[PATCH][input-led] Defer input led work to workqueue

[Samuel Thibault]

When the kbd changes its led state (e.g. caps lock), this triggers
(led_trigger_event) the kbd-capsl trigger, which is by default
used by the vt::capsl LED, which triggers (led_trigger_event) the
vt-capsl trigger. These two nested led_trigger_event calls take a
trig->leddev_list_lock lock and thus lockdep complains.

Actually the user can make the vt::capsl LED use its own vt-capsl
trigger and thus build a loop.  This produces an immediate oops.

This changeset defers the second led_trigger_event call into a
workqueue, which avoids the nested locking altogether.  This does
not prevent the user from shooting himself in the foot by creating a
vt::capsl <-> vt-capsl loop, but the only consequence is the workqueue
threads eating some CPU until the user breaks the loop, which is not too
bad.

Signed-off-by: Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

--- a/drivers/input/leds.c
+++ b/drivers/input/leds.c
@@ -100,13 +100,25 @@ static unsigned long vt_led_registered[B
 /* Number of input devices having each LED */
 static int vt_led_references[LED_CNT];
 
+static int vt_led_state[LED_CNT];
+static struct workqueue_struct *vt_led_wq;
+static struct work_struct vt_led_work[LED_CNT];
+
+static void vt_led_cb(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	int led = work - vt_led_work;
+
+	led_trigger_event(&vt_led_triggers[led], vt_led_state[led]);
+}
+
 /* VT LED state change, tell the VT trigger.  */
 static void vt_led_set(struct led_classdev *cdev,
 			  enum led_brightness brightness)
 {
 	int led = cdev - vt_leds;
 
-	led_trigger_event(&vt_led_triggers[led], !!brightness);
+	vt_led_state[led] = !!brightness;
+	queue_work(vt_led_wq, &vt_led_work[led]);
 }
 
 /* LED state change for some keyboard, notify that keyboard.  */
@@ -244,6 +256,26 @@ void input_led_disconnect(struct input_d
 	mutex_unlock(&vt_led_registered_lock);
 }
 
+static int __init input_led_init(void)
+{
+	unsigned i;
+
+	vt_led_wq = alloc_workqueue("input_leds", WQ_UNBOUND, 0);
+	if (!vt_led_wq)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	for (i = 0; i < LED_CNT; i++)
+		INIT_WORK(&vt_led_work[i], vt_led_cb);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void __exit input_led_exit(void)
+{
+	destroy_workqueue(vt_led_wq);
+}
+
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("User LED support for input layer");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@xxxxxxxxxxxx>");
+module_init(input_led_init);
+module_exit(input_led_exit);
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