Re: [PATCH] i2c: iproc: fix race between client unreg and tasklet

From: Wolfram Sang
Date: Tue Aug 10 2021 - 16:42:14 EST


On Thu, Aug 05, 2021 at 02:49:05PM -0700, Dhananjay Phadke wrote:
> Similar NULL deref was originally fixed by graceful teardown sequence -
>
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-i2c/1597106560-79693-1-git-send-email-dphadke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> After this, a tasklet was added to take care of FIFO full condition for large i2c
> transaction.
>
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm-kernel/20201102035433.6774-1-rayagonda.kokatanur@xxxxxxxxxxxx/
>
> This introduced regression, a new race condition between tasklet enabling
> interrupts and client unreg teardown sequence.
>
> Kill tasklet before unreg_slave() masks bits in IE_OFFSET.
> Updated teardown sequence -
> (1) disable_irq()
> (2) Kill tasklet
> (3) Mask event enable bits in control reg
> (4) Erase slave address (avoid further writes to rx fifo)
> (5) Flush tx and rx FIFOs
> (6) Clear pending event (interrupt) bits in status reg
> (7) Set client pointer to NULL
> (8) enable_irq()
>
> --
>
> Unable to handle kernel read from unreadable memory at virtual address 0000000000000320
> Mem abort info:
> ESR = 0x96000004
> EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
> SET = 0, FnV = 0
> EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
> Data abort info:
> ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004
> CM = 0, WnR = 0
> user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=000000009212a000
> [0000000000000320] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000
> Internal error: Oops: 96000004 [#1] SMP
> CPU: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Tainted: G O
> Hardware name: Overlake (DT)
> pstate: 40400085 (nZcv daIf +PAN -UAO -TCO BTYPE=--)
> pc : bcm_iproc_i2c_slave_isr+0x2b8/0x8e4
> lr : bcm_iproc_i2c_slave_isr+0x1c8/0x8e4
> sp : ffff800010003e70
> x29: ffff800010003e80 x28: ffffda017acdc000
> x27: ffffda017b0ae000 x26: ffff800010004000
> x25: ffff800010000000 x24: ffffda017af4a168
> x23: 0000000000000073 x22: 0000000000000000
> x21: 0000000001400000 x20: 0000000001000000
> x19: ffff06f09583f880 x18: 00000000fa83b2da
> x17: 000000000000b67e x16: 0000000002edb2f3
> x15: 00000000000002c7 x14: 00000000000002c7
> x13: 0000000000000006 x12: 0000000000000033
> x11: 0000000000000000 x10: 0000000001000000
> x9 : 0000000003289312 x8 : 0000000003289311
> x7 : 02d0cd03a303adbc x6 : 02d18e7f0a4dfc6c
> x5 : 02edb2f33f76ea68 x4 : 00000000fa83b2da
> x3 : ffffda017af43cd0 x2 : ffff800010003e74
> x1 : 0000000001400000 x0 : 0000000000000000
> Call trace:
> bcm_iproc_i2c_slave_isr+0x2b8/0x8e4
> bcm_iproc_i2c_isr+0x178/0x290
> __handle_irq_event_percpu+0xd0/0x200
> handle_irq_event+0x60/0x1a0
> handle_fasteoi_irq+0x130/0x220
> __handle_domain_irq+0x8c/0xcc
> gic_handle_irq+0xc0/0x120
> el1_irq+0xcc/0x180
> finish_task_switch+0x100/0x1d8
> __schedule+0x61c/0x7a0
> schedule_idle+0x28/0x44
> do_idle+0x254/0x28c
> cpu_startup_entry+0x28/0x2c
> rest_init+0xc4/0xd0
> arch_call_rest_init+0x14/0x1c
> start_kernel+0x33c/0x3b8
> Code: f9423260 910013e2 11000509 b9047a69 (f9419009)

Applied to for-current, thanks!

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