Re: [BUG] usb: mdc800: possible circular locking dependency between io_lock and minor_rwsem

[Oliver Neukum]

On 14.09.26 09:36, CJ wrote:
> Hi,
>
>
> I am reporting a lockdep-detected circular locking dependency in the mdc800 USB
> driver, triggered by a syzkaller USB reproducer.  The issue is reproducible with
> HEAD commit cee9395acd8043be0644b25c34bfa86623f2b935 (v7.3-rc1, Linux
> 7.3.0-rc1).
>
>
> The reproducer connects a synthetic USB device through dummy_hcd that enumerates
> as the mdc800 camera, then opens the character device node.  No filesystem or
> image input is involved; the trigger is the connect-then-open sequence on a
> device that binds to this driver.

Hi,

please try the attached patch.

	Regards
		Oliver
From 01e4a5b7f215b5f69ec1fdde829c1cd09498a22f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Oliver Neukum <oneukum@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:37:25 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] usb: misc: mdc800: avoid circular locking

No need for locking in probe()

Signed-off-by: Oliver Neukum <oneukum@xxxxxxxx>
---
 drivers/usb/image/mdc800.c | 26 +++++++++-----------------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/usb/image/mdc800.c b/drivers/usb/image/mdc800.c
index f7caa1c5cbb7..9edf0afe8dad 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/image/mdc800.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/image/mdc800.c
@@ -480,15 +480,6 @@ static int mdc800_usb_probe (struct usb_interface *intf,
 
 	dev_info(&intf->dev, "Found Mustek MDC800 on USB.\n");
 
-	mutex_lock(&mdc800->io_lock);
-
-	retval = usb_register_dev(intf, &mdc800_class);
-	if (retval) {
-		dev_err(&intf->dev, "Not able to get a minor for this device.\n");
-		mutex_unlock(&mdc800->io_lock);
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
 	mdc800->dev=dev;
 	mdc800->open=0;
 
@@ -526,7 +517,11 @@ static int mdc800_usb_probe (struct usb_interface *intf,
 
 	mdc800->state=READY;
 
-	mutex_unlock(&mdc800->io_lock);
+	retval = usb_register_dev(intf, &mdc800_class);
+	if (retval) {
+		dev_err(&intf->dev, "Not able to get a minor for this device.\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
 	
 	usb_set_intfdata(intf, mdc800);
 	return 0;
@@ -548,15 +543,12 @@ static void mdc800_usb_disconnect (struct usb_interface *intf)
 
 		usb_deregister_dev(intf, &mdc800_class);
 
-		/* must be under lock to make sure no URB
-		   is submitted after usb_kill_urb() */
-		mutex_lock(&mdc800->io_lock);
 		mdc800->state=NOT_CONNECTED;
 
-		usb_kill_urb(mdc800->irq_urb);
-		usb_kill_urb(mdc800->write_urb);
-		usb_kill_urb(mdc800->download_urb);
-		mutex_unlock(&mdc800->io_lock);
+		usb_poison_urb(mdc800->irq_urb);
+		usb_poison_urb(mdc800->write_urb);
+		usb_poison_urb(mdc800->download_urb);
+
 
 		mdc800->dev = NULL;
 		usb_set_intfdata(intf, NULL);
-- 
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