Re: [PATCH] xhci: solve a double free problem while doing s4

From: Mathias Nyman
Date: Thu Jun 10 2021 - 15:25:30 EST


On 10.6.2021 17.01, gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 04:45:54PM +0300, Mathias Nyman wrote:
>> On 9.6.2021 17.22, Zhangjiantao (Kirin, nanjing) wrote:
>>> when system is doing s4, the process of xhci_resume may be as below:
>>> 1、xhci_mem_cleanup
>>> 2、xhci_init->xhci_mem_init->xhci_mem_cleanup(when memory is not enough).
>>> xhci_mem_cleanup will be executed twice when system is out of memory.
>>> xhci->port_caps is freed in xhci_mem_cleanup,but it isn't set to NULL.
>>> It will be freed twice when xhci_mem_cleanup is called the second time.
>>>
>>
>> Thanks, nice catch
>>
>>> We got following bug when system resumes from s4:
>>>
>>> kernel BUG at mm/slub.c:309!
>>> Internal error: Oops - BUG: 0 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
>>> CPU: 0 PID: 5929 Tainted: G S W 5.4.96-arm64-desktop #1
>>> pc : __slab_free+0x5c/0x424
>>> lr : kfree+0x30c/0x32c
>>>
>>> Call trace:
>>> __slab_free+0x5c/0x424
>>> kfree+0x30c/0x32c
>>> xhci_mem_cleanup+0x394/0x3cc
>>> xhci_mem_init+0x9ac/0x1070
>>> xhci_init+0x8c/0x1d0
>>> xhci_resume+0x1cc/0x5fc
>>> xhci_plat_resume+0x64/0x70
>>> platform_pm_thaw+0x28/0x60
>>> dpm_run_callback+0x54/0x24c
>>> device_resume+0xd0/0x200
>>> async_resume+0x24/0x60
>>> async_run_entry_fn+0x44/0x110
>>> process_one_work+0x1f0/0x490
>>> worker_thread+0x5c/0x450
>>> kthread+0x158/0x160
>>> ret_from_fork+0x10/0x24
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Tao Xue <xuetao09@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> Checkpatch complains:
>> ERROR: Missing Signed-off-by: line by nominal patch author 'Zhangjiantao (Kirin, nanjing) <water.zhangjiantao@xxxxxxxxxx>'
>>
>> Is Zhangjiantao (Kirin, nanjing) the correct author? If yes can I add
>> "Signed-off-by: Zhangjiantao (Kirin, nanjing) <water.zhangjiantao@xxxxxxxxxx>?
>
> Please note that it is generally a bad thing for others to add someone
> else's s-o-b line, as it is a legal agreement. It is best for them to
> send it instead.

Good point.
Zhangjiantao (Kirin, nanjing), could you resend with Author/Signed-off-by corrected.

Thanks
-Mathias