From: Ming Lei <ming.lei@xxxxxxxxxx> commit 1e0d4e6225996f05271de1ebcb1a7c9381af0b27 upstream. get_device(shost->shost_gendev.parent) is called after host state has switched to SHOST_RUNNING. scsi_host_dev_release() shouldn't release the parent device if host state is still SHOST_CREATED. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210602133029.2864069-5-ming.lei@xxxxxxxxxx Cc: Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@xxxxxxx> Cc: John Garry <john.garry@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Hannes Reinecke <hare@xxxxxxx> Tested-by: John Garry <john.garry@xxxxxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: John Garry <john.garry@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Ming Lei <ming.lei@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Martin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/scsi/hosts.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) --- a/drivers/scsi/hosts.c +++ b/drivers/scsi/hosts.c @@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ static void scsi_host_dev_release(struct kfree(shost->shost_data); - if (parent) + if (shost->shost_state != SHOST_CREATED) put_device(parent); kfree(shost); }