linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/6] edac: Don't try to cancel workqueue when it's never setup

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <20131029204827.GM10972@pd.tnic>
Date:	Tue, 29 Oct 2013 21:48:27 +0100
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>
Cc:	linux-edac@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] edac: Don't try to cancel workqueue when it's never
 setup

On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 05:31:25PM -0700, Stephen Boyd wrote:
> We only setup a workqueue for edac devices that use the polling
> method. We still try to cancel the workqueue if an edac_device
> uses the irq method though. This causes a warning from debug
> objects when we remove an edac device:
> 
> WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 56 at lib/debugobjects.c:260 debug_print_object+0x98/0xc0()
> ODEBUG: assert_init not available (active state 0) object type: timer_list hint: stub_timer+0x0/0x28
> Modules linked in: krait_edac(-)
> CPU: 0 PID: 56 Comm: rmmod Not tainted 3.12.0-rc2-00035-g15292a0 #69
> [<c02179b4>] (unwind_backtrace+0x0/0x144) from [<c0213e58>] (show_stack+0x20/0x24)
> [<c0213e58>] (show_stack+0x20/0x24) from [<c06f7fc4>] (dump_stack+0x74/0xb4)
> [<c06f7fc4>] (dump_stack+0x74/0xb4) from [<c0223c34>] (warn_slowpath_common+0x78/0x9c)
> [<c0223c34>] (warn_slowpath_common+0x78/0x9c) from [<c0223d14>] (warn_slowpath_fmt+0x40/0x48)
> [<c0223d14>] (warn_slowpath_fmt+0x40/0x48) from [<c04cf078>] (debug_print_object+0x98/0xc0)
> [<c04cf078>] (debug_print_object+0x98/0xc0) from [<c04cfb54>] (debug_object_assert_init+0xdc/0xec)
> [<c04cfb54>] (debug_object_assert_init+0xdc/0xec) from [<c02310c4>] (del_timer+0x24/0x7c)
> [<c02310c4>] (del_timer+0x24/0x7c) from [<c023fef8>] (try_to_grab_pending+0xc0/0x1b0)
> [<c023fef8>] (try_to_grab_pending+0xc0/0x1b0) from [<c0240014>] (cancel_delayed_work+0x2c/0xa0)
> [<c0240014>] (cancel_delayed_work+0x2c/0xa0) from [<c059fa14>] (edac_device_workq_teardown+0x1c/0x38)
> [<c059fa14>] (edac_device_workq_teardown+0x1c/0x38) from [<c059fae8>] (edac_device_del_device+0xb8/0xe4)
> [<c059fae8>] (edac_device_del_device+0xb8/0xe4) from [<bf000050>] (krait_edac_remove+0x50/0x70 [krait_edac])
> [<bf000050>] (krait_edac_remove+0x50/0x70 [krait_edac]) from [<c0511e34>] (platform_drv_remove+0x24/0x28)
> [<c0511e34>] (platform_drv_remove+0x24/0x28) from [<c050fffc>] (__device_release_driver+0x68/0xc0)
> [<c050fffc>] (__device_release_driver+0x68/0xc0) from [<c0510adc>] (driver_detach+0xc4/0xc8)
> [<c0510adc>] (driver_detach+0xc4/0xc8) from [<c050fd98>] (bus_remove_driver+0xac/0x114)
> [<c050fd98>] (bus_remove_driver+0xac/0x114) from [<c05111d8>] (driver_unregister+0x38/0x58)
> [<c05111d8>] (driver_unregister+0x38/0x58) from [<c0511fe8>] (platform_driver_unregister+0x1c/0x20)
> [<c0511fe8>] (platform_driver_unregister+0x1c/0x20) from [<bf0005c4>] (krait_edac_driver_exit+0x14/0x1c [krait_edac])
> [<bf0005c4>] (krait_edac_driver_exit+0x14/0x1c [krait_edac]) from [<c028b248>] (SyS_delete_module+0x178/0x2b4)
> [<c028b248>] (SyS_delete_module+0x178/0x2b4) from [<c020f760>] (ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x48)
> 
> Fix it by skipping the workqueue teardown for such devices.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>

Acked-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>

Btw, you might want to remove the hex numbers in the trace above and
leave only the call stack to make it more readable.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

Sent from a fat crate under my desk. Formatting is fine.
--
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/