linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Fix NULL pointer dereference in sd_revalidate

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Date:	Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:04:35 -0800
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Jun'ichi Nomura <j-nomura@...jp.nec.com>
Cc:	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-scsi <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
	Naveen Goswamy <naveen.goswamy@...ymtl.ca>,
	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>,
	Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>,
	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>, sgruszka@...hat.com,
	Huajun Li <huajun.li.lee@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix NULL pointer dereference in sd_revalidate_disk

On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 10:01:53AM +0900, Jun'ichi Nomura wrote:
> Since 2.6.39 (1196f8b), when a driver returns -ENOMEDIUM for open(),
> __blkdev_get() calls rescan_partitions() to remove
> in-kernel partition structures and raise KOBJ_CHANGE uevent.
> 
> However it ends up calling driver's revalidate_disk without open
> and could cause oops.
> 
> In the case of SCSI:
> 
>   process A                  process B
>   ----------------------------------------------
>   sys_open
>     __blkdev_get
>       sd_open
>         returns -ENOMEDIUM
>                              scsi_remove_device
>                                <scsi_device torn down>
>       rescan_partitions
>         sd_revalidate_disk
>           <oops>
> 
> Oopses are reported here:
> http://marc.info/?l=linux-scsi&m=132388619710052
> 
> This patch separates the partition invalidation from rescan_partitions()
> and use it for -ENOMEDIUM case. 
> 
> Reported-by: Huajun Li <huajun.li.lee@...il.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jun'ichi Nomura <j-nomura@...jp.nec.com>

Acked-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>

Thank you!

-- 
tejun
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