linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 net] net: dsa: microchip: Added the condition for scheduling ksz_mib_read

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Date:   Mon, 11 Oct 2021 21:18:08 +0530
From:   Arun Ramadoss <arun.ramadoss@...rochip.com>
To:     <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     George McCollister <george.mccollister@...il.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...il.com>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, <UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com>,
        Woojung Huh <woojung.huh@...rochip.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 net] net: dsa: microchip: Added the condition for scheduling ksz_mib_read_work

When the ksz module is installed and removed using rmmod, kernel crashes
with null pointer dereferrence error. During rmmod, ksz_switch_remove
function tries to cancel the mib_read_workqueue using
cancel_delayed_work_sync routine and unregister switch from dsa.

During dsa_unregister_switch it calls ksz_mac_link_down, which in turn
reschedules the workqueue since mib_interval is non-zero.
Due to which queue executed after mib_interval and it tries to access
dp->slave. But the slave is unregistered in the ksz_switch_remove
function. Hence kernel crashes.

To avoid this crash, before canceling the workqueue, resetted the
mib_interval to 0.

v1 -> v2:
-Removed the if condition in ksz_mib_read_work

Fixes: 469b390e1ba3 ("net: dsa: microchip: use delayed_work instead of timer + work")
Signed-off-by: Arun Ramadoss <arun.ramadoss@...rochip.com>
---
 drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz_common.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz_common.c b/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz_common.c
index 1542bfb8b5e5..7c2968a639eb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz_common.c
@@ -449,8 +449,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ksz_switch_register);
 void ksz_switch_remove(struct ksz_device *dev)
 {
 	/* timer started */
-	if (dev->mib_read_interval)
+	if (dev->mib_read_interval) {
+		dev->mib_read_interval = 0;
 		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&dev->mib_read);
+	}
 
 	dev->dev_ops->exit(dev);
 	dsa_unregister_switch(dev->ds);
-- 
2.33.0