This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled cdc-wdm: untangle a circular dependency between callback and softint to the 5.4-stable tree which can be found at: http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git;a=summary The filename of the patch is: cdc-wdm-untangle-a-circular-dependency-between-callback-and-softint.patch and it can be found in the queue-5.4 subdirectory. If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree, please let <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> know about it. >From 18abf874367456540846319574864e6ff32752e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Oliver Neukum <oneukum@xxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2021 11:26:22 +0200 Subject: cdc-wdm: untangle a circular dependency between callback and softint From: Oliver Neukum <oneukum@xxxxxxxx> commit 18abf874367456540846319574864e6ff32752e2 upstream. We have a cycle of callbacks scheduling works which submit URBs with those callbacks. This needs to be blocked, stopped and unblocked to untangle the circle. Signed-off-by: Oliver Neukum <oneukum@xxxxxxxx> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210426092622.20433-1-oneukum@xxxxxxxx Cc: stable <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/usb/class/cdc-wdm.c | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) --- a/drivers/usb/class/cdc-wdm.c +++ b/drivers/usb/class/cdc-wdm.c @@ -321,12 +321,23 @@ exit: } -static void kill_urbs(struct wdm_device *desc) +static void poison_urbs(struct wdm_device *desc) { /* the order here is essential */ - usb_kill_urb(desc->command); - usb_kill_urb(desc->validity); - usb_kill_urb(desc->response); + usb_poison_urb(desc->command); + usb_poison_urb(desc->validity); + usb_poison_urb(desc->response); +} + +static void unpoison_urbs(struct wdm_device *desc) +{ + /* + * the order here is not essential + * it is symmetrical just to be nice + */ + usb_unpoison_urb(desc->response); + usb_unpoison_urb(desc->validity); + usb_unpoison_urb(desc->command); } static void free_urbs(struct wdm_device *desc) @@ -741,11 +752,12 @@ static int wdm_release(struct inode *ino if (!desc->count) { if (!test_bit(WDM_DISCONNECTING, &desc->flags)) { dev_dbg(&desc->intf->dev, "wdm_release: cleanup\n"); - kill_urbs(desc); + poison_urbs(desc); spin_lock_irq(&desc->iuspin); desc->resp_count = 0; spin_unlock_irq(&desc->iuspin); desc->manage_power(desc->intf, 0); + unpoison_urbs(desc); } else { /* must avoid dev_printk here as desc->intf is invalid */ pr_debug(KBUILD_MODNAME " %s: device gone - cleaning up\n", __func__); @@ -1036,9 +1048,9 @@ static void wdm_disconnect(struct usb_in wake_up_all(&desc->wait); mutex_lock(&desc->rlock); mutex_lock(&desc->wlock); + poison_urbs(desc); cancel_work_sync(&desc->rxwork); cancel_work_sync(&desc->service_outs_intr); - kill_urbs(desc); mutex_unlock(&desc->wlock); mutex_unlock(&desc->rlock); @@ -1079,9 +1091,10 @@ static int wdm_suspend(struct usb_interf set_bit(WDM_SUSPENDING, &desc->flags); spin_unlock_irq(&desc->iuspin); /* callback submits work - order is essential */ - kill_urbs(desc); + poison_urbs(desc); cancel_work_sync(&desc->rxwork); cancel_work_sync(&desc->service_outs_intr); + unpoison_urbs(desc); } if (!PMSG_IS_AUTO(message)) { mutex_unlock(&desc->wlock); @@ -1139,7 +1152,7 @@ static int wdm_pre_reset(struct usb_inte wake_up_all(&desc->wait); mutex_lock(&desc->rlock); mutex_lock(&desc->wlock); - kill_urbs(desc); + poison_urbs(desc); cancel_work_sync(&desc->rxwork); cancel_work_sync(&desc->service_outs_intr); return 0; @@ -1150,6 +1163,7 @@ static int wdm_post_reset(struct usb_int struct wdm_device *desc = wdm_find_device(intf); int rv; + unpoison_urbs(desc); clear_bit(WDM_OVERFLOW, &desc->flags); clear_bit(WDM_RESETTING, &desc->flags); rv = recover_from_urb_loss(desc); Patches currently in stable-queue which might be from oneukum@xxxxxxxx are queue-5.4/cdc-wdm-untangle-a-circular-dependency-between-callback-and-softint.patch