[PATCH net v2] net: usb: aqc111: Do not perform PM inside suspend callback

From: Nikola Z. Ivanov

Date: Fri Mar 13 2026 - 10:21:33 EST


syzbot reports "task hung in rpm_resume"

This is caused by aqc111_suspend calling
the PM variant of its write_cmd routine.

The simplified call trace looks like this:

rpm_suspend()
usb_suspend_both() - here udev->dev.power.runtime_status == RPM_SUSPENDING
aqc111_suspend() - called for the usb device interface
aqc111_write32_cmd()
usb_autopm_get_interface()
pm_runtime_resume_and_get()
rpm_resume() - here we call rpm_resume() on our parent
rpm_resume() - Here we wait for a status change that will never happen.

At this point we block another task which holds
rtnl_lock and locks up the whole networking stack.

Fix this by replacing the write_cmd calls with their _nopm variants

Reported-by: syzbot+48dc1e8dfc92faf1124c@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=48dc1e8dfc92faf1124c
Fixes: e58ba4544c77 ("net: usb: aqc111: Add support for wake on LAN by MAGIC packet")
Signed-off-by: Nikola Z. Ivanov <zlatistiv@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes since v1:
- Replace calls for all types of PM
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260304155734.110734-1-zlatistiv@xxxxxxxxx/T/

drivers/net/usb/aqc111.c | 12 ++++++------
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/aqc111.c b/drivers/net/usb/aqc111.c
index cbffa9ae1bb6..dd53f413c38f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/aqc111.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/aqc111.c
@@ -1395,14 +1395,14 @@ static int aqc111_suspend(struct usb_interface *intf, pm_message_t message)
aqc111_write16_cmd_nopm(dev, AQ_ACCESS_MAC,
SFR_MEDIUM_STATUS_MODE, 2, &reg16);

- aqc111_write_cmd(dev, AQ_WOL_CFG, 0, 0,
- WOL_CFG_SIZE, &wol_cfg);
- aqc111_write32_cmd(dev, AQ_PHY_OPS, 0, 0,
- &aqc111_data->phy_cfg);
+ aqc111_write_cmd_nopm(dev, AQ_WOL_CFG, 0, 0,
+ WOL_CFG_SIZE, &wol_cfg);
+ aqc111_write32_cmd_nopm(dev, AQ_PHY_OPS, 0, 0,
+ &aqc111_data->phy_cfg);
} else {
aqc111_data->phy_cfg |= AQ_LOW_POWER;
- aqc111_write32_cmd(dev, AQ_PHY_OPS, 0, 0,
- &aqc111_data->phy_cfg);
+ aqc111_write32_cmd_nopm(dev, AQ_PHY_OPS, 0, 0,
+ &aqc111_data->phy_cfg);

/* Disable RX path */
aqc111_read16_cmd_nopm(dev, AQ_ACCESS_MAC,
--
2.53.0