On Mon, 7 Sep 2009, Alan Stern wrote: > On Mon, 7 Sep 2009, Miklos Szeredi wrote: > > > Here's a reproducible Oops on that kernel when trying to connect with > > wvdial. This is a regression compared to -linus, where wvdial works > > (most of the time anyway). > > > > I can bisect it if it's not immediately obvious what is happening... > > I don't think bisecting will help (or is even possible). > > > BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000018 > > IP: [<ffffffffa020709c>] serial_chars_in_buffer+0x47/0x5f [usbserial] > > It's difficult to say without an assembly listing, but I gather that > serial_chars_in_buffer() is seeing port->serial == NULL. Can you > verify this? Yes, that is the case. > This is unexpected, because port->serial is initialized in > usb_serial_probe() and is not set to NULL until destroy_serial(), after > which port should not be used at all. Can you add a > > #define DEBUG > > line at the start of usb-serial.c (before the #include lines) so that > we can tell if destroy_serial() is getting called too early? When you > do, post the dmesg log showing everything from the time you start > running your test. drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_install drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_open - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_ioctl - port 0, cmd 0x5401 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_ioctl - port 0, cmd 0x5401 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_chars_in_buffer = port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_write_room - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_ioctl - port 0, cmd 0x541e drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_ioctl - port 0, cmd 0x5402 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_set_termios - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_ioctl - port 0, cmd 0x5401 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_write_room - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_write - port 0, 1 byte(s) drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: usb_serial_port_work - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_write_room - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_write - port 0, 1 byte(s) drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: usb_serial_port_work - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_write_room - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_write - port 0, 1 byte(s) drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: usb_serial_port_work - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_write_room - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_write - port 0, 1 byte(s) drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: usb_serial_port_work - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_write_room - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_write - port 0, 1 byte(s) drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: usb_serial_port_work - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_ioctl - port 0, cmd 0x5402 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_set_termios - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_ioctl - port 0, cmd 0x5401 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_tiocmget - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_ioctl - port 0, cmd 0x5402 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_set_termios - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_ioctl - port 0, cmd 0x5401 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_ioctl - port 0, cmd 0x5401 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_chars_in_buffer = port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_write_room - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_write - port 0, 5 byte(s) drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_chars_in_buffer = port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_write_room - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: usb_serial_port_work - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_chars_in_buffer = port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_write_room - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_write - port 0, 4 byte(s) drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: usb_serial_port_work - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_chars_in_buffer = port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_write_room - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_chars_in_buffer = port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_write_room - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_chars_in_buffer = port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_write_room - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_chars_in_buffer = port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_write_room - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_chars_in_buffer = port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_write_room - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_chars_in_buffer = port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_write_room - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_write - port 0, 13 byte(s) drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_chars_in_buffer = port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: usb_serial_port_work - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_write_room - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_chars_in_buffer = port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_write_room - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_chars_in_buffer = port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_write_room - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_chars_in_buffer = port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_write_room - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_chars_in_buffer = port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_write_room - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_chars_in_buffer = port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_write_room - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_chars_in_buffer = port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_write_room - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_write - port 0, 28 byte(s) drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_write - port 0, 1 byte(s) drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: usb_serial_port_work - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_ioctl - port 0, cmd 0x5401 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_ioctl - port 0, cmd 0x5401 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: usb_serial_port_work - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_chars_in_buffer = port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_write_room - port 0 PPP generic driver version 2.4.2 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_ioctl - port 0, cmd 0x5401 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_open - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_tiocmset - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_ioctl - port 0, cmd 0x5401 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_ioctl - port 0, cmd 0x5404 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_chars_in_buffer = port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_set_termios - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_open - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: destroy_serial - GSM modem (1-port) drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: return_serial drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_close - port 0 drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: serial_chars_in_buffer = port 0 BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000018 IP: [<ffffffffa01ca09c>] serial_chars_in_buffer+0x47/0x5f [usbserial] PGD 0 Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP last sysfs file: /sys/class/rfkill/rfkill2/state CPU 0 Modules linked in: ppp_generic slhc usb_storage option usbserial bnep sco rfcomm l2cap acpi_cpufreq nf_conntrack_netbios_ns microcode fuse iwl3945 iwlcore mac80211 thinkpad_acpi backlight btusb ac led_class nsc_ircc bluetooth cfg80211 button battery processor thermal irda uinput rfkill e1000e crc_ccitt Pid: 5139, comm: pppd Not tainted 2.6.31-rc8-gkh-00038-g37d0892-dirty #42 2007FUG RIP: 0010:[<ffffffffa01ca09c>] [<ffffffffa01ca09c>] serial_chars_in_buffer+0x47/0x5f [usbserial] RSP: 0018:ffff88009cc17d78 EFLAGS: 00010246 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff8800b5d7a800 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000001 RDI: ffff88009cc17ca7 RBP: ffff88009cc17d88 R08: 0000000000000082 R09: ffffffff8105d685 R10: 0000000000000082 R11: 0000000000018600 R12: ffff8800b64af000 R13: ffff8800b64af000 R14: ffff8800b64af000 R15: ffff8800b64af000 FS: 00007ff05244d6f0(0000) GS:ffff880001f45000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 000000008005003b CR2: 0000000000000018 CR3: 000000009cc95000 CR4: 00000000000006f0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Process pppd (pid: 5139, threadinfo ffff88009cc16000, task ffff8800a89f4040) Stack: ffff8800a547c940 7fffffffffffffff ffff88009cc17d98 ffffffff811c7aa2 <0> ffff88009cc17e08 ffffffff811c7ff7 ffff88009cc17df8 0000000000000046 <0> ffff8800a89f4040 ffffffff810c9f8a ffff8800aa902200 ffff8800bf840bc0 Call Trace: [<ffffffff811c7aa2>] tty_chars_in_buffer+0x1a/0x1c [<ffffffff811c7ff7>] tty_wait_until_sent+0x32/0xfc [<ffffffff810c9f8a>] ? kmem_cache_free+0x118/0x18b [<ffffffff811c3aa4>] tty_ioctl+0xa6/0x891 [<ffffffff810dba8e>] vfs_ioctl+0x2f/0x7d [<ffffffff810dc00b>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x4af/0x4ec [<ffffffff810cf9ce>] ? fget+0x0/0x127 [<ffffffff8100b1cc>] ? sysret_check+0x27/0x62 [<ffffffff810dc08f>] sys_ioctl+0x47/0x6a [<ffffffff8100b19b>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b Code: 00 74 23 0f b6 8b 50 02 00 00 48 c7 c2 20 dc 1c a0 48 c7 c6 67 e0 1c a0 48 c7 c7 87 e0 1c a0 31 c0 e8 93 76 15 e1 48 8b 13 31 c0 <f6> 42 18 01 75 0d 48 8b 42 08 4c 89 e7 ff 90 58 01 00 00 5b 41 RIP [<ffffffffa01ca09c>] serial_chars_in_buffer+0x47/0x5f [usbserial] RSP <ffff88009cc17d78> CR2: 0000000000000018 ---[ end trace ef2106e42e2196ab ]--- -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-usb" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
