linux-kernel - [ 011/147] n_gsm: added interlocking for gsm_data

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Date:	Sun, 14 Oct 2012 15:35:44 +0100
From:	Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	Russ Gorby <russ.gorby@...el.com>,
	"Yin, Fengwei" <fengwei.yin@...el.com>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...ux.intel.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: [ 011/147] n_gsm: added interlocking for gsm_data_lock for certain code paths

3.2-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

------------------

From: Russ Gorby <russ.gorby@...el.com>

commit 5e44708f75b0f8712da715d6babb0c21089b2317 upstream.

There were some locking holes in the management of the MUX's
message queue for 2 code paths:
1) gsmld_write_wakeup
2) receipt of CMD_FCON flow-control message
In both cases gsm_data_kick is called w/o locking so it can collide
with other other instances of gsm_data_kick (pulling messages tx_tail)
or potentially other instances of __gsm_data_queu (adding messages to tx_head)

Changed to take the tx_lock in these 2 cases

Signed-off-by: Russ Gorby <russ.gorby@...el.com>
Tested-by: Yin, Fengwei <fengwei.yin@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Alan Cox <alan@...ux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
---
 drivers/tty/n_gsm.c |    8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
index 5f68f2a..0d93e51 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
@@ -1205,6 +1205,8 @@ static void gsm_control_message(struct gsm_mux *gsm, unsigned int command,
 							u8 *data, int clen)
 {
 	u8 buf[1];
+	unsigned long flags;
+
 	switch (command) {
 	case CMD_CLD: {
 		struct gsm_dlci *dlci = gsm->dlci[0];
@@ -1225,7 +1227,9 @@ static void gsm_control_message(struct gsm_mux *gsm, unsigned int command,
 		gsm->constipated = 0;
 		gsm_control_reply(gsm, CMD_FCON, NULL, 0);
 		/* Kick the link in case it is idling */
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&gsm->tx_lock, flags);
 		gsm_data_kick(gsm);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gsm->tx_lock, flags);
 		break;
 	case CMD_FCOFF:
 		/* Modem wants us to STFU */
@@ -2392,12 +2396,12 @@ static void gsmld_write_wakeup(struct tty_struct *tty)
 
 	/* Queue poll */
 	clear_bit(TTY_DO_WRITE_WAKEUP, &tty->flags);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&gsm->tx_lock, flags);
 	gsm_data_kick(gsm);
 	if (gsm->tx_bytes < TX_THRESH_LO) {
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&gsm->tx_lock, flags);
 		gsm_dlci_data_sweep(gsm);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gsm->tx_lock, flags);
 	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gsm->tx_lock, flags);
 }
 
 /**


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