[PATCH 4.8 40/92] scsi: scsi_dh_alua: Fix a reference counting bug

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman
Date: Thu Nov 17 2016 - 06:01:18 EST


4.8-stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

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From: Bart Van Assche <bart.vanassche@xxxxxxxxxxx>

commit df3d422cbac685da882e4c239dfda07de33d431b upstream.

The code at the end of alua_rtpg_work() is as follows:

scsi_device_put(sdev);
kref_put(&pg->kref, release_port_group);

In other words, alua_rtpg_queue() must hold an sdev reference and a pg
reference before queueing rtpg work. If no rtpg work is queued no
additional references should be held when alua_rtpg_queue() returns. If
no rtpg work is queued, ensure that alua_rtpg_queue() only gives up the
sdev reference if that reference was obtained by the same
alua_rtpg_queue() call.

Signed-off-by: Bart Van Assche <bart.vanassche@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Reported-by: Tang Junhui <tang.junhui@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Hannes Reinecke <hare@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: Tang Junhui <tang.junhui@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@xxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Martin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

---
drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
@@ -890,6 +890,7 @@ static void alua_rtpg_queue(struct alua_
/* Do not queue if the worker is already running */
if (!(pg->flags & ALUA_PG_RUNNING)) {
kref_get(&pg->kref);
+ sdev = NULL;
start_queue = 1;
}
}
@@ -901,7 +902,8 @@ static void alua_rtpg_queue(struct alua_
if (start_queue &&
!queue_delayed_work(alua_wq, &pg->rtpg_work,
msecs_to_jiffies(ALUA_RTPG_DELAY_MSECS))) {
- scsi_device_put(sdev);
+ if (sdev)
+ scsi_device_put(sdev);
kref_put(&pg->kref, release_port_group);
}
}