On 7/1/24 23:31, gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > The patch below does not apply to the 6.9-stable tree. > If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm > tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit > id to <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>. > > To reproduce the conflict and resubmit, you may use the following commands: > > git fetch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/ linux-6.9.y > git checkout FETCH_HEAD > git cherry-pick -x 5d92c7c566dc76d96e0e19e481d926bbe6631c1e > # <resolve conflicts, build, test, etc.> > git commit -s > git send-email --to '<stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>' --in-reply-to '2024070105-falsify-surrender-babc@gregkh' --subject-prefix 'PATCH 6.9.y' HEAD^.. > > Possible dependencies: > > 5d92c7c566dc ("ata: libata-core: Fix null pointer dereference on error") Greg, I am confused... This patch applies cleanly to linux-6.9.y. The procedure above also works just fine. And the "Possible dependencies" on itself does not make sense. Bot problem ? > > thanks, > > greg k-h > > ------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------ > > From 5d92c7c566dc76d96e0e19e481d926bbe6631c1e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 > From: Niklas Cassel <cassel@xxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2024 14:42:11 +0200 > Subject: [PATCH] ata: libata-core: Fix null pointer dereference on error > > If the ata_port_alloc() call in ata_host_alloc() fails, > ata_host_release() will get called. > > However, the code in ata_host_release() tries to free ata_port struct > members unconditionally, which can lead to the following: > > BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: 0000000000003990 > PGD 0 P4D 0 > Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI > CPU: 10 PID: 594 Comm: (udev-worker) Not tainted 6.10.0-rc5 #44 > Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.3-2.fc40 04/01/2014 > RIP: 0010:ata_host_release.cold+0x2f/0x6e [libata] > Code: e4 4d 63 f4 44 89 e2 48 c7 c6 90 ad 32 c0 48 c7 c7 d0 70 33 c0 49 83 c6 0e 41 > RSP: 0018:ffffc90000ebb968 EFLAGS: 00010246 > RAX: 0000000000000041 RBX: ffff88810fb52e78 RCX: 0000000000000000 > RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffff88813b3218c0 RDI: ffff88813b3218c0 > RBP: ffff88810fb52e40 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 6c65725f74736f68 > R10: ffffc90000ebb738 R11: 73692033203a746e R12: 0000000000000004 > R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000011 R15: 0000000000000006 > FS: 00007f6cc55b9980(0000) GS:ffff88813b300000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 > CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 > CR2: 0000000000003990 CR3: 00000001122a2000 CR4: 0000000000750ef0 > PKRU: 55555554 > Call Trace: > <TASK> > ? __die_body.cold+0x19/0x27 > ? page_fault_oops+0x15a/0x2f0 > ? exc_page_fault+0x7e/0x180 > ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x26/0x30 > ? ata_host_release.cold+0x2f/0x6e [libata] > ? ata_host_release.cold+0x2f/0x6e [libata] > release_nodes+0x35/0xb0 > devres_release_group+0x113/0x140 > ata_host_alloc+0xed/0x120 [libata] > ata_host_alloc_pinfo+0x14/0xa0 [libata] > ahci_init_one+0x6c9/0xd20 [ahci] > > Do not access ata_port struct members unconditionally. > > Fixes: 633273a3ed1c ("libata-pmp: hook PMP support and enable it") > Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Reviewed-by: Damien Le Moal <dlemoal@xxxxxxxxxx> > Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@xxxxxxx> > Reviewed-by: John Garry <john.g.garry@xxxxxxxxxx> > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240629124210.181537-7-cassel@xxxxxxxxxx > Signed-off-by: Niklas Cassel <cassel@xxxxxxxxxx> > > diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c > index efb5195da60c..bdccf4ea251a 100644 > --- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c > +++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c > @@ -5517,6 +5517,9 @@ static void ata_host_release(struct kref *kref) > for (i = 0; i < host->n_ports; i++) { > struct ata_port *ap = host->ports[i]; > > + if (!ap) > + continue; > + > kfree(ap->pmp_link); > kfree(ap->slave_link); > kfree(ap->ncq_sense_buf); > -- Damien Le Moal Western Digital Research