Date:   Fri, 22 Jul 2022 10:40:31 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     lijiazi <jqqlijiazi@...il.com>
Cc:     "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        "Jiazi.Li" <jiazi.li@...nssion.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] driver core: Do not add a device that has been removed
 in device_shutdown to devices_kset list again.

On Fri, Jul 22, 2022 at 04:22:42PM +0800, lijiazi wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 22, 2022 at 09:53:07AM +0200, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > On Fri, Jul 22, 2022 at 03:31:19PM +0800, lijiazi wrote:
> > > On Fri, Jul 22, 2022 at 08:53:55AM +0200, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > > > On Fri, Jul 22, 2022 at 02:18:11PM +0800, lijiazi wrote:
> > > > > On Thu, Jul 21, 2022 at 09:14:18PM +0200, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > > > > > On Thu, Jul 21, 2022 at 08:33:25PM +0800, Jiazi.Li wrote:
> > > > > > > There is a race between device_shutdown and devices_kset_move_last:
> > > > > > > 1. device_shutdown remove dev from devices_kset, unlock list_lock
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 2. supplier call device_link_add move this consummer dev to
> > > > > > > last of devices_kset:
> > > > > > > devices_kset_move_last+0x184/0x1fc
> > > > > > > device_reorder_to_tail+0x50/0x17c
> > > > > > > device_link_add+0x670/0x9c0
> > > > > > > phy_get+0x88/0x300
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 3. device_shutdown call dev->bus->shutdown first time
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 4. in next loop, device_shutdown pick this dev from devices_kset
> > > > > > > again, and call dev->bus->shutdown for the second time.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > If the protection mechanism of dev->bus->shutdown is not perfect,
> > > > > > > the following crash will occur:
> > > > > > > [37.366651] [T1000001] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer
> > > > > > > dereference at virtual address 0000000000000070
> > > > > > > [37.414053] [T1600001] Kernel Offset: 0x2c73800000 from 0xffffffc010000000
> > > > > > > [37.414908] [T1600001] PHYS_OFFSET: 0x40000000
> > > > > > > [37.415458] [T1600001] pstate: 60400005 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO)
> > > > > > > [37.416172] [T1600001] pc : [0xffffffec83eccd40] kernfs_find_ns+0x18/0x154
> > > > > > > [37.417025] [T1600001] lr : [0xffffffec83ed8714] sysfs_unmerge_group+0x70/0x2e0
> > > > > > > [37.417931] [T1600001] sp : ffffffc01008ba90
> > > > > > > [37.418456] [T1600001] x29: ffffffc01008ba90 x28: ffffffec863c1000
> > > > > > > [37.419221] [T1600001] x27: ffffffec85234e30 x26: ffffffec86490000
> > > > > > > [37.419985] [T1600001] x25: ffffff80c854a4c0 x24: ffffff80c854a428
> > > > > > > [37.420750] [T1600001] x23: 0000000000400100 x22: ffffffec85c4c5c8
> > > > > > > [37.421514] [T1600001] x21: ffffffec85c4c5a0 x20: 0000000000000000
> > > > > > > [37.422277] [T1600001] x19: ffffff80c0178000 x18: ffffffc010083068
> > > > > > > [37.423043] [T1600001] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 00000000000000d8
> > > > > > > [37.423807] [T1600001] x15: ffffffec842b9314 x14: ffffffec85b04050
> > > > > > > [37.424572] [T1600001] x13: 0000000000000000 x12: 000000000000000a
> > > > > > > [37.425336] [T1600001] x11: 0000000000000000 x10: ffffffec863e9000
> > > > > > > [37.426102] [T1600001] x9 : 0000000000000001 x8 : 0000000000000000
> > > > > > > [37.426869] [T1600001] x7 : 332e37332020205b x6 : ffffffec863e6e7e
> > > > > > > [37.427633] [T1600001] x5 : ffffffffffffffff x4 : 0000000000000000
> > > > > > > [37.428396] [T1600001] x3 : 000000000000003c x2 : 0000000000000000
> > > > > > > [37.429161] [T1600001] x1 : ffffffec85c4c5c8 x0 : 0000000000000000
> > > > > > > [37.612410] [T1600001] Call trace:
> > > > > > > [37.612831] [T1600001]  dump_backtrace.cfi_jt+0x0/0x8
> > > > > > > [37.613457] [T1600001]  dump_stack_lvl+0xc4/0x140
> > > > > > > [37.614038] [T1600001]  dump_stack+0x1c/0x2c
> > > > > > > [37.614588] [T1600001]  mrdump_common_die+0x3a8/0x544 [mrdump]
> > > > > > > [37.615326] [T1600001]  ipanic_die+0x24/0x38 [mrdump]
> > > > > > > [37.615951] [T1600001]  die+0x344/0x748
> > > > > > > [37.616425] [T1600001]  die_kernel_fault+0x84/0x94
> > > > > > > [37.617016] [T1600001]  __do_kernel_fault+0x230/0x27c
> > > > > > > [37.617642] [T1600001]  do_page_fault+0xb4/0x754
> > > > > > > [37.618212] [T1600001]  do_translation_fault+0x48/0x64
> > > > > > > [37.618846] [T1600001]  do_mem_abort+0x6c/0x164
> > > > > > > [37.619406] [T1600001]  el1_abort+0x44/0x68
> > > > > > > [37.619921] [T1600001]  el1_sync_handler+0x58/0x88
> > > > > > > [37.620512] [T1600001]  el1_sync+0x8c/0x140
> > > > > > > [37.621028] [T1600001]  kernfs_find_ns+0x18/0x154
> > > > > > > [37.621608] [T1600001]  sysfs_unmerge_group+0x70/0x2e0
> > > > > > > [37.622246] [T1600001]  device_del+0x198/0xd00
> > > > > > > [37.622794] [T1600001]  device_unregister+0x1c/0x3c
> > > > > > > [37.623409] [T1600001]  charger_device_unregister+0x40/0x54 [charger_class]
> > > > > > > [37.624277] [T1600001]  sgm41516d_shutdown+0x54/0x84 [sgm41516d]
> > > > > > > [37.625021] [T1600001]  i2c_device_shutdown+0x68/0x118
> > > > > > > [37.625656] [T1600001]  device_shutdown+0x234/0x614
> > > > > > > [37.626259] [T1600001]  kernel_restart+0x74/0x1e8
> > > > > > > [37.626840] [T1600001]  __arm64_sys_reboot+0x3b0/0x424
> > > > > > > [37.627475] [T1600001]  el0_svc_common+0xd4/0x270
> > > > > > > [37.628056] [T1600001]  el0_svc+0x28/0x88
> > > > > > > [37.628549] [T1600001]  el0_sync_handler+0x8c/0xf0
> > > > > > > [37.629141] [T1600001]  el0_sync+0x1b4/0x1c0
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > because dev->kobject.sd has been set to NULL in fisrt shutdown.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > We can't take kernel changes to fix bugs in out-of-tree kernel modules.
> > > > > > Can you reproduce this with the in-tree drivers?  If so, which ones?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > thanks,
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > greg k-h
> > > > > 
> > > > > I'm sorry, I am working on mobile phone base on android12+GKI2.0.
> > > > > So far, I found two charger driver have this issue , maybe more.
> > > > > Reproduce method is plug/unplug usb cable when device shutdown or
> > > > > reboot.
> > > > > GKI2.0 requires that most vendor's drivers are out-of-tree modules.
> > > > 
> > > > That is not true, Google would much rather accept in-tree modules that
> > > > are upstream.  It's your choice to not submit them for inclusion, please
> > > > don't pass the blame to someone else.
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > You are right.
> > > > > I haven't found in-tree drivers has this issue.
> > > > 
> > > > Then perhaps your drivers are broken?  Do you have a link to the source
> > > > anywhere?
> > > 
> > > Yes, as I said earlier, I have encountered two broken drivers.
> > > Sorry for can't provide a link.
> > 
> > Why not, the license of your driver is GPLv2, right?
> > 
> 
> The driver is GPLv2, but for some other reason.

What other reason?

> > > Instead of fix driver one by one, perhaps add a list_empty check is
> > > a better method.
> > 
> > Please work to find the problem in your driver first.  We do not add
> > "hardening" code to the kernel core to prevent buggy drivers from
> > causing problems, for obvious reasons.
> > 
> 
> I have fixed the problem in vendor's driver, but I can't stop them from
> make similar mistake.

What was the problem that it had?  Perhaps post that here for us to see
what was required to resolve this.

thanks,

greg k-h

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