Re: [PATCH v2] char: tpm: vtpm_proxy: Fix race in init

[Stefan Berger]

On 7/8/21 5:52 AM, Saubhik Mukherjee wrote:
> vtpm_module_init calls vtpmx_init which calls misc_register. The file
> operations callbacks are registered. So, vtpmx_fops_ioctl can execute in
> parallel with rest of vtpm_module_init. vtpmx_fops_ioctl calls
> vtpmx_ioc_new_dev, which calls vtpm_proxy_create_device, which calls
> vtpm_proxy_work_start, which could read uninitialized workqueue.
>
> To avoid this, create workqueue before vtpmx init.
>
> Found by Linux Driver Verification project (linuxtesting.org).
>
> Fixes: 6f99612e2500 ("tpm: Proxy driver for supporting multiple emulated TPMs")
> Signed-off-by: Saubhik Mukherjee <saubhik.mukherjee@xxxxxxxxx>

Tested-by: Stefan Berger <stefanb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>