[PATCH v2 net] nfc: llcp: use disable_work_sync and timer_shutdown_sync in local_cleanup
From: Tristan Madani
Date: Thu Oct 29 2026 - 12:36:13 EST
From: Tristan Madani <tristan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
local_cleanup() tears down timers and work items before
local_release_work() frees the nfc_llcp_local structure. The current
code has two ordering problems:
1) timer_delete_sync() does not prevent timer callbacks from re-arming
the timer via mod_timer(). nfc_llcp_tx_work() unconditionally
re-arms link_timer, and nfc_llcp_sdreq_timeout_work() conditionally
re-arms sdreq_timer. A work callback that runs during
cancel_work_sync() and calls mod_timer() causes the timer to fire
after the structure is freed.
2) cancel_work_sync() does not prevent work items from being
re-queued. nfc_llcp_rx_work() queues tx_work via
schedule_work(), and the timer callbacks queue their associated
work items. Since tx_work is cancelled before rx_work, a
running rx_work instance can re-queue tx_work after its
cancel_work_sync() has returned. The re-queued tx_work then
runs on the freed structure.
Switch the timers to timer_shutdown_sync() which rejects subsequent
mod_timer() calls. Switch the work items to disable_work_sync()
which rejects subsequent schedule_work() calls.
Reorder the teardown sequence so that both timers are shut down
first (their callbacks queue work items), rx_work is disabled
before tx_work (rx_work queues tx_work), and data structures are
freed only after all asynchronous callbacks are quiesced.
Fixes: d646960f7986 ("NFC: Initial LLCP support")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Tristan Madani <tristan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
v2:
- Switch work items from cancel_work_sync() to disable_work_sync()
to prevent re-queuing after cancellation, as identified by the
automated review and confirmed by Simon Horman
- Reorder teardown: shut down both timers first (their callbacks
queue work items), then disable rx_work before tx_work (rx_work
queues tx_work), then disable remaining work items
- Move data structure cleanup (skb_queue_purge, kfree_skb) after
all asynchronous callbacks are quiesced
net/nfc/llcp_core.c | 12 ++++++------
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/nfc/llcp_core.c b/net/nfc/llcp_core.c
index 74bf817007cf2..984e7088288f0 100644
--- a/net/nfc/llcp_core.c
+++ b/net/nfc/llcp_core.c
@@ -173,15 +173,15 @@ static struct nfc_llcp_local *nfc_llcp_local_get(struct nfc_llcp_local *local)
static void local_cleanup(struct nfc_llcp_local *local)
{
nfc_llcp_socket_release(local, false, ENXIO);
- timer_delete_sync(&local->link_timer);
+ timer_shutdown_sync(&local->link_timer);
+ timer_shutdown_sync(&local->sdreq_timer);
+ disable_work_sync(&local->rx_work);
+ disable_work_sync(&local->tx_work);
+ disable_work_sync(&local->timeout_work);
+ disable_work_sync(&local->sdreq_timeout_work);
skb_queue_purge(&local->tx_queue);
- cancel_work_sync(&local->tx_work);
- cancel_work_sync(&local->rx_work);
- cancel_work_sync(&local->timeout_work);
kfree_skb(local->rx_pending);
local->rx_pending = NULL;
- timer_delete_sync(&local->sdreq_timer);
- cancel_work_sync(&local->sdreq_timeout_work);
nfc_llcp_free_sdp_tlv_list(&local->pending_sdreqs);
}
--
2.47.3