Re: [PATCH] usb: dwc3: Fix race condition between concurrent dwc3_remove_requests() call paths

From: Manish Nagar

Date: Wed Nov 19 2025 - 12:04:25 EST


Hi Greg,

I can’t identify a specific commit ID that I’m confident was the patch
introducing the bug.But I found the race condition and suggested this
patch to fix it.

Regards,

Manish


On 11/14/2025 5:59 AM, Thinh Nguyen wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 13, 2025, Manish Nagar wrote:
>> Hi ,
>>
>> Thanks for the suggestion ,
>>
>> On above your suggestion, I added a check for dep->number as
>>
>> if ((req->status == DWC3_REQUEST_STATUS_COMPLETED) && (dep->number > 1))
>> return;
>>
>> I included this condition to prevent enumeration failures. During the sequence
>> dwc3_gadget_giveback → dwc3_ep0_interrupt → dwc3_thread_interrupt, the giveback
>> for ep0 does not complete, so this check ensures proper handling.
>>
>> Please share your feedback, and I will proceed with v2 accordingly.
>>
> No, add checks for ep0 too.
>
> Try this:
>
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/dwc3/ep0.c b/drivers/usb/dwc3/ep0.c
> index b4229aa13f37..e0bad5708664 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/dwc3/ep0.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/dwc3/ep0.c
> @@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ static int __dwc3_gadget_ep0_queue(struct dwc3_ep *dep,
> req->request.actual = 0;
> req->request.status = -EINPROGRESS;
> req->epnum = dep->number;
> + req->status = DWC3_REQUEST_STATUS_QUEUED;
>
> list_add_tail(&req->list, &dep->pending_list);
>
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/dwc3/gadget.c b/drivers/usb/dwc3/gadget.c
> index 1f67fb6aead5..a1d2ff9254b4 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/dwc3/gadget.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/dwc3/gadget.c
> @@ -228,6 +228,13 @@ void dwc3_gadget_giveback(struct dwc3_ep *dep, struct dwc3_request *req,
> {
> struct dwc3 *dwc = dep->dwc;
>
> + /*
> + * The request might have been processed and completed while the
> + * spinlock was released. Skip processing if already completed.
> + */
> + if (req->status == DWC3_REQUEST_STATUS_COMPLETED)
> + return;
> +
> dwc3_gadget_del_and_unmap_request(dep, req, status);
> req->status = DWC3_REQUEST_STATUS_COMPLETED;
>
> ---
>
> BR,
> Thinh