Re: [PATCH v3] usb: dwc3: qcom: check for hcd in dwc3_qcom_read_usb2_speed

From: Peter Chen

Date: Thu Oct 22 2026 - 03:38:59 EST


On 26-10-22 10:56:02, Prashanth K wrote:
> Currently dwc->xhci is not cleared if xhci_plat_probe() fails. During
> system suspend, dwc3_qcom_read_usb2_speed() checks dwc->xhci and assumes
> xhci is initialised. Since the probe failed, hcd will be null, and the
> subsequent access results in a NULL pointer dereference
>
> Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at
> virtual address 0000000000000058
>
> Call trace:
> dwc3_qcom_pm_suspend
> dpm_run_callback
> device_suspend
> dpm_suspend
> dpm_suspend_start
> suspend_devices_and_enter
> pm_suspend
>
> Explicitly check the hcd pointer in dwc3_qcom_read_usb2_speed
> before accessing it.
>
> Fixes: 6895ea55c385 ("usb: dwc3: qcom: Configure wakeup interrupts during suspend")
> Signed-off-by: Prashanth K <prashanth.k@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Peter Chen <peter.chen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Peter
> ---
> Changes in v3:
> - Initialised udev to null, as suggested by sashiko bot.
> - Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20261022044748.2303528-1-prashanth.k@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
>
> Changes in v2:
> - Added null pointer check in dwc3-qcom.c instead of marking xhci as null in host.c
> - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20261014105711.1708244-1-prashanth.k@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-qcom.c | 7 +++----
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-qcom.c b/drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-qcom.c
> index ac68b4218b56..e4bf0d5fc9f1 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-qcom.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-qcom.c
> @@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ static bool dwc3_qcom_is_host(struct dwc3_qcom *qcom)
>
> static enum usb_device_speed dwc3_qcom_read_usb2_speed(struct dwc3_qcom *qcom, int port_index)
> {
> - struct usb_device *udev;
> + struct usb_device *udev = NULL;
> struct usb_hcd __maybe_unused *hcd;
> struct dwc3 *dwc = &qcom->dwc;
>
> @@ -241,9 +241,8 @@ static enum usb_device_speed dwc3_qcom_read_usb2_speed(struct dwc3_qcom *qcom, i
> hcd = platform_get_drvdata(dwc->xhci);
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_USB
> - udev = usb_hub_find_child(hcd->self.root_hub, port_index + 1);
> -#else
> - udev = NULL;
> + if (hcd)
> + udev = usb_hub_find_child(hcd->self.root_hub, port_index + 1);
> #endif
> if (!udev)
> return USB_SPEED_UNKNOWN;
> --
> 2.34.1
>
>

--

Thanks,
Peter Chen