netdev - [PATCH] net: pxa168_eth: Fix a potential data race in pxa168_eth

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Date:   Wed, 10 Mar 2021 11:10:46 +0300
From:   Pavel Andrianov <andrianov@...ras.ru>
To:     "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc:     Pavel Andrianov <andrianov@...ras.ru>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, ldv-project@...uxtesting.org
Subject: [PATCH] net: pxa168_eth: Fix a potential data race in pxa168_eth_remove

pxa168_eth_remove() firstly calls unregister_netdev(),
then cancels a timeout work. unregister_netdev() shuts down a device
interface and removes it from the kernel tables. If the timeout occurs
in parallel, the timeout work (pxa168_eth_tx_timeout_task) performs stop
and open of the device. It may lead to an inconsistent state and memory
leaks.

Found by Linux Driver Verification project (linuxtesting.org).

Signed-off-by: Pavel Andrianov <andrianov@...ras.ru>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/pxa168_eth.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/pxa168_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/pxa168_eth.c
index d1e4d42e497d..3712e1786091 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/pxa168_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/pxa168_eth.c
@@ -1544,8 +1544,8 @@ static int pxa168_eth_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	clk_disable_unprepare(pep->clk);
 	mdiobus_unregister(pep->smi_bus);
 	mdiobus_free(pep->smi_bus);
-	unregister_netdev(dev);
 	cancel_work_sync(&pep->tx_timeout_task);
+	unregister_netdev(dev);
 	free_netdev(dev);
 	return 0;
 }
-- 
2.25.1