netdev - [PATCH V2] brcmfmac: stop watchdog before detach and free everything

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Message-ID: <20180530090633.GA15390@panicking>
Date:   Wed, 30 May 2018 11:06:34 +0200
From:   Michael Trimarchi <michael@...rulasolutions.com>
To:     Arend van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@...adcom.com>
Cc:     Franky Lin <franky.lin@...adcom.com>,
        Hante Meuleman <hante.meuleman@...adcom.com>,
        Chi-Hsien Lin <chi-hsien.lin@...ress.com>,
        Wright Feng <wright.feng@...ress.com>,
        Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Pieter-Paul Giesberts <pieter-paul.giesberts@...adcom.com>,
        Ian Molton <ian@...menth.co.uk>,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
        brcm80211-dev-list.pdl@...adcom.com,
        brcm80211-dev-list@...ress.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH V2] brcmfmac: stop watchdog before detach and free everything

Using built-in in kernel image without a firmware in filesystem
or in the kernel image can lead to a kernel NULL pointer deference.
Watchdog need to be stopped in brcmf_sdio_remove

The system is going down NOW!
[ 1348.110759] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 000002f8
Sent SIGTERM to all processes
[ 1348.121412] Mem abort info:
[ 1348.126962]   ESR = 0x96000004
[ 1348.130023]   Exception class = DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
[ 1348.135948]   SET = 0, FnV = 0
[ 1348.138997]   EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
[ 1348.142154] Data abort info:
[ 1348.145045]   ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004
[ 1348.148884]   CM = 0, WnR = 0
[ 1348.151861] user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp = (____ptrval____)
[ 1348.158475] [00000000000002f8] pgd=0000000000000000
[ 1348.163364] Internal error: Oops: 96000004 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
[ 1348.168927] Modules linked in: ipv6
[ 1348.172421] CPU: 3 PID: 1421 Comm: brcmf_wdog/mmc0 Not tainted 4.17.0-rc5-next-20180517 #18
[ 1348.180757] Hardware name: Amarula A64-Relic (DT)
[ 1348.185455] pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO)
[ 1348.190251] pc : brcmf_sdiod_freezer_count+0x0/0x20
[ 1348.195124] lr : brcmf_sdio_watchdog_thread+0x64/0x290
[ 1348.200253] sp : ffff00000b85be30
[ 1348.203561] x29: ffff00000b85be30 x28: 0000000000000000
[ 1348.208868] x27: ffff00000b6cb918 x26: ffff80003b990638
[ 1348.214176] x25: ffff0000087b1a20 x24: ffff80003b94f800
[ 1348.219483] x23: ffff000008e620c8 x22: ffff000008f0b660
[ 1348.224790] x21: ffff000008c6a858 x20: 00000000fffffe00
[ 1348.230097] x19: ffff80003b94f800 x18: 0000000000000001
[ 1348.235404] x17: 0000ffffab2e8a74 x16: ffff0000080d7de8
[ 1348.240711] x15: 0000000000000000 x14: 0000000000000400
[ 1348.246018] x13: 0000000000000400 x12: 0000000000000001
[ 1348.251324] x11: 00000000000002c4 x10: 0000000000000a10
[ 1348.256631] x9 : ffff00000b85bc40 x8 : ffff80003be11870
[ 1348.261937] x7 : ffff80003dfc7308 x6 : 000000078ff08b55
[ 1348.267243] x5 : 00000139e1058400 x4 : 0000000000000000
[ 1348.272550] x3 : dead000000000100 x2 : 958f2788d6618100
[ 1348.277856] x1 : 00000000fffffe00 x0 : 0000000000000000

Signed-off-by: Michael Trimarchi <michael@...rulasolutions.com>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio.c | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio.c
index 412a05b..061f69d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio.c
@@ -4294,6 +4294,13 @@ void brcmf_sdio_remove(struct brcmf_sdio *bus)
 	brcmf_dbg(TRACE, "Enter\n");
 
 	if (bus) {
+		/* Stop watchdog task */
+		if (bus->watchdog_tsk) {
+			send_sig(SIGTERM, bus->watchdog_tsk, 1);
+			kthread_stop(bus->watchdog_tsk);
+			bus->watchdog_tsk = NULL;
+		}
+
 		/* De-register interrupt handler */
 		brcmf_sdiod_intr_unregister(bus->sdiodev);
 
-- 
2.7.4