Re: [PATCH next] USB: chaoskey: fix deadlock in release

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman
Date: Sun Oct 13 2024 - 08:04:07 EST


On Fri, Oct 11, 2024 at 10:43:50PM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> This lock should was intended to be an unlock. It will lead to a hang.
>
> Fixes: 422dc0a4d12d ("USB: chaoskey: fail open after removal")
> Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> >From static analysis. Not tested.
>
> drivers/usb/misc/chaoskey.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/chaoskey.c b/drivers/usb/misc/chaoskey.c
> index e8b63df5f975..4025f386ba6b 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/misc/chaoskey.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/misc/chaoskey.c
> @@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ static int chaoskey_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
> bail:
> mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
> destruction:
> - mutex_lock(&chaoskey_list_lock);
> + mutex_unlock(&chaoskey_list_lock);
> usb_dbg(interface, "release success");
> return rv;
> }
> --

The commit at:
https://lore.kernel.org/r/tencent_84EB865C89862EC22EE94CB3A7C706C59206@xxxxxx
was tested, so I'll take that one :)

thanks,

greg k-h