Re: [syzbot] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context in hci_cmd_sync_cancel

[Oliver Neukum]

On 09.12.21 13:46, Benjamin Berg wrote:
Hi,
> On Thu, 2021-12-09 at 11:06 +0100, Oliver Neukum wrote:
>> As __cancel_work_timer can be called from hci_cmd_sync_cancel() this is
>> just not
>> an approach you can take. It looks like asynchronously canceling the
>> scheduled work
>> would result in a race, so I would for now just revert.
> Right, so this needs to be pushed into a workqueue instead, I suppose.
It looks like overkill, but I have no good alternative to offer either.
>
>> What issue exactly is this trying to fix or improve?
> The problem is aborting long-running synchronous operations. i.e.
> without this patchset, USB enumeration will hang for 10s if a USB
> bluetooth device disappears during firmware loading. This is because
> even though the USB device is gone and all URB submissions fail, the
> operation will only be aborted after the internal timeout happens.
>
I see. Something ought to be done. The issue is in good hands.

    Thanks
        Oliver