[PATCH v2 2/2] EDAC/device: Don't re-arm workqueue during teardown

From: Jad Keskes

Date: Fri Jul 10 2026 - 07:41:37 EST


edac_device_del_device() stops the workqueue then removes the sysfs
attributes. However, writing to poll_msec triggers
edac_device_reset_delay_period(), which unconditionally re-arms the
workqueue. If writes occur during that window, the re-armed work
runs after edac_dev has been freed.

Fix this by checking op_state in reset_delay_period(). del_device()
already sets it to OP_OFFLINE before tearing down the workqueue, so
the new guard causes reset_delay_period() to skip mod_work() when
the device is being removed.

Signed-off-by: Jad Keskes <inasj268@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/edac/edac_device.c | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_device.c b/drivers/edac/edac_device.c
index cf0d3c2dfc04..50ae7f1e5152 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_device.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_device.c
@@ -354,6 +354,10 @@ void edac_device_reset_delay_period(struct edac_device_ctl_info *edac_dev,
edac_dev->poll_msec = msec;
edac_dev->delay = msecs_to_jiffies(msec);

+ /* Don't re-arm the workqueue if the device is being torn down */
+ if (edac_dev->op_state == OP_OFFLINE)
+ return;
+
/* See comment in edac_device_workq_setup() above */
if (edac_dev->poll_msec == DEFAULT_POLL_INTERVAL)
edac_mod_work(&edac_dev->work, round_jiffies_relative(edac_dev->delay));
--
2.55.0