[PATCH] nvmet-auth: Synchronize timeout work during SQ teardown

From: Kazuki Hanai

Date: Sun Aug 30 2026 - 09:11:59 EST


nvmet_auth_sq_free() cancels auth_expired_work with
cancel_delayed_work(). If the work has already started, cancellation does
not wait for the callback. Transport teardown can consequently free or
reuse the queue containing struct nvmet_sq while
nvmet_auth_expired_work() still accesses that SQ.

Add a teardown-specific helper that synchronously drains the delayed work
before freeing authentication state, and use it from nvmet_sq_destroy().
Keep the non-synchronous helper for in-band authentication state cleanup,
where the SQ owner remains alive.

Fixes: 1a70200f404a ("nvmet-auth: expire authentication sessions")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Kazuki Hanai <hnkz.64@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/nvme/target/auth.c | 6 ++++++
drivers/nvme/target/core.c | 2 +-
drivers/nvme/target/nvmet.h | 2 ++
3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/auth.c b/drivers/nvme/target/auth.c
index edb9627d97b09..a55319bcdbd13 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/auth.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/auth.c
@@ -238,6 +238,12 @@ void nvmet_auth_sq_free(struct nvmet_sq *sq)
sq->dhchap_skey = NULL;
}

+void nvmet_auth_sq_destroy(struct nvmet_sq *sq)
+{
+ cancel_delayed_work_sync(&sq->auth_expired_work);
+ nvmet_auth_sq_free(sq);
+}
+
void nvmet_destroy_auth(struct nvmet_ctrl *ctrl)
{
ctrl->shash_id = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/core.c b/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
index d74c01c98f194..4b48ca78ce5a8 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ void nvmet_sq_destroy(struct nvmet_sq *sq)
wait_for_completion(&sq->confirm_done);
wait_for_completion(&sq->free_done);
percpu_ref_exit(&sq->ref);
- nvmet_auth_sq_free(sq);
+ nvmet_auth_sq_destroy(sq);
nvmet_cq_put(sq->cq);

/*
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/nvmet.h b/drivers/nvme/target/nvmet.h
index e362d7913a380..dbda55895f4fb 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/nvmet.h
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/nvmet.h
@@ -924,6 +924,7 @@ u8 nvmet_setup_auth(struct nvmet_ctrl *ctrl, struct nvmet_sq *sq, bool reset);
void nvmet_auth_sq_init(struct nvmet_sq *sq);
void nvmet_destroy_auth(struct nvmet_ctrl *ctrl);
void nvmet_auth_sq_free(struct nvmet_sq *sq);
+void nvmet_auth_sq_destroy(struct nvmet_sq *sq);
int nvmet_setup_dhgroup(struct nvmet_ctrl *ctrl, u8 dhgroup_id);
bool nvmet_check_auth_status(struct nvmet_req *req);
int nvmet_auth_host_hash(struct nvmet_req *req, u8 *response,
@@ -950,6 +951,7 @@ static inline void nvmet_auth_sq_init(struct nvmet_sq *sq)
}
static inline void nvmet_destroy_auth(struct nvmet_ctrl *ctrl) {};
static inline void nvmet_auth_sq_free(struct nvmet_sq *sq) {};
+static inline void nvmet_auth_sq_destroy(struct nvmet_sq *sq) {};
static inline bool nvmet_check_auth_status(struct nvmet_req *req)
{
return true;