On Mon, 21 Nov 2022, John Keeping wrote: 65;6999;1c > On Mon, Nov 21, 2022 at 11:18:34AM -0500, Alan Stern wrote: > > On Mon, Nov 21, 2022 at 12:38:37PM +0000, John Keeping wrote: > > > On Sun, Nov 20, 2022 at 03:46:26PM -0500, Alan Stern wrote: > > > > I see. The solution is simple: Embed a struct device in struct f_hidg, > > > > and call cdev_device_add() to add the device and the cdev. This will > > > > automatically make the device the parent of the cdev, so the device's > > > > refcount won't go to 0 until the cdev's refcount does. Then you can tie > > > > the f_hidg's lifetime to the device's, so the device's release routine > > > > can safely deallocate the entire f_hidg structure. > > > > > > > > The parent of the new struct device should be set to &gadget->dev. If > > > > you can't think of a better name for the device, you could simply append > > > > ":I" to the parent's name, where I is the interface number, or even > > > > append ":C.I" where C is the config number (like we do on the host > > > > side). > > > > > > There is no gadget->dev at the time struct f_hidg is allocated. > > > > > > AFAICT the device is the UDC, which is only associated with the gadget > > > when it is bound. The functions are allocated earlier than this and I > > > can't see any device associated with struct usb_function_instance. > > > > Ah, that's a shame. All right, so be it. > > > > > The patch below does fix the issue, but I'm wondering if there's a > > > deeper problem here that can only be properly solved by adding some > > > device/kobject hierarchy to the config side of things. > > > > I don't believe there's any deeper problem. If someone wants to have an > > fhidg device as a child of the gadget, I think it could be added and > > removed in the ->set_alt() and ->disable() callbacks. Or maybe the > > ->bind() and ->unbind() callbacks (I've never had to work with configfs > > so I'm not clear on the details). > > It turns out there's already a device being created here, just not > associated with the structure. Your suggestions around > cdev_device_add() made me spot what's going on with that so the actual > fix is to pull its lifetime up to match struct f_hidg. > > -- >8 -- > Subject: [PATCH] usb: gadget: f_hid: fix f_hidg lifetime vs cdev > > The embedded struct cdev does not have its lifetime correctly tied to > the enclosing struct f_hidg, so there is a use-after-free if /dev/hidgN > is held open while the gadget is deleted. > > This can readily be replicated with libusbgx's example programs (for > conciseness - operating directly via configfs is equivalent): > > gadget-hid > exec 3<> /dev/hidg0 > gadget-vid-pid-remove > exec 3<&- > > Pull the existing device up in to struct f_hidg and make use of the > cdev_device_{add,del}() helpers. This changes the lifetime of the > device object to match struct f_hidg, but note that it is still added > and deleted at the same time. This is much better, thanks for re-spinning. > [Also fix refcount leak on an error path.] > > Signed-off-by: John Keeping <john@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > --- > drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_hid.c | 50 ++++++++++++++++------------- > 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_hid.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_hid.c > index ca0a7d9eaa34..0b94668a3812 100644 > --- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_hid.c > +++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_hid.c > @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ struct f_hidg { > wait_queue_head_t write_queue; > struct usb_request *req; > > - int minor; > + struct device dev; > struct cdev cdev; > struct usb_function func; > > @@ -84,6 +84,14 @@ static inline struct f_hidg *func_to_hidg(struct usb_function *f) > return container_of(f, struct f_hidg, func); > } > > +static void hidg_release(struct device *dev) > +{ > + struct f_hidg *hidg = container_of(dev, struct f_hidg, dev); Could we store/fetch this with dev_{set,get}_drvdata(), and make hidg->dev a pointer reducing the size of the struct f_hidg. > + kfree(hidg->set_report_buf); > + kfree(hidg); > +} > + > /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ > /* Static descriptors */ > > @@ -904,9 +912,7 @@ static int hidg_bind(struct usb_configuration *c, struct usb_function *f) > struct usb_ep *ep; > struct f_hidg *hidg = func_to_hidg(f); > struct usb_string *us; > - struct device *device; > int status; > - dev_t dev; > > /* maybe allocate device-global string IDs, and patch descriptors */ > us = usb_gstrings_attach(c->cdev, ct_func_strings, > @@ -999,21 +1005,12 @@ static int hidg_bind(struct usb_configuration *c, struct usb_function *f) > > /* create char device */ > cdev_init(&hidg->cdev, &f_hidg_fops); > - dev = MKDEV(major, hidg->minor); > - status = cdev_add(&hidg->cdev, dev, 1); > + cdev_set_parent(&hidg->cdev, &hidg->dev.kobj); cdev_device_add() should take care of this, so long as: if (dev->devt) dev_set_parent(cdev, &dev->kobj); > + status = cdev_device_add(&hidg->cdev, &hidg->dev); > if (status) > goto fail_free_descs; > > - device = device_create(hidg_class, NULL, dev, NULL, > - "%s%d", "hidg", hidg->minor); > - if (IS_ERR(device)) { > - status = PTR_ERR(device); > - goto del; > - } > - > return 0; > -del: > - cdev_del(&hidg->cdev); > fail_free_descs: > usb_free_all_descriptors(f); > fail: > @@ -1244,9 +1241,7 @@ static void hidg_free(struct usb_function *f) > > hidg = func_to_hidg(f); > opts = container_of(f->fi, struct f_hid_opts, func_inst); > - kfree(hidg->report_desc); > - kfree(hidg->set_report_buf); > - kfree(hidg); > + put_device(&hidg->dev); > mutex_lock(&opts->lock); > --opts->refcnt; > mutex_unlock(&opts->lock); > @@ -1256,8 +1251,7 @@ static void hidg_unbind(struct usb_configuration *c, struct usb_function *f) > { > struct f_hidg *hidg = func_to_hidg(f); > > - device_destroy(hidg_class, MKDEV(major, hidg->minor)); > - cdev_del(&hidg->cdev); > + cdev_device_del(&hidg->cdev); > > usb_free_all_descriptors(f); > } > @@ -1266,6 +1260,7 @@ static struct usb_function *hidg_alloc(struct usb_function_instance *fi) > { > struct f_hidg *hidg; > struct f_hid_opts *opts; > + int ret; > > /* allocate and initialize one new instance */ > hidg = kzalloc(sizeof(*hidg), GFP_KERNEL); > @@ -1277,17 +1272,28 @@ static struct usb_function *hidg_alloc(struct usb_function_instance *fi) > mutex_lock(&opts->lock); > ++opts->refcnt; > > - hidg->minor = opts->minor; > + device_initialize(&hidg->dev); > + hidg->dev.release = hidg_release; > + hidg->dev.class = hidg_class; > + hidg->dev.devt = MKDEV(major, opts->minor); > + ret = dev_set_name(&hidg->dev, "hidg%d", opts->minor); > + if (ret) { > + --opts->refcnt; Since we're holding the opts lock at this point, is there anything preventing us from incrementing the refcnt at the end, just before giving up the lock, thus saving 2 decrements in the error paths? > + mutex_unlock(&opts->lock); > + return ERR_PTR(ret); > + } > + > hidg->bInterfaceSubClass = opts->subclass; > hidg->bInterfaceProtocol = opts->protocol; > hidg->report_length = opts->report_length; > hidg->report_desc_length = opts->report_desc_length; > if (opts->report_desc) { > - hidg->report_desc = kmemdup(opts->report_desc, > + hidg->report_desc = devm_kmemdup(&hidg->dev, opts->report_desc, Nice. > opts->report_desc_length, > GFP_KERNEL); > if (!hidg->report_desc) { > - kfree(hidg); > + put_device(&hidg->dev); > + --opts->refcnt; > mutex_unlock(&opts->lock); > return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM); > } Thanks for doing this John, your work is appreciated. -- Lee Jones [李琼斯]