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Message-ID: <4A76D215.1060300@hartkopp.net>
Date:	Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:03:33 +0200
From:	Oliver Hartkopp <oliver@...tkopp.net>
To:	Dave Young <hidave.darkstar@...il.com>
CC:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org>,
	Linux Netdev List <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-bluetooth@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: tty_register_device NULL pointer dereference in 2.6.31-rc4

Dave Young wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 01, 2009 at 11:21:28AM +0200, Oliver Hartkopp wrote:
>>> --- linux-2.6.orig/include/net/bluetooth/rfcomm.h	2009-08-01 10:53:18.000000000 +0800
>>> +++ linux-2.6/include/net/bluetooth/rfcomm.h	2009-08-01 10:55:29.000000000 +0800
>>> @@ -355,7 +355,18 @@ struct rfcomm_dev_list_req {
>>>  };
>>>  
>>>  int  rfcomm_dev_ioctl(struct sock *sk, unsigned int cmd, void __user *arg);
>>> +
>>> +#ifdef CONFIG_BT_RFCOMM_TTY
>>>  int  rfcomm_init_ttys(void);
>>>  void rfcomm_cleanup_ttys(void);
>>> -
>>> +#else
>>> +static inline int rfcomm_init_ttys(void)
>>> +{
>>> +	return 0;
>>> +}
>>> +static inline int rfcomm_cleanup_ttys(void)
>>> +{
>>> +	return 0;
>>> +}
>>> +#endif
>> Just a minor thing:
>>
>> Does rfcomm_cleanup_ttys() return 'int' or is it 'void' ?
> 
> Yes it should be void. Thanks for pointing out, here update the patch:

Hi Dave,

the latest approach seems to fit.

I booted about 25+ times without any problems.
Even the upgrade from Debian Lenny to Squeeze did not cause any probs with
bluetooth.

Tested-by: Oliver Hartkopp <oliver@...tkopp.net>

Thanks!

> ---
> 
> rfcomm tty may be used before rfcomm_tty_driver initilized,
> The problem is that now socket layer init before tty layer, if userspace
> program do socket callback right here then oops will happen.
> 
> reporting in:
> http://marc.info/?l=linux-bluetooth&m=124404919324542&w=2
> 
> make 3 changes:
> 1. remove #ifdef in rfcomm/core.c,
> make it blank function when rfcomm tty not selected in rfcomm.h
> 
> 2. tune the rfcomm_init error patch to ensure
> tty driver initilized before rfcomm socket usage.
> 
> 3. remove __exit for rfcomm_cleanup_sockets
> because above change need call it in a __init function. 
> 
> 
> CC: Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
> Reported-by: Oliver Hartkopp <oliver@...tkopp.net>
> Signed-off-by: Dave Young <hidave.darkstar@...il.com>
> --
> include/net/bluetooth/rfcomm.h |   12 +++++++++++-
> net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c    |   29 ++++++++++++++++++++---------
> net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c    |    2 +-
> 3 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
> 
> --- linux-2.6.orig/include/net/bluetooth/rfcomm.h	2009-08-01 13:56:53.000000000 +0800
> +++ linux-2.6/include/net/bluetooth/rfcomm.h	2009-08-01 17:24:59.000000000 +0800
> @@ -355,7 +355,17 @@ struct rfcomm_dev_list_req {
>  };
>  
>  int  rfcomm_dev_ioctl(struct sock *sk, unsigned int cmd, void __user *arg);
> +
> +#ifdef CONFIG_BT_RFCOMM_TTY
>  int  rfcomm_init_ttys(void);
>  void rfcomm_cleanup_ttys(void);
> -
> +#else
> +static inline int rfcomm_init_ttys(void)
> +{
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +static inline void rfcomm_cleanup_ttys(void)
> +{
> +}
> +#endif
>  #endif /* __RFCOMM_H */
> --- linux-2.6.orig/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c	2009-08-01 13:56:53.000000000 +0800
> +++ linux-2.6/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c	2009-08-01 13:57:18.000000000 +0800
> @@ -2080,28 +2080,41 @@ static CLASS_ATTR(rfcomm_dlc, S_IRUGO, r
>  /* ---- Initialization ---- */
>  static int __init rfcomm_init(void)
>  {
> +	int ret;
> +
>  	l2cap_load();
>  
>  	hci_register_cb(&rfcomm_cb);
>  
>  	rfcomm_thread = kthread_run(rfcomm_run, NULL, "krfcommd");
>  	if (IS_ERR(rfcomm_thread)) {
> -		hci_unregister_cb(&rfcomm_cb);
> -		return PTR_ERR(rfcomm_thread);
> +		ret = PTR_ERR(rfcomm_thread);
> +		goto out_thread;
>  	}
>  
>  	if (class_create_file(bt_class, &class_attr_rfcomm_dlc) < 0)
>  		BT_ERR("Failed to create RFCOMM info file");
>  
> -	rfcomm_init_sockets();
> -
> -#ifdef CONFIG_BT_RFCOMM_TTY
> -	rfcomm_init_ttys();
> -#endif
> +	ret = rfcomm_init_ttys();
> +	if (ret)
> +		goto out_tty;
> +
> +	ret = rfcomm_init_sockets();
> +	if (ret)
> +		goto out_sock;
>  
>  	BT_INFO("RFCOMM ver %s", VERSION);
>  
>  	return 0;
> +
> +out_sock:
> +	rfcomm_cleanup_ttys();
> +out_tty:
> +	kthread_stop(rfcomm_thread);
> +out_thread:
> +	hci_unregister_cb(&rfcomm_cb);
> +
> +	return ret;
>  }
>  
>  static void __exit rfcomm_exit(void)
> @@ -2112,9 +2125,7 @@ static void __exit rfcomm_exit(void)
>  
>  	kthread_stop(rfcomm_thread);
>  
> -#ifdef CONFIG_BT_RFCOMM_TTY
>  	rfcomm_cleanup_ttys();
> -#endif
>  
>  	rfcomm_cleanup_sockets();
>  }
> --- linux-2.6.orig/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c	2009-08-01 13:56:53.000000000 +0800
> +++ linux-2.6/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c	2009-08-01 13:57:18.000000000 +0800
> @@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ error:
>  	return err;
>  }
>  
> -void __exit rfcomm_cleanup_sockets(void)
> +void rfcomm_cleanup_sockets(void)
>  {
>  	class_remove_file(bt_class, &class_attr_rfcomm);
>  

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