Re: [PATCH] nfc: llcp: avoid double release/put on LLCP_CLOSED in nfc_llcp_recv_disc()

From: Krzysztof Kozlowski
Date: Wed Dec 17 2025 - 02:48:11 EST


On 17/12/2025 02:40, Qianchang Zhao wrote:
> nfc_llcp_sock_get() takes a reference on the LLCP socket via sock_hold().
>
> In nfc_llcp_recv_disc(), when the socket is already in LLCP_CLOSED state, the
> code used to perform release_sock() and nfc_llcp_sock_put() in the CLOSED branch
> but then continued execution and later performed the same cleanup again on the
> common exit path. This results in refcount imbalance (double put) and unbalanced
> lock release.

You did not answer to my questions, so I repeat the same question I
already asked you. Don't ignore reviewer's feedback.

>
> Remove the redundant CLOSED-branch cleanup so that release_sock() and
> nfc_llcp_sock_put() are performed exactly once via the common exit path, while
> keeping the existing DM_DISC reply behavior.
>
> Reported-by: Qianchang Zhao <pioooooooooip@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reported-by: Zhitong Liu <liuzhitong1993@xxxxxxxxx>

Drop both. You are the author, there are no reported-by credits for authors.

Missing Fixes tag.

> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Qianchang Zhao <pioooooooooip@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> net/nfc/llcp_core.c | 5 -----
> 1 file changed, 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/net/nfc/llcp_core.c b/net/nfc/llcp_core.c
> index beeb3b4d2..ed37604ed 100644
> --- a/net/nfc/llcp_core.c
> +++ b/net/nfc/llcp_core.c
> @@ -1177,11 +1177,6 @@ static void nfc_llcp_recv_disc(struct nfc_llcp_local *local,
>
> nfc_llcp_socket_purge(llcp_sock);
>
> - if (sk->sk_state == LLCP_CLOSED) {
> - release_sock(sk);
> - nfc_llcp_sock_put(llcp_sock);

So why now sending to closed socket is right?

> - }
> -
> if (sk->sk_state == LLCP_CONNECTED) {
> nfc_put_device(local->dev);
> sk->sk_state = LLCP_CLOSED;


Best regards,
Krzysztof