Re: [PATCH v2] usb: gadget: composite: Fix null pointer exception

From: Greg KH
Date: Mon Nov 08 2021 - 07:55:52 EST


On Mon, Nov 08, 2021 at 12:42:24PM +0000, 胡启航(Nick Hu) wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, November 5, 2021 8:45 PM
> > To: 胡启航(Nick Hu) <huqihang@xxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: balbi@xxxxxxxxxx; peter.chen@xxxxxxxxxx; linux-usb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> > linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] usb: gadget: composite: Fix null pointer exception
> >
> > On Fri, Nov 05, 2021 at 06:48:40PM +0800, Qihang Hu wrote:
> > > In the config_ep_by_speed_and_alt function, select the corresponding
> > > descriptor through g->speed, but the function driver may not
> > > support the corresponding speed. So, we need to check whether the
> > > function driver provides the corresponding speed descriptor when
> > > selecting the descriptor.
> > >
> > > [ 237.708146] android_work: sent uevent USB_STATE=CONNECTED
> > > [ 237.712464] kconfigfs-gadget gadget: super-speed config #1: b
> > > [ 237.712487] kUnable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at
> > virtual address 0000000000000000
> >
> > So this is an invalid driver causing this problem? Or can this be
> > triggered by userspace?
>
> Yes, if the kernel is loaded with an interface driver that does not support all
> speeds, this problem can be triggered in userspace.

What in-kernel driver does not support all speeds that can trigger this?

Why not fix the drivers?

> > > [ 237.712493] kMem abort info:
> > > [ 237.712498] k ESR = 0x96000006
> > > [ 237.712504] k EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
> > > [ 237.712510] k SET = 0, FnV = 0
> > > [ 237.712515] k EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
> > > [ 237.712520] kData abort info:
> > > [ 237.712525] k ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000006
> > > [ 237.712530] k CM = 0, WnR = 0
> > > [ 237.712536] kuser pgtable: 4k pages, 39-bit VAs,
> > pgdp=000000020ef29000
> > > [ 237.712541] k[0000000000000000] pgd=000000020ef2a003,
> > pud=000000020ef2a003, pmd=0000000000000000
> > > [ 237.712554] kInternal error: Oops: 96000006 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
> > > [ 237.722067] kSkip md ftrace buffer dump for: 0x1609e0
> > > [ 237.787037] kWorkqueue: dwc_wq dwc3_bh_work.cfi_jt
> > > [ 237.854922] kpstate: 60c00085 (nZCv daIf +PAN +UAO)
> > > [ 237.863165] kpc : config_ep_by_speed_and_alt+0x90/0x308
> > > [ 237.871766] klr : audio_set_alt+0x54/0x78
> > > [ 237.879108] ksp : ffffffc0104839e0
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Qihang Hu <huqihang@xxxxxxxx>
> >
> > What commit id does this fix?
>
> I have not submitted a BUG.
> I will study and submit a BUG as soon as possible.

I do not understand what you mean by this. I am asking what commit
caused this problem so we can mark this one as fixing it.

thnaks,

greg k-h