Re: [PATCH] usb: gadget: gserial: check if console kthread exists

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Hi,

On 28 April 2017 at 21:26, Bogdan Mirea <Bogdan-Stefan_mirea@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In the current implementation we get a Kernel Oops when calling rmmod
> for g_serial driver. This happens because the function that creates the
> kthread (gs_console_setup) which should be called at driver probing is
> never called for ttyGS* resulting in a null info->console_thread
> pointer.
>
> Noticed this behaviour on Renesas Rcar-H3 Salvator-X (R8A7795).
>
> Signed-off-by: Bogdan Mirea <Bogdan-Stefan_mirea@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_serial.c | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_serial.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_serial.c
> index e0cd1e4..7283ff5 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_serial.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_serial.c
> @@ -1256,7 +1256,8 @@ static void gserial_console_exit(void)
>         struct gscons_info *info = &gscons_info;
>
>         unregister_console(&gserial_cons);
> -       kthread_stop(info->console_thread);
> +       if (info->console_thread && !IS_ERR(info->console_thread))
> +               kthread_stop(info->console_thread);
>         gs_buf_free(&info->con_buf);
>  }

Which kernel version did you test on? Since this issue had been fixed
by below patch:
https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-usb/msg149581.html (usb: gadget:
serial: fix possible Oops caused by calling kthread_stop(NULL))

-- 
Baolin.wang
Best Regards
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