Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] usb: gadget: udc: core: Invoke usb_gadget_connect only when started

From: Francesco Dolcini
Date: Wed May 17 2023 - 06:36:14 EST


On Wed, May 17, 2023 at 12:23:39PM +0200, Linux regression tracking (Thorsten Leemhuis) wrote:
> [CCing Francesco Dolcini; and the regression list too, as it should be
> in the loop for regressions:
> https://docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/reporting-regressions.html]
>
> On 16.05.23 14:53, Alistair wrote:
> > On Fri, 2023-04-07 at 03:07 +0000, Badhri Jagan Sridharan wrote:
> >> usb_udc_connect_control does not check to see if the udc has already
> >> been started. This causes gadget->ops->pullup to be called through
> >> usb_gadget_connect when invoked from usb_udc_vbus_handler even before
> >> usb_gadget_udc_start is called. Guard this by checking for udc-
> >>> started
> >> in usb_udc_connect_control before invoking usb_gadget_connect.
> > [...]
> >> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Fixes: 628ef0d273a6 ("usb: udc: add usb_udc_vbus_handler")
> >> Signed-off-by: Badhri Jagan Sridharan <badhri@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > This patch causes a kernel hang when trying to boot with the
> > usb/chipidea/udc.c driver.
> >
> > The call stack below causes the hang:
> >
> > - gadget_bind_driver(struct device *dev)
> > - mutex_lock(&udc->connect_lock);
> > - usb_gadget_udc_start_locked(struct usb_udc *udc)
> > - udc->gadget->ops->udc_start(udc->gadget, udc->driver)
> >
> > At which point we are calling ci_udc_start(..), but with the
> > connect_lock mutex locked.
> >
> > ci_udc_start() then calls usb_udc_vbus_handler() which tries to lock
> > the connect_lock while it's already locked. Resulting in a kernel hang.
> >
> > Reverting this patch fixes the hang.
>
> Not my area of expertise, but I guess it might be the same error as this
> one:
>
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/ZF4BvgsOyoKxdPFF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
>
> Francesco sent a revert on Friday, but no reaction from Badhri Jagan
> Sridharan or Greg yet afaics.
>
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230512131435.205464-1-francesco@xxxxxxxxxx/

Revert patches were applied and are in linux-next. I expect those to
land in Linus tree with the next pull request from Greg.

Francesco