3.16.58-rc1 review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know.
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From: Shuah Khan <shuahkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
commit 4bfb141bc01312a817d36627cc47c93f801c216d upstream.
usbip_host calls device_attach() without holding dev->parent lock.
Fix it.
Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <shuahkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
[bwh: Backported to 3.16: adjust filename]
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/staging/usbip/stub_main.c | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
--- a/drivers/staging/usbip/stub_main.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/usbip/stub_main.c
@@ -205,7 +205,12 @@ static ssize_t rebind_store(struct devic
if (!bid)
return -ENODEV;
+ /* device_attach() callers should hold parent lock for USB */
+ if (bid->udev->dev.parent)
+ device_lock(bid->udev->dev.parent);
ret = device_attach(&bid->udev->dev);
+ if (bid->udev->dev.parent)
+ device_unlock(bid->udev->dev.parent);
if (ret < 0) {
dev_err(&bid->udev->dev, "rebind failed\n");
return ret;
