[PATCH] mmc: vub300: defer host release from inactivity timer context
From: Tao Yu
Date: Tue Aug 18 2026 - 02:49:54 EST
The vub300 inactivity timer can drop the last controller reference after
the device has been disconnected:
vub300_inactivity_timer_expired()
kref_put()
vub300_delete()
mmc_free_host()
mmc_host_classdev_release()
wakeup_source_unregister()
synchronize_srcu()
This release path currently runs from timer softirq context, but
synchronize_srcu() must be invoked from process context. With
DEBUG_OBJECTS_RCU_HEAD enabled this triggers a warning when SRCU
annotates its on-stack rcu_head from the softirq path, which can panic
the kernel when panic_on_warn is set.
Fix this by deferring the timer-held final put to a work item, so the
host teardown and wakeup-source unregistration always happen from
process context. Keep the other kref_put() call sites unchanged, as they
already run from sleepable context and do not need deferred release.
Reported-by: syzbot+98850521518b962c5bab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Fixes: 88095e7b473a ("mmc: Add new VUB300 USB-to-SD/SDIO/MMC driver")
Signed-off-by: Tao Yu <tao1.yu@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/mmc/host/vub300.c | 14 ++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/vub300.c b/drivers/mmc/host/vub300.c
index 2dae474dcd067..21f1b5d6ca862 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/vub300.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/vub300.c
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ struct vub300_mmc_host {
struct timer_list sg_transfer_timer;
struct usb_sg_request sg_request;
struct timer_list inactivity_timer;
+ struct work_struct release_work;
struct work_struct deadwork;
struct work_struct cmndwork;
struct delayed_work pollwork;
@@ -367,7 +368,7 @@ struct vub300_mmc_host {
#define GET_SYSTEM_PORT_STATUS 0
static void vub300_delete(struct kref *kref)
-{ /* kref callback - softirq */
+{ /* kref release callback */
struct vub300_mmc_host *vub300 = kref_to_vub300_mmc_host(kref);
struct mmc_host *mmc = vub300->mmc;
@@ -443,6 +444,14 @@ static void vub300_queue_dead_work(struct vub300_mmc_host *vub300)
}
}
+static void vub300_release_work_thread(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+ struct vub300_mmc_host *vub300 =
+ container_of(work, struct vub300_mmc_host, release_work);
+
+ kref_put(&vub300->kref, vub300_delete);
+}
+
static void irqpoll_res_completed(struct urb *urb)
{ /* urb completion handler - hardirq */
struct vub300_mmc_host *vub300 = (struct vub300_mmc_host *)urb->context;
@@ -744,7 +753,7 @@ static void vub300_inactivity_timer_expired(struct timer_list *t)
struct vub300_mmc_host *vub300 = timer_container_of(vub300, t,
inactivity_timer);
if (!vub300->interface) {
- kref_put(&vub300->kref, vub300_delete);
+ queue_work(deadworkqueue, &vub300->release_work);
} else if (vub300->cmd) {
mod_timer(&vub300->inactivity_timer, jiffies + HZ);
} else {
@@ -2324,6 +2333,7 @@ static int vub300_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
usb_set_intfdata(interface, vub300);
INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&vub300->pollwork, vub300_pollwork_thread);
INIT_WORK(&vub300->cmndwork, vub300_cmndwork_thread);
+ INIT_WORK(&vub300->release_work, vub300_release_work_thread);
INIT_WORK(&vub300->deadwork, vub300_deadwork_thread);
kref_init(&vub300->kref);
timer_setup(&vub300->sg_transfer_timer, vub300_sg_timed_out, 0);
--
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