linux-kernel - [PATCH v1] driver core: Use list_del_init to replace list_del at device_links

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Date:   Wed, 8 Jan 2020 19:34:04 +0800
From:   Luo Jiaxing <luojiaxing@...wei.com>
To:     <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, <saravanak@...gle.com>,
        <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>, <James.Bottomley@...e.de>,
        <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>, <john.garry@...wei.com>
CC:     <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <luojiaxing@...wei.com>,
        <linuxarm@...wei.com>
Subject: [PATCH v1] driver core: Use list_del_init to replace list_del at device_links_purge()

We found that enabling kernel compilation options CONFIG_SCSI_ENCLOSURE and
CONFIG_ENCLOSURE_SERVICES, repeated initialization and deletion of the same
SCSI device will cause system panic, as follows:
[72.425705] Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address
dead000000000108
...
[72.595093] Call trace:
[72.597532] device_del + 0x194 / 0x3a0
[72.601012] enclosure_remove_device + 0xbc / 0xf8
[72.605445] ses_intf_remove + 0x9c / 0xd8
[72.609185] device_del + 0xf8 / 0x3a0
[72.612576] device_unregister + 0x14 / 0x30
[72.616489] __scsi_remove_device + 0xf4 / 0x140
[72.620747] scsi_remove_device + 0x28 / 0x40
[72.624745] scsi_remove_target + 0x1c8 / 0x220

After analysis, we see that in the error scenario, the ses module has the
following calling sequence:
device_register() -> device_del() -> device_add() -> device_del().
The first call to device_del() is fine, but the second call to device_del()
will cause a system panic.

Through disassembly, we locate that panic happen when device_links_purge()
call list_del() to remove device_links.needs_suppliers from list, and
list_del() will set this list entry's prev and next pointers to poison.
So if INIT_LIST_HEAD() is not re-executed before the next list_del(), It
will cause the system to access a memory address which is posioned.

Therefore, replace list_del() with list_del_init() can avoid such issue.

Fixes: e2ae9bcc4aaa ("driver core: Add support for linking devices during device addition")
Signed-off-by: Luo Jiaxing <luojiaxing@...wei.com>
Reviewed-by: John Garry <john.garry@...wei.com>
---
 drivers/base/core.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 42a6724..7b9b0d6 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ static void device_links_purge(struct device *dev)
 	struct device_link *link, *ln;
 
 	mutex_lock(&wfs_lock);
-	list_del(&dev->links.needs_suppliers);
+	list_del_init(&dev->links.needs_suppliers);
 	mutex_unlock(&wfs_lock);
 
 	/*
-- 
2.7.4