Re: [PATCH net v3] atm: fore200e: fix use-after-free in tasklets during device removal

From: kernel test robot

Date: Mon Feb 09 2026 - 22:38:39 EST


Hi Duoming,

kernel test robot noticed the following build warnings:

[auto build test WARNING on net/main]

url: https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Duoming-Zhou/atm-fore200e-fix-use-after-free-in-tasklets-during-device-removal/20260209-174706
base: net/main
patch link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260209094512.33847-1-duoming%40zju.edu.cn
patch subject: [PATCH net v3] atm: fore200e: fix use-after-free in tasklets during device removal
config: i386-randconfig-141-20260210 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260210/202602101146.NCGz3JHc-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config)
compiler: clang version 20.1.8 (https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project 87f0227cb60147a26a1eeb4fb06e3b505e9c7261)
smatch version: v0.5.0-8994-gd50c5a4c

If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202602101146.NCGz3JHc-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/

smatch warnings:
drivers/atm/fore200e.c:367 fore200e_shutdown() warn: inconsistent indenting

vim +367 drivers/atm/fore200e.c

353
354
355 static void
356 fore200e_shutdown(struct fore200e* fore200e)
357 {
358 printk(FORE200E "removing device %s at 0x%lx, IRQ %s\n",
359 fore200e->name, fore200e->phys_base,
360 fore200e_irq_itoa(fore200e->irq));
361
362 if (fore200e->state > FORE200E_STATE_RESET) {
363 /* first, reset the board to prevent further interrupts or data transfers */
364 fore200e_reset(fore200e, 0);
365 }
366 #ifdef FORE200E_USE_TASKLET
> 367 if (fore200e->state >= FORE200E_STATE_IRQ) {
368 tasklet_kill(&fore200e->tx_tasklet);
369 tasklet_kill(&fore200e->rx_tasklet);
370 }
371 #endif
372 /* then, release all allocated resources */
373 switch(fore200e->state) {
374
375 case FORE200E_STATE_COMPLETE:
376 kfree(fore200e->stats);
377
378 fallthrough;
379 case FORE200E_STATE_IRQ:
380 free_irq(fore200e->irq, fore200e->atm_dev);
381
382 fallthrough;
383 case FORE200E_STATE_ALLOC_BUF:
384 fore200e_free_rx_buf(fore200e);
385
386 fallthrough;
387 case FORE200E_STATE_INIT_BSQ:
388 fore200e_uninit_bs_queue(fore200e);
389
390 fallthrough;
391 case FORE200E_STATE_INIT_RXQ:
392 fore200e_dma_chunk_free(fore200e, &fore200e->host_rxq.status);
393 fore200e_dma_chunk_free(fore200e, &fore200e->host_rxq.rpd);
394
395 fallthrough;
396 case FORE200E_STATE_INIT_TXQ:
397 fore200e_dma_chunk_free(fore200e, &fore200e->host_txq.status);
398 fore200e_dma_chunk_free(fore200e, &fore200e->host_txq.tpd);
399
400 fallthrough;
401 case FORE200E_STATE_INIT_CMDQ:
402 fore200e_dma_chunk_free(fore200e, &fore200e->host_cmdq.status);
403
404 fallthrough;
405 case FORE200E_STATE_INITIALIZE:
406 /* nothing to do for that state */
407
408 case FORE200E_STATE_START_FW:
409 /* nothing to do for that state */
410
411 case FORE200E_STATE_RESET:
412 /* nothing to do for that state */
413
414 case FORE200E_STATE_MAP:
415 fore200e->bus->unmap(fore200e);
416
417 fallthrough;
418 case FORE200E_STATE_CONFIGURE:
419 /* nothing to do for that state */
420
421 case FORE200E_STATE_REGISTER:
422 /* XXX shouldn't we *start* by deregistering the device? */
423 atm_dev_deregister(fore200e->atm_dev);
424
425 fallthrough;
426 case FORE200E_STATE_BLANK:
427 /* nothing to do for that state */
428 break;
429 }
430 }
431

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