linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] usb: f_fs: avoid race condition with ffs_epfile_io

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Date:	Tue, 5 Jan 2016 13:49:06 +0800
From:	Peter Chen <hzpeterchen@...il.com>
To:	"Du, Changbin" <changbin.du@...el.com>
Cc:	"balbi@...com" <balbi@...com>,
	"gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	"viro@...iv.linux.org.uk" <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	"mina86@...a86.com" <mina86@...a86.com>,
	"r.baldyga@...sung.com" <r.baldyga@...sung.com>,
	"rui.silva@...aro.org" <rui.silva@...aro.org>,
	"k.opasiak@...sung.com" <k.opasiak@...sung.com>,
	"linux-usb@...r.kernel.org" <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] usb: f_fs: avoid race condition with
 ffs_epfile_io_complete

On Tue, Jan 05, 2016 at 04:09:47AM +0000, Du, Changbin wrote:
> > > To avoid this, just dequeue the request first. After usb_ep_dequeue, the
> > > request must be done or canceled.
> > >
> > > With this change, we can ensure no race condition in f_fs driver. But
> > > actually I found some of the udc driver has analogical issue in its
> > > dequeue implementation. For example,
> > > 1) the dequeue function hold the controller's lock.
> > > 2) before driver request controller  to stop transfer, a request
> > >    completed.
> > > 3) the controller trigger a interrupt, but its irq handler need wait
> > >    dequeue function to release the lock.
> > > 4) dequeue function give back the request with negative status, and
> > >    release lock.
> > > 5) irq handler get lock but the request has already been given back.
> > >
> > 
> > get unlock?
> > 
> > During the interrupt handler, it should only handle the "data complete"
> > interrupt on queued request; if the "data complete" interrupt occurs, but
> > it belongs to nobody, it will handle noop.
> > 
> > 
> > Best Regards,
> > Peter Chen
> 
> You are right, but the problem is the request->status is wrong. If the data
> send out but report caller as -EINTR, it will introduce duplicate-send
> issue.
> 

Why -EINTR, the kernel-doc said it should return -ECONNRESET for active
request, see include/linux/usb/gadget.h.

-- 

Best Regards,
Peter Chen
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