linux-kernel - [PATCH 4.8 40/92] scsi: scsi_dh_alua: Fix a reference counting bug

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Date:   Thu, 17 Nov 2016 11:32:13 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        stable@...r.kernel.org,
        Bart Van Assche <bart.vanassche@...disk.com>,
        Tang Junhui <tang.junhui@....com.cn>,
        Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.com>,
        "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
Subject: [PATCH 4.8 40/92] scsi: scsi_dh_alua: Fix a reference counting bug

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

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

From: Bart Van Assche <bart.vanassche@...disk.com>

commit df3d422cbac685da882e4c239dfda07de33d431b upstream.

The code at the end of alua_rtpg_work() is as follows:

	scsi_device_put(sdev);
	kref_put(&pg->kref, release_port_group);

In other words, alua_rtpg_queue() must hold an sdev reference and a pg
reference before queueing rtpg work. If no rtpg work is queued no
additional references should be held when alua_rtpg_queue() returns. If
no rtpg work is queued, ensure that alua_rtpg_queue() only gives up the
sdev reference if that reference was obtained by the same
alua_rtpg_queue() call.

Signed-off-by: Bart Van Assche <bart.vanassche@...disk.com>
Reported-by: Tang Junhui <tang.junhui@....com.cn>
Cc: Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.com>
Cc: Tang Junhui <tang.junhui@....com.cn>
Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.com>
Signed-off-by: Martin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>

---
 drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c |    4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
@@ -890,6 +890,7 @@ static void alua_rtpg_queue(struct alua_
 		/* Do not queue if the worker is already running */
 		if (!(pg->flags & ALUA_PG_RUNNING)) {
 			kref_get(&pg->kref);
+			sdev = NULL;
 			start_queue = 1;
 		}
 	}
@@ -901,7 +902,8 @@ static void alua_rtpg_queue(struct alua_
 	if (start_queue &&
 	    !queue_delayed_work(alua_wq, &pg->rtpg_work,
 				msecs_to_jiffies(ALUA_RTPG_DELAY_MSECS))) {
-		scsi_device_put(sdev);
+		if (sdev)
+			scsi_device_put(sdev);
 		kref_put(&pg->kref, release_port_group);
 	}
 }