linux-kernel - [PATCH 3.2 024/125] USB: sierra: fix AA deadlock in open error path

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Date:	Tue, 08 Jul 2014 20:01:50 +0100
From:	Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
CC:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, "Johan Hovold" <jhovold@...il.com>,
	"Greg Kroah-Hartman" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: [PATCH 3.2 024/125] USB: sierra: fix AA deadlock in open error path

3.2.61-rc1 review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

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

From: Johan Hovold <jhovold@...il.com>

commit 353fe198602e8b4d1c7bdcceb8e60955087201b1 upstream.

Fix AA deadlock in open error path that would call close() and try to
grab the already held disc_mutex.

Fixes: b9a44bc19f48 ("sierra: driver urb handling improvements")

Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <jhovold@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
---
 drivers/usb/serial/sierra.c | 21 +++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

--- a/drivers/usb/serial/sierra.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/sierra.c
@@ -868,14 +868,9 @@ static int sierra_open(struct tty_struct
 			usb_sndbulkpipe(serial->dev, endpoint) | USB_DIR_IN);
 
 	err = sierra_submit_rx_urbs(port, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (err) {
-		/* get rid of everything as in close */
-		sierra_close(port);
-		/* restore balance for autopm */
-		if (!serial->disconnected)
-			usb_autopm_put_interface(serial->interface);
-		return err;
-	}
+	if (err)
+		goto err_submit;
+
 	sierra_send_setup(port);
 
 	serial->interface->needs_remote_wakeup = 1;
@@ -885,6 +880,16 @@ static int sierra_open(struct tty_struct
 	usb_autopm_put_interface(serial->interface);
 
 	return 0;
+
+err_submit:
+	sierra_stop_rx_urbs(port);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < portdata->num_in_urbs; i++) {
+		sierra_release_urb(portdata->in_urbs[i]);
+		portdata->in_urbs[i] = NULL;
+	}
+
+	return err;
 }
 
 

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