From: Kiruthika Varadarajan <Kiruthika.Varadarajan@xxxxxxxxxx> During gadget connection/disconnect several times panic observed. [ 64.723260] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000 0000000000f0 [ 64.732040] IP: [<ffffffff81736b6d>] rx_fill+0x1ed/0x3b0 [ 64.737984] PGD 6bece067 PUD 0 [ 64.741503] Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP [ 64.802125] CPU: 0 PID: 636 Comm: kworker/u8:2 Tainted: G U W O 4.4.71-quilt-2e5dc0ac-g0b463804d692-dirty #45 [ 64.814092] Workqueue: uether process_rx_w [ 64.818675] task: ffff8800779c40c0 ti: ffff88007702c000 task.ti: ffff88007702c000 [ 64.827040] RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff81736b6d>] [<ffffffff81736b6d>] rx_fill+0x1ed/0x3b0 [ 64.835706] RSP: 0000:ffff88007702fd80 EFLAGS: 00010246 [ 64.841642] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff88006f2768c0 RCX: 0000000000000200 [ 64.849617] RDX: 00000000000001fd RSI: ffffffff82081f71 RDI: 00000000ffffffff [ 64.857591] RBP: ffff88007702fdc8 R08: ffffc90000285000 R09: 0000000000000600 [ 64.865566] R10: ffff88002ab99670 R11: 0000000000000f7a R12: 0000000000000002 [ 64.873541] R13: ffff88006f2768f0 R14: 0000000000000600 R15: ffff88006bf6f118 [ 64.881509] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88007ac00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 64.890545] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 64.896965] CR2: 00000000000000f0 CR3: 0000000065c99000 CR4: 00000000003406f0 [ 64.904936] Last Branch Records: [ 64.908551] to: [<ffffffff81a50260>] page_fault+0x0/0x80 [ 64.914787] from: [<ffffffff81736b6d>] rx_fill+0x1ed/0x3b0 [ 64.921020] to: [<ffffffff81736b69>] rx_fill+0x1e9/0x3b0 [ 64.927253] from: [<ffffffff81736b63>] rx_fill+0x1e3/0x3b0 [ 64.933480] to: [<ffffffff81736b37>] rx_fill+0x1b7/0x3b0 [ 64.939704] from: [<ffffffff811804bd>] printk+0x4f/0x50 [ 64.945654] to: [<ffffffff811804b6>] printk+0x48/0x50 [ 64.951588] from: [<ffffffff810ecb60>] vprintk_default+0x20/0x30 [ 64.958403] to: [<ffffffff810ecb5f>] vprintk_default+0x1f/0x30 [ 64.965219] from: [<ffffffff810ec64f>] vprintk_emit+0x16f/0x530 [ 64.971941] to: [<ffffffff810ec641>] vprintk_emit+0x161/0x530 [ 64.978653] from: [<ffffffff810ec752>] vprintk_emit+0x272/0x530 [ 64.985383] to: [<ffffffff810ec752>] vprintk_emit+0x272/0x530 [ 64.992116] from: [<ffffffff81001387>] restore+0xd/0x16 [ 64.998059] to: [<ffffffff8100137a>] restore+0x0/0x16 [ 65.003999] from: [<ffffffff81001364>] ___preempt_schedule+0x12/0x14 [ 65.011205] to: [<ffffffff81001364>] ___preempt_schedule+0x12/0x14 [ 65.018411] from: [<ffffffff81a47a60>] preempt_schedule+0x20/0x30 [ 65.025324] to: [<ffffffff81a47a5f>] preempt_schedule+0x1f/0x30 [ 65.032228] from: [<ffffffff81a47a33>] preempt_schedule_common+0x33/0x40 [ 65.039835] to: [<ffffffff81a47a1f>] preempt_schedule_common+0x1f/0x40 [ 65.047427] from: [<ffffffff81a471db>] __schedule+0x36b/0xb90 [ 65.053952] to: [<ffffffff81a471bc>] __schedule+0x34c/0xb90 [ 65.060478] from: [<ffffffff810c1326>] finish_task_switch+0xb6/0x210 [ 65.067688] to: [<ffffffff810c12fb>] finish_task_switch+0x8b/0x210 [ 65.074886] from: [<ffffffff81a4db3a>] _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x2a/0x40 [ 65.082190] to: [<ffffffff81a4db2e>] _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x1e/0x40 [ 65.089494] from: [<ffffffff810bde65>] preempt_count_sub+0x35/0xb0 [ 65.096508] to: [<ffffffff810bde5b>] preempt_count_sub+0x2b/0xb0 [ 65.103511] from: [<ffffffff810bdea5>] preempt_count_sub+0x75/0xb0 [ 65.110517] to: [<ffffffff810bde9c>] preempt_count_sub+0x6c/0xb0 [ 65.117522] from: [<ffffffff810bde59>] preempt_count_sub+0x29/0xb0 [ 65.124530] to: [<ffffffff810bde30>] preempt_count_sub+0x0/0xb0 [ 65.131444] from: [<ffffffff81a4db29>] _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x19/0x40 [ 65.138748] to: [<ffffffff81a4db23>] _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x13/0x40 [ 65.146052] from: [<ffffffff81155389>] trace_hardirqs_on+0x9/0xf0 [ 65.152958] to: [<ffffffff81155380>] trace_hardirqs_on+0x0/0xf0 [ 65.159872] from: [<ffffffff81a4db1e>] _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0xe/0x40 [ 65.167065] to: [<ffffffff81a4db1e>] _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0xe/0x40 [ 65.174257] from: [<ffffffff810e58cb>] do_raw_spin_unlock+0x4b/0xa0 [ 65.181364] to: [<ffffffff810e5880>] do_raw_spin_unlock+0x0/0xa0 [ 65.188372] from: [<ffffffff81a4db19>] _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x9/0x40 [ 65.195575] to: [<ffffffff81a4db10>] _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x0/0x40 [ 65.202776] from: [<ffffffff810c12f6>] finish_task_switch+0x86/0x210 [ 65.209980] to: [<ffffffff810c1295>] finish_task_switch+0x25/0x210 [ 65.217183] from: [<ffffffff813dec08>] debug_smp_processor_id+0x18/0x20 [ 65.224676] to: [<ffffffff813dec07>] debug_smp_processor_id+0x17/0x20 [ 65.232171] from: [<ffffffff813deb26>] check_preemption_disabled+0x26/0xf0 [ 65.239952] to: [<ffffffff813deb00>] check_preemption_disabled+0x0/0xf0 [ 65.247632] from: [<ffffffff813dec02>] debug_smp_processor_id+0x12/0x20 [ 65.255124] to: [<ffffffff813debf0>] debug_smp_processor_id+0x0/0x20 [ 65.262521] from: [<ffffffff810c1290>] finish_task_switch+0x20/0x210 [ 65.269734] to: [<ffffffff810c1270>] finish_task_switch+0x0/0x210 [ 65.276831] from: [<ffffffff81a471b7>] __schedule+0x347/0xb90 [ 65.283353] to: [<ffffffff81a47184>] __schedule+0x314/0xb90 [ 65.289871] from: [<ffffffff81003677>] __switch_to+0x297/0x5a0 [ 65.296486] to: [<ffffffff81003666>] __switch_to+0x286/0x5a0 [ 65.303092] from: [<ffffffff81003654>] __switch_to+0x274/0x5a0 [ 65.309728] to: [<ffffffff81003610>] __switch_to+0x230/0x5a0 [ 65.316352] from: [<ffffffff81003600>] __switch_to+0x220/0x5a0 [ 65.322972] to: [<ffffffff810035d3>] __switch_to+0x1f3/0x5a0 [ 65.329582] from: [<ffffffff810035c3>] __switch_to+0x1e3/0x5a0 [ 65.336203] to: [<ffffffff81003525>] __switch_to+0x145/0x5a0 [ 65.342821] from: [<ffffffff810034ce>] __switch_to+0xee/0x5a0 [ 65.349343] Stack: [ 65.351585] 0000000000000286 ffff88006bd22548 024000c081a4dae8 ffff88006f276918 [ 65.359856] 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 ffff88006f276938 ffff88006f2768c0 [ 65.368143] ffff88006f2769a8 ffff88007702fe00 ffffffff81736f5f ffff88006f2769a8 [ 65.376447] Call Trace: [ 65.379176] [<ffffffff81736f5f>] process_rx_w+0xcf/0x130 [ 65.385213] [<ffffffff810b29aa>] process_one_work+0x14a/0x450 [ 65.391736] [<ffffffff810b2fe6>] worker_thread+0x66/0x450 [ 65.397868] [<ffffffff810b2f80>] ? rescuer_thread+0x2d0/0x2d0 [ 65.404391] [<ffffffff810b2f80>] ? rescuer_thread+0x2d0/0x2d0 [ 65.410911] [<ffffffff810b80ad>] kthread+0xfd/0x120 [ 65.416456] [<ffffffff810b7fb0>] ? kthread_create_on_node+0x190/0x190 [ 65.423755] [<ffffffff81a4e46f>] ret_from_fork+0x3f/0x70 [ 65.429785] [<ffffffff810b7fb0>] ? kthread_create_on_node+0x190/0x190 [ 65.437077] Code: 4c 89 c9 41 83 e9 01 4d 63 c9 4d 01 f1 4c 89 c8 48 f7 f1 8b 83 b0 00 00 00 49 29 d1 4d 89 ce 85 c0 74 04 4c 0f af f0 48 8b 43 18 <80> b8 f0 00 00 00 00 0f 85 78 01 00 00 48 8b 73 20 4c 89 f1 48 [ 65.458462] RIP [<ffffffff81736b6d>] rx_fill+0x1ed/0x3b0 [ 65.464493] RSP <ffff88007702fd80> [ 65.468388] CR2: 00000000000000f0 [ 65.472090] ---[ end trace 5a9d1e73247ee2aa ]--- [ 65.479952] Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception [ 65.486167] intel_tasks_dumper: intel_task_panic_hndl: Skip tasks dumper. [ 65.493763] reboot: panic mode set: p,w [ 65.498045] Kernel Offset: disabled [ 65.509960] Rebooting in 10 seconds.. On spin lock release in rx_submit, gether_disconnect get a chance to run, it makes port_usb NULL, rx_submit access NULL port USB, hence the above crash. Fixed by releasing the lock in rx_submit after port_usb is used. Signed-off-by: Kiruthika Varadarajan <Kiruthika.Varadarajan@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c index 737bd77..76cf1e4 100644 --- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c +++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c @@ -186,11 +186,11 @@ static void defer_kevent(struct eth_dev *dev, int flag) out = dev->port_usb->out_ep; else out = NULL; - spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->lock, flags); - if (!out) + if (!out) { + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->lock, flags); return -ENOTCONN; - + } /* Padding up to RX_EXTRA handles minor disagreements with host. * Normally we use the USB "terminate on short read" convention; @@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ static void defer_kevent(struct eth_dev *dev, int flag) if (dev->port_usb->is_fixed) size = max_t(size_t, size, dev->port_usb->fixed_out_len); + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->lock, flags); skb = __netdev_alloc_skb(dev->net, size + NET_IP_ALIGN, gfp_flags); if (skb == NULL) { DBG(dev, "no rx skb\n"); -- 1.9.1