe4/0xf8 [ 32.201817] service_callback+0x124/0x400 [ 32.201830] slot_handler_func+0xf60/0x1e20 [ 32.201839] kthread+0x19c/0x1a8 [ 32.201849] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 Signed-off-by: Padmanabha Srinivasaiah <treasure4paddy@xxxxxxxxx> --- Changes in v2: RCU dereferenced pointer need to be accessed inside rcu read-side critical section. .../vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c | 10 ++++++++-- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c index 6759a6261500..8ddd400ab2c3 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c +++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c @@ -1053,24 +1053,30 @@ service_callback(enum vchiq_reason reason, struct vchiq_header *header, struct vchiq_service *service; struct vchiq_instance *instance; bool skip_completion = false; + unsigned int localport; DEBUG_INITIALISE(g_state.local); DEBUG_TRACE(SERVICE_CALLBACK_LINE); + rcu_read_lock(); service = handle_to_service(handle); - if (WARN_ON(!service)) + if (WARN_ON(!service)) { + rcu_read_unlock(); return VCHIQ_SUCCESS; + } user_service = (struct user_service *)service->base.userdata; instance = user_service->instance; + localport = service->localport; + rcu_read_unlock(); if (!instance || instance->closing) return VCHIQ_SUCCESS; vchiq_log_trace(vchiq_arm_log_level, "%s - service %lx(%d,%p), reason %d, header %lx, instance %lx, bulk_userdata %lx", - __func__, (unsigned long)user_service, service->localport, + __func__, (unsigned long)user_service, (int)localport, user_service->userdata, reason, (unsigned long)header, (unsigned long)instance, (unsigned long)bulk_userdata); -- 2.17.1