linux-kernel - [PATCH] usb: hub: Fix error loop seen after hub communication errors

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Date:   Wed,  8 Mar 2017 13:08:49 -0800
From:   Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Douglas Anderson <dianders@...omium.org>,
        Brian Norris <briannorris@...omium.org>,
        linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
Subject: [PATCH] usb: hub: Fix error loop seen after hub communication errors

While stress testing a usb controller using a bind/unbind looop, the
following error loop was observed.

usb 7-1.2: new low-speed USB device number 3 using xhci-hcd
usb 7-1.2: hub failed to enable device, error -108
usb 7-1-port2: cannot disable (err = -22)
usb 7-1-port2: couldn't allocate usb_device
usb 7-1-port2: cannot disable (err = -22)
hub 7-1:1.0: hub_ext_port_status failed (err = -22)
hub 7-1:1.0: hub_ext_port_status failed (err = -22)
hub 7-1:1.0: activate --> -22
hub 7-1:1.0: hub_ext_port_status failed (err = -22)
hub 7-1:1.0: hub_ext_port_status failed (err = -22)
hub 7-1:1.0: activate --> -22
hub 7-1:1.0: hub_ext_port_status failed (err = -22)
hub 7-1:1.0: hub_ext_port_status failed (err = -22)
hub 7-1:1.0: activate --> -22
hub 7-1:1.0: hub_ext_port_status failed (err = -22)
hub 7-1:1.0: hub_ext_port_status failed (err = -22)
hub 7-1:1.0: activate --> -22
hub 7-1:1.0: hub_ext_port_status failed (err = -22)
hub 7-1:1.0: hub_ext_port_status failed (err = -22)
hub 7-1:1.0: activate --> -22
hub 7-1:1.0: hub_ext_port_status failed (err = -22)
hub 7-1:1.0: hub_ext_port_status failed (err = -22)
hub 7-1:1.0: activate --> -22
hub 7-1:1.0: hub_ext_port_status failed (err = -22)
hub 7-1:1.0: hub_ext_port_status failed (err = -22)
hub 7-1:1.0: activate --> -22
hub 7-1:1.0: hub_ext_port_status failed (err = -22)
hub 7-1:1.0: hub_ext_port_status failed (err = -22)
hub 7-1:1.0: activate --> -22
hub 7-1:1.0: hub_ext_port_status failed (err = -22)
hub 7-1:1.0: hub_ext_port_status failed (err = -22)
** 57 printk messages dropped ** hub 7-1:1.0: activate --> -22
** 82 printk messages dropped ** hub 7-1:1.0: hub_ext_port_status failed (err = -22)

This continues forever. After adding tracebacks into the code,
the call sequence leading to this is found to be as follows.

[<ffffffc0007fc8e0>] hub_activate+0x368/0x7b8
[<ffffffc0007fceb4>] hub_resume+0x2c/0x3c
[<ffffffc00080b3b8>] usb_resume_interface.isra.6+0x128/0x158
[<ffffffc00080b5d0>] usb_suspend_both+0x1e8/0x288
[<ffffffc00080c9c4>] usb_runtime_suspend+0x3c/0x98
[<ffffffc0007820a0>] __rpm_callback+0x48/0x7c
[<ffffffc00078217c>] rpm_callback+0xa8/0xd4
[<ffffffc000786234>] rpm_suspend+0x84/0x758
[<ffffffc000786ca4>] rpm_idle+0x2c8/0x498
[<ffffffc000786ed4>] __pm_runtime_idle+0x60/0xac
[<ffffffc00080eba8>] usb_autopm_put_interface+0x6c/0x7c
[<ffffffc000803798>] hub_event+0x10ac/0x12ac
[<ffffffc000249bb8>] process_one_work+0x390/0x6b8
[<ffffffc00024abcc>] worker_thread+0x480/0x610
[<ffffffc000251a80>] kthread+0x164/0x178
[<ffffffc0002045d0>] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x40

kick_hub_wq() is called from hub_activate() even after failures to
communicate with the hub. This results in an endless sequence of
hub event -> hub activate -> wq trigger -> hub event -> ...
To break the loop, only trigger the hub event queue if communication
with the hub is successful.

Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
---
 drivers/usb/core/hub.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
index 5286bf67869a..f22ab428b310 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
@@ -1197,7 +1197,8 @@ static void hub_activate(struct usb_hub *hub, enum hub_activation_type type)
 				&hub->leds, LED_CYCLE_PERIOD);
 
 	/* Scan all ports that need attention */
-	kick_hub_wq(hub);
+	if (!status)
+		kick_hub_wq(hub);
 
 	if (type == HUB_INIT2 || type == HUB_INIT3) {
 		/* Allow autosuspend if it was suppressed */
-- 
2.7.4