netdev - Re: [PATCH 0/8] can: usb: remove all usb_set_intfdata(intf, NULL) in drivers' disconnect()

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Date:   Mon, 5 Dec 2022 09:35:46 +0100
From:   Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.com>
To:     Vincent Mailhol <mailhol.vincent@...adoo.fr>,
        Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@...gutronix.de>,
        linux-can@...r.kernel.org
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        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        Frank Jungclaus <frank.jungclaus@....eu>, socketcan@....eu,
        Yasushi SHOJI <yashi@...cecubics.com>,
        Stefan Mätje <stefan.maetje@....eu>,
        Hangyu Hua <hbh25y@...il.com>,
        Oliver Hartkopp <socketcan@...tkopp.net>,
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        Olivier Sobrie <olivier@...rie.be>,
        Remigiusz Kołłątaj 
        <remigiusz.kollataj@...ica.com>,
        Jakob Unterwurzacher <jakob.unterwurzacher@...obroma-systems.com>,
        Martin Elshuber <martin.elshuber@...obroma-systems.com>,
        Philipp Tomsich <philipp.tomsich@...obroma-systems.com>,
        Bernd Krumboeck <b.krumboeck@...il.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>,
        linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/8] can: usb: remove all usb_set_intfdata(intf, NULL) in
 drivers' disconnect()



On 03.12.22 14:31, Vincent Mailhol wrote:
> The core sets the usb_interface to NULL in [1]. Also setting it to
> NULL in usb_driver::disconnects() is at best useless, at worse risky.

Hi,

I am afraid there is a major issue with your series of patches.
The drivers you are removing this from often have a subsequent check
for the data they got from usb_get_intfdata() being NULL.

That pattern is taken from drivers like btusb or CDC-ACM, which
claim secondary interfaces disconnect() will be called a second time
for.
In addition, a driver can use setting intfdata to NULL as a flag
for disconnect() having proceeded to a point where certain things
can no longer be safely done. You need to check for that in every driver
you remove this code from and if you decide that it can safely be removed,
which is likely, then please also remove checks like this:

  	struct ems_usb *dev = usb_get_intfdata(intf);
  
	usb_set_intfdata(intf, NULL);

  	if (dev) {
  		unregister_netdev(dev->netdev);

Either it can be called a second time, then you need to leave it
as is, or the check for NULL is superfluous. But only removing setting
the pointer to NULL never makes sense.

	Regards
		Oliver