drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_npu.c | 18 ++++++------------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
airoha_npu_remove() calls cancel_work_sync() on each core's wdt_work,
but the watchdog IRQ that queues it is requested with devm_request_irq()
and is freed only after .remove() returns. airoha_npu_wdt_handler() can
therefore schedule_work() again once the cancel has returned. struct
airoha_npu, which contains the work, is devm_kzalloc()'d and is freed in
that same unwind, so the late work dereferences freed memory.
Register the work with devm_work_autocancel() before devm_request_irq()
and drop .remove(). Devres runs in reverse order, so the IRQ is freed
before cancel_work_sync(), including when probe fails. A cancel left in
.remove() cannot get that order. Initializing the work first also stops
a pending watchdog interrupt from queuing an uninitialized work item.
Probe currently calls INIT_WORK() only after devm_request_irq().
This issue was identified during our ongoing static-analysis research
while reviewing kernel code.
Fixes: 23290c7bc190 ("net: airoha: Introduce Airoha NPU support")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # 6.15+
Assisted-by: LLM
Co-developed-by: Ijae Kim <ae878000@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Ijae Kim <ae878000@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Myeonghun Pak <mhun512@gmail.com>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_npu.c | 18 ++++++------------
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_npu.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_npu.c
index 5bb4817a898d..4d3195eb00f7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_npu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_npu.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
*/
#include <linux/devcoredump.h>
+#include <linux/devm-helpers.h>
#include <linux/firmware.h>
#include <linux/platform_device.h>
#include <linux/of_net.h>
@@ -751,12 +752,15 @@ static int airoha_npu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
if (irq < 0)
return irq;
+ err = devm_work_autocancel(dev, &core->wdt_work,
+ airoha_npu_wdt_work);
+ if (err)
+ return err;
+
err = devm_request_irq(dev, irq, airoha_npu_wdt_handler,
IRQF_SHARED, "airoha-npu-wdt", core);
if (err)
return err;
-
- INIT_WORK(&core->wdt_work, airoha_npu_wdt_work);
}
/* wlan IRQ lines */
@@ -803,18 +807,8 @@ static int airoha_npu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
return 0;
}
-static void airoha_npu_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
-{
- struct airoha_npu *npu = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
- int i;
-
- for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(npu->cores); i++)
- cancel_work_sync(&npu->cores[i].wdt_work);
-}
-
static struct platform_driver airoha_npu_driver = {
.probe = airoha_npu_probe,
- .remove = airoha_npu_remove,
.driver = {
.name = "airoha-npu",
.of_match_table = of_airoha_npu_match,
base-commit: 238650ef6c7c7cca08e032527329424c9fbd70e5
--
2.53.0
> airoha_npu_remove() calls cancel_work_sync() on each core's wdt_work,
> but the watchdog IRQ that queues it is requested with devm_request_irq()
> and is freed only after .remove() returns. airoha_npu_wdt_handler() can
> therefore schedule_work() again once the cancel has returned. struct
> airoha_npu, which contains the work, is devm_kzalloc()'d and is freed in
> that same unwind, so the late work dereferences freed memory.
>
> Register the work with devm_work_autocancel() before devm_request_irq()
> and drop .remove(). Devres runs in reverse order, so the IRQ is freed
> before cancel_work_sync(), including when probe fails. A cancel left in
> .remove() cannot get that order. Initializing the work first also stops
> a pending watchdog interrupt from queuing an uninitialized work item.
> Probe currently calls INIT_WORK() only after devm_request_irq().
>
> This issue was identified during our ongoing static-analysis research
> while reviewing kernel code.
>
> Fixes: 23290c7bc190 ("net: airoha: Introduce Airoha NPU support")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # 6.15+
> Assisted-by: LLM
> Co-developed-by: Ijae Kim <ae878000@gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ijae Kim <ae878000@gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: Myeonghun Pak <mhun512@gmail.com>
I guess this is net-next material, it is just an optimization, not a real fix.
Anyway:
Acked-by: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo.bianconi@oss.qualcomm.com>
> ---
> drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_npu.c | 18 ++++++------------
> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_npu.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_npu.c
> index 5bb4817a898d..4d3195eb00f7 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_npu.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_npu.c
> @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
> */
>
> #include <linux/devcoredump.h>
> +#include <linux/devm-helpers.h>
> #include <linux/firmware.h>
> #include <linux/platform_device.h>
> #include <linux/of_net.h>
> @@ -751,12 +752,15 @@ static int airoha_npu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> if (irq < 0)
> return irq;
>
> + err = devm_work_autocancel(dev, &core->wdt_work,
> + airoha_npu_wdt_work);
> + if (err)
> + return err;
> +
> err = devm_request_irq(dev, irq, airoha_npu_wdt_handler,
> IRQF_SHARED, "airoha-npu-wdt", core);
> if (err)
> return err;
> -
> - INIT_WORK(&core->wdt_work, airoha_npu_wdt_work);
> }
>
> /* wlan IRQ lines */
> @@ -803,18 +807,8 @@ static int airoha_npu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> return 0;
> }
>
> -static void airoha_npu_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
> -{
> - struct airoha_npu *npu = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
> - int i;
> -
> - for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(npu->cores); i++)
> - cancel_work_sync(&npu->cores[i].wdt_work);
> -}
> -
> static struct platform_driver airoha_npu_driver = {
> .probe = airoha_npu_probe,
> - .remove = airoha_npu_remove,
> .driver = {
> .name = "airoha-npu",
> .of_match_table = of_airoha_npu_match,
>
> base-commit: 238650ef6c7c7cca08e032527329424c9fbd70e5
> --
> 2.53.0
>
> > airoha_npu_remove() calls cancel_work_sync() on each core's wdt_work,
> > but the watchdog IRQ that queues it is requested with devm_request_irq()
> > and is freed only after .remove() returns. airoha_npu_wdt_handler() can
> > therefore schedule_work() again once the cancel has returned. struct
> > airoha_npu, which contains the work, is devm_kzalloc()'d and is freed in
> > that same unwind, so the late work dereferences freed memory.
> >
> > Register the work with devm_work_autocancel() before devm_request_irq()
> > and drop .remove(). Devres runs in reverse order, so the IRQ is freed
> > before cancel_work_sync(), including when probe fails. A cancel left in
> > .remove() cannot get that order. Initializing the work first also stops
> > a pending watchdog interrupt from queuing an uninitialized work item.
> > Probe currently calls INIT_WORK() only after devm_request_irq().
> >
> > This issue was identified during our ongoing static-analysis research
> > while reviewing kernel code.
> >
> > Fixes: 23290c7bc190 ("net: airoha: Introduce Airoha NPU support")
> > Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # 6.15+
> > Assisted-by: LLM
> > Co-developed-by: Ijae Kim <ae878000@gmail.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Ijae Kim <ae878000@gmail.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Myeonghun Pak <mhun512@gmail.com>
>
> I guess this is net-next material, it is just an optimization, not a real fix.
> Anyway:
Sorry I misread the commit message, this is actually for net, thx for fixing it.
Regards,
Lorenzo
>
> Acked-by: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo.bianconi@oss.qualcomm.com>
>
> > ---
> > drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_npu.c | 18 ++++++------------
> > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_npu.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_npu.c
> > index 5bb4817a898d..4d3195eb00f7 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_npu.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_npu.c
> > @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
> > */
> >
> > #include <linux/devcoredump.h>
> > +#include <linux/devm-helpers.h>
> > #include <linux/firmware.h>
> > #include <linux/platform_device.h>
> > #include <linux/of_net.h>
> > @@ -751,12 +752,15 @@ static int airoha_npu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> > if (irq < 0)
> > return irq;
> >
> > + err = devm_work_autocancel(dev, &core->wdt_work,
> > + airoha_npu_wdt_work);
> > + if (err)
> > + return err;
> > +
> > err = devm_request_irq(dev, irq, airoha_npu_wdt_handler,
> > IRQF_SHARED, "airoha-npu-wdt", core);
> > if (err)
> > return err;
> > -
> > - INIT_WORK(&core->wdt_work, airoha_npu_wdt_work);
> > }
> >
> > /* wlan IRQ lines */
> > @@ -803,18 +807,8 @@ static int airoha_npu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> > return 0;
> > }
> >
> > -static void airoha_npu_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
> > -{
> > - struct airoha_npu *npu = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
> > - int i;
> > -
> > - for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(npu->cores); i++)
> > - cancel_work_sync(&npu->cores[i].wdt_work);
> > -}
> > -
> > static struct platform_driver airoha_npu_driver = {
> > .probe = airoha_npu_probe,
> > - .remove = airoha_npu_remove,
> > .driver = {
> > .name = "airoha-npu",
> > .of_match_table = of_airoha_npu_match,
> >
> > base-commit: 238650ef6c7c7cca08e032527329424c9fbd70e5
> > --
> > 2.53.0
> >
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