[PATCH V3 2/3] accel/amdxdna: Fix notifier_wq lifetime race during device removal
From: Lizhi Hou
Date: Thu Jun 11 2026 - 01:57:19 EST
amdxdna_remove() destroys notifier_wq. If amdxdna_gem_obj_free() is
called after device removal, it may attempt to flush notifier_wq,
resulting in a use-after-free.
Fix the race by allocating notifier_wq with
drmm_alloc_ordered_workqueue(), so its lifetime is managed by DRM and
remains valid until all managed resources are released.
Fixes: e486147c912f ("accel/amdxdna: Add BO import and export")
Signed-off-by: Lizhi Hou <lizhi.hou@xxxxxxx>
---
drivers/accel/amdxdna/amdxdna_pci_drv.c | 12 ++++--------
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/accel/amdxdna/amdxdna_pci_drv.c b/drivers/accel/amdxdna/amdxdna_pci_drv.c
index 470bf4fc744b..b943c06a451e 100644
--- a/drivers/accel/amdxdna/amdxdna_pci_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/accel/amdxdna/amdxdna_pci_drv.c
@@ -389,9 +389,9 @@ static int amdxdna_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
if (ret)
return ret;
- xdna->notifier_wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("notifier_wq", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM);
- if (!xdna->notifier_wq) {
- ret = -ENOMEM;
+ xdna->notifier_wq = drmm_alloc_ordered_workqueue(ddev, "notifier_wq", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM);
+ if (IS_ERR(xdna->notifier_wq)) {
+ ret = PTR_ERR(xdna->notifier_wq);
goto iommu_fini;
}
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ static int amdxdna_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
mutex_unlock(&xdna->dev_lock);
if (ret) {
XDNA_ERR(xdna, "Hardware init failed, ret %d", ret);
- goto destroy_notifier_wq;
+ goto iommu_fini;
}
ret = amdxdna_sysfs_init(xdna);
@@ -424,8 +424,6 @@ static int amdxdna_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
mutex_lock(&xdna->dev_lock);
xdna->dev_info->ops->fini(xdna);
mutex_unlock(&xdna->dev_lock);
-destroy_notifier_wq:
- destroy_workqueue(xdna->notifier_wq);
iommu_fini:
amdxdna_iommu_fini(xdna);
return ret;
@@ -436,8 +434,6 @@ static void amdxdna_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
struct amdxdna_dev *xdna = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
struct amdxdna_client *client;
- destroy_workqueue(xdna->notifier_wq);
-
drm_dev_unplug(&xdna->ddev);
amdxdna_sysfs_fini(xdna);
--
2.34.1