[PATCH v2] media: mtk-jpeg: drain hardware completion before freeing context

From: Guangshuo Li

Date: Sat Jul 18 2026 - 07:25:20 EST


The change referenced by the Fixes tag cancels ctx->jpeg_work before
freeing the JPEG context.

That prevents the worker itself from accessing the context after it has
been freed. However, the multi-core workers return after programming a
hardware instance. The IRQ handler or the per-hardware timeout work can
then continue to access the context through hw_param.curr_ctx after the
worker has completed.

If userspace closes the file while a hardware job is still pending,
cancel_work_sync() can return and mtk_jpeg_release() can free the
context before the IRQ or timeout path has finished using it.

Track the number of in-flight hardware jobs for each context and wait
for them to complete in mtk_jpeg_release().

Use a per-hardware active flag to ensure that only the IRQ handler or
the timeout work completes each job. Clear hw_param.curr_ctx and drop
the in-flight count only after the completion path has finished all
accesses to the context.

Fixes: 34c519feef3e ("media: mtk-jpeg: fix use-after-free in release path due to uncancelled work")
Signed-off-by: Guangshuo Li <lgs201920130244@xxxxxxxxx>
---
v2:
- Replace the undefined mtk_jpeg_release_hw() call with per-context
in-flight hardware job tracking.
- Ensure that only the IRQ or timeout path completes each hardware job.
- Clear hw_param.curr_ctx after the completion path stops using the
context.
- Keep hardware instances busy until the timeout path has finished
accessing their saved context and buffers.

.../platform/mediatek/jpeg/mtk_jpeg_core.c | 12 ++++++++-
.../platform/mediatek/jpeg/mtk_jpeg_core.h | 14 +++++++++++
.../platform/mediatek/jpeg/mtk_jpeg_dec_hw.c | 25 +++++++++++++------
.../platform/mediatek/jpeg/mtk_jpeg_enc_hw.c | 25 +++++++++++++------
4 files changed, 61 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/jpeg/mtk_jpeg_core.c b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/jpeg/mtk_jpeg_core.c
index d147ec483081..d41c0e0516b9 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/jpeg/mtk_jpeg_core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/jpeg/mtk_jpeg_core.c
@@ -1161,6 +1161,8 @@ static int mtk_jpeg_open(struct file *file)
}

INIT_WORK(&ctx->jpeg_work, jpeg->variant->jpeg_worker);
+ atomic_set(&ctx->hw_jobs, 0);
+ init_waitqueue_head(&ctx->hw_jobs_wq);
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ctx->dst_done_queue);
spin_lock_init(&ctx->done_queue_lock);
v4l2_fh_init(&ctx->fh, vfd);
@@ -1202,8 +1204,12 @@ static int mtk_jpeg_release(struct file *file)
struct mtk_jpeg_dev *jpeg = video_drvdata(file);
struct mtk_jpeg_ctx *ctx = mtk_jpeg_file_to_ctx(file);

- if (jpeg->variant->jpeg_worker)
+ if (jpeg->variant->jpeg_worker) {
cancel_work_sync(&ctx->jpeg_work);
+ wait_event(ctx->hw_jobs_wq,
+ atomic_read(&ctx->hw_jobs) == 0);
+ }
+
mutex_lock(&jpeg->lock);
v4l2_m2m_ctx_release(ctx->fh.m2m_ctx);
v4l2_ctrl_handler_free(&ctx->ctrl_hdl);
@@ -1640,6 +1646,8 @@ static void mtk_jpegenc_worker(struct work_struct *work)
v4l2_m2m_src_buf_remove(ctx->fh.m2m_ctx);
v4l2_m2m_dst_buf_remove(ctx->fh.m2m_ctx);

+ atomic_inc(&ctx->hw_jobs);
+ atomic_set_release(&comp_jpeg[hw_id]->hw_param.job_active, 1);
schedule_delayed_work(&comp_jpeg[hw_id]->job_timeout_work,
msecs_to_jiffies(MTK_JPEG_HW_TIMEOUT_MSEC));

@@ -1759,6 +1767,8 @@ static void mtk_jpegdec_worker(struct work_struct *work)
goto setdst_end;
}

+ atomic_inc(&ctx->hw_jobs);
+ atomic_set_release(&comp_jpeg[hw_id]->hw_param.job_active, 1);
schedule_delayed_work(&comp_jpeg[hw_id]->job_timeout_work,
msecs_to_jiffies(MTK_JPEG_HW_TIMEOUT_MSEC));

diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/jpeg/mtk_jpeg_core.h b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/jpeg/mtk_jpeg_core.h
index 02ed0ed5b736..be8ada60782a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/jpeg/mtk_jpeg_core.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/jpeg/mtk_jpeg_core.h
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ struct mtk_jpeg_hw_param {
struct vb2_v4l2_buffer *src_buffer;
struct vb2_v4l2_buffer *dst_buffer;
struct mtk_jpeg_ctx *curr_ctx;
+ atomic_t job_active;
};

enum mtk_jpegenc_hw_id {
@@ -282,6 +283,8 @@ struct mtk_jpeg_q_data {
* @restart_interval: jpeg encoder restart interval
* @ctrl_hdl: controls handler
* @jpeg_work: jpeg encoder workqueue
+ * @hw_jobs: number of hardware jobs still referencing this context
+ * @hw_jobs_wq: wait queue for hardware job completion
* @total_frame_num: encoded frame number
* @dst_done_queue: encoded frame buffer queue
* @done_queue_lock: encoded frame operation spinlock
@@ -299,6 +302,8 @@ struct mtk_jpeg_ctx {
struct v4l2_ctrl_handler ctrl_hdl;

struct work_struct jpeg_work;
+ atomic_t hw_jobs;
+ wait_queue_head_t hw_jobs_wq;
u32 total_frame_num;
struct list_head dst_done_queue;
/* spinlock protecting the encode done buffer */
@@ -306,4 +311,13 @@ struct mtk_jpeg_ctx {
u32 last_done_frame_num;
};

+static inline void
+mtk_jpeg_hw_job_done(struct mtk_jpeg_hw_param *hw_param,
+ struct mtk_jpeg_ctx *ctx)
+{
+ WRITE_ONCE(hw_param->curr_ctx, NULL);
+ if (atomic_dec_and_test(&ctx->hw_jobs))
+ wake_up(&ctx->hw_jobs_wq);
+}
+
#endif /* _MTK_JPEG_CORE_H */
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/jpeg/mtk_jpeg_dec_hw.c b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/jpeg/mtk_jpeg_dec_hw.c
index 32372781daf5..c2d40653891a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/jpeg/mtk_jpeg_dec_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/jpeg/mtk_jpeg_dec_hw.c
@@ -527,7 +527,12 @@ static void mtk_jpegdec_timeout_work(struct work_struct *work)
job_timeout_work.work);
struct mtk_jpeg_dev *master_jpeg = cjpeg->master_dev;
struct vb2_v4l2_buffer *src_buf, *dst_buf;
+ struct mtk_jpeg_ctx *ctx;
+
+ if (atomic_cmpxchg(&cjpeg->hw_param.job_active, 1, 0) != 1)
+ return;

+ ctx = cjpeg->hw_param.curr_ctx;
src_buf = cjpeg->hw_param.src_buffer;
dst_buf = cjpeg->hw_param.dst_buffer;
v4l2_m2m_buf_copy_metadata(src_buf, dst_buf);
@@ -535,11 +540,13 @@ static void mtk_jpegdec_timeout_work(struct work_struct *work)
mtk_jpeg_dec_reset(cjpeg->reg_base);
clk_disable_unprepare(cjpeg->jdec_clk.clks->clk);
pm_runtime_put(cjpeg->dev);
+ v4l2_m2m_buf_done(src_buf, buf_state);
+ mtk_jpegdec_put_buf(cjpeg);
+ mtk_jpeg_hw_job_done(&cjpeg->hw_param, ctx);
+
cjpeg->hw_state = MTK_JPEG_HW_IDLE;
atomic_inc(&master_jpeg->hw_rdy);
wake_up(&master_jpeg->hw_wq);
- v4l2_m2m_buf_done(src_buf, buf_state);
- mtk_jpegdec_put_buf(cjpeg);
}

static irqreturn_t mtk_jpegdec_hw_irq_handler(int irq, void *priv)
@@ -555,12 +562,10 @@ static irqreturn_t mtk_jpegdec_hw_irq_handler(int irq, void *priv)
struct mtk_jpegdec_comp_dev *jpeg = priv;
struct mtk_jpeg_dev *master_jpeg = jpeg->master_dev;

- cancel_delayed_work(&jpeg->job_timeout_work);
+ if (atomic_cmpxchg(&jpeg->hw_param.job_active, 1, 0) != 1)
+ return IRQ_HANDLED;

- ctx = jpeg->hw_param.curr_ctx;
- src_buf = jpeg->hw_param.src_buffer;
- dst_buf = jpeg->hw_param.dst_buffer;
- v4l2_m2m_buf_copy_metadata(src_buf, dst_buf);
+ cancel_delayed_work(&jpeg->job_timeout_work);

irq_status = mtk_jpeg_dec_get_int_status(jpeg->reg_base);
dec_irq_ret = mtk_jpeg_dec_enum_result(irq_status);
@@ -570,6 +575,11 @@ static irqreturn_t mtk_jpegdec_hw_irq_handler(int irq, void *priv)
if (dec_irq_ret != MTK_JPEG_DEC_RESULT_EOF_DONE)
dev_warn(jpeg->dev, "Jpg Dec occurs unknown Err.");

+ ctx = jpeg->hw_param.curr_ctx;
+ src_buf = jpeg->hw_param.src_buffer;
+ dst_buf = jpeg->hw_param.dst_buffer;
+ v4l2_m2m_buf_copy_metadata(src_buf, dst_buf);
+
jpeg_src_buf =
container_of(src_buf, struct mtk_jpeg_src_buf, b);

@@ -582,6 +592,7 @@ static irqreturn_t mtk_jpegdec_hw_irq_handler(int irq, void *priv)
mtk_jpegdec_put_buf(jpeg);
pm_runtime_put(ctx->jpeg->dev);
clk_disable_unprepare(jpeg->jdec_clk.clks->clk);
+ mtk_jpeg_hw_job_done(&jpeg->hw_param, ctx);

jpeg->hw_state = MTK_JPEG_HW_IDLE;
wake_up(&master_jpeg->hw_wq);
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/jpeg/mtk_jpeg_enc_hw.c b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/jpeg/mtk_jpeg_enc_hw.c
index b312a15d707b..b08f94845613 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/jpeg/mtk_jpeg_enc_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/jpeg/mtk_jpeg_enc_hw.c
@@ -257,7 +257,12 @@ static void mtk_jpegenc_timeout_work(struct work_struct *work)
struct mtk_jpeg_dev *master_jpeg = cjpeg->master_dev;
enum vb2_buffer_state buf_state = VB2_BUF_STATE_ERROR;
struct vb2_v4l2_buffer *src_buf, *dst_buf;
+ struct mtk_jpeg_ctx *ctx;
+
+ if (atomic_cmpxchg(&cjpeg->hw_param.job_active, 1, 0) != 1)
+ return;

+ ctx = cjpeg->hw_param.curr_ctx;
src_buf = cjpeg->hw_param.src_buffer;
dst_buf = cjpeg->hw_param.dst_buffer;
v4l2_m2m_buf_copy_metadata(src_buf, dst_buf);
@@ -265,11 +270,13 @@ static void mtk_jpegenc_timeout_work(struct work_struct *work)
mtk_jpeg_enc_reset(cjpeg->reg_base);
clk_disable_unprepare(cjpeg->venc_clk.clks->clk);
pm_runtime_put(cjpeg->dev);
+ v4l2_m2m_buf_done(src_buf, buf_state);
+ mtk_jpegenc_put_buf(cjpeg);
+ mtk_jpeg_hw_job_done(&cjpeg->hw_param, ctx);
+
cjpeg->hw_state = MTK_JPEG_HW_IDLE;
atomic_inc(&master_jpeg->hw_rdy);
wake_up(&master_jpeg->hw_wq);
- v4l2_m2m_buf_done(src_buf, buf_state);
- mtk_jpegenc_put_buf(cjpeg);
}

static irqreturn_t mtk_jpegenc_hw_irq_handler(int irq, void *priv)
@@ -283,12 +290,10 @@ static irqreturn_t mtk_jpegenc_hw_irq_handler(int irq, void *priv)
struct mtk_jpegenc_comp_dev *jpeg = priv;
struct mtk_jpeg_dev *master_jpeg = jpeg->master_dev;

- cancel_delayed_work(&jpeg->job_timeout_work);
+ if (atomic_cmpxchg(&jpeg->hw_param.job_active, 1, 0) != 1)
+ return IRQ_HANDLED;

- ctx = jpeg->hw_param.curr_ctx;
- src_buf = jpeg->hw_param.src_buffer;
- dst_buf = jpeg->hw_param.dst_buffer;
- v4l2_m2m_buf_copy_metadata(src_buf, dst_buf);
+ cancel_delayed_work(&jpeg->job_timeout_work);

irq_status = readl(jpeg->reg_base + JPEG_ENC_INT_STS) &
JPEG_ENC_INT_STATUS_MASK_ALLIRQ;
@@ -297,6 +302,11 @@ static irqreturn_t mtk_jpegenc_hw_irq_handler(int irq, void *priv)
if (!(irq_status & JPEG_ENC_INT_STATUS_DONE))
dev_warn(jpeg->dev, "Jpg Enc occurs unknown Err.");

+ ctx = jpeg->hw_param.curr_ctx;
+ src_buf = jpeg->hw_param.src_buffer;
+ dst_buf = jpeg->hw_param.dst_buffer;
+ v4l2_m2m_buf_copy_metadata(src_buf, dst_buf);
+
result_size = mtk_jpeg_enc_get_file_size(jpeg->reg_base,
ctx->jpeg->variant->support_34bit);
vb2_set_plane_payload(&dst_buf->vb2_buf, 0, result_size);
@@ -305,6 +315,7 @@ static irqreturn_t mtk_jpegenc_hw_irq_handler(int irq, void *priv)
mtk_jpegenc_put_buf(jpeg);
pm_runtime_put(ctx->jpeg->dev);
clk_disable_unprepare(jpeg->venc_clk.clks->clk);
+ mtk_jpeg_hw_job_done(&jpeg->hw_param, ctx);

jpeg->hw_state = MTK_JPEG_HW_IDLE;
wake_up(&master_jpeg->hw_wq);
--
2.43.0