Re: [PATCH] net/cdc_ncm: fix null pointer panic at usbnet_link_change

From: BjÃrn Mork
Date: Tue Oct 29 2013 - 04:41:44 EST


"Du, ChangbinX" <changbinx.du@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> From: "Du, Changbin" <changbinx.du@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> In cdc_ncm_bind() function, it call cdc_ncm_bind_common() to setup usb.
> But cdc_ncm_bind_common() may meet error and cause usbnet_disconnect()
> be called which calls free_netdev(net).

I am sure you are right, but I really don't see how that can happen.

AFAICS, we ensure that the intfdata is set to NULL before calling
usb_driver_release_interface() in the error cleanup in
cdc_ncm_bind_common():


error2:
usb_set_intfdata(ctx->control, NULL);
usb_set_intfdata(ctx->data, NULL);
if (ctx->data != ctx->control)
usb_driver_release_interface(driver, ctx->data);
error:
cdc_ncm_free((struct cdc_ncm_ctx *)dev->data[0]);
dev->data[0] = 0;
dev_info(&dev->udev->dev, "bind() failure\n");
return -ENODEV;


Thus we hit the test in disconnect, and usbnet_disconnect() is never
called:

static void cdc_ncm_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
{
struct usbnet *dev = usb_get_intfdata(intf);

if (dev == NULL)
return; /* already disconnected */

usbnet_disconnect(intf);
}



So we should really be OK, but we are not???? I would appreciate it if
anyone took the time to feed me why, with a very small spoon...



> diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c
> index 43afde8..af37ecf 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c
> @@ -603,14 +603,15 @@ static int cdc_ncm_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
>
> /* NCM data altsetting is always 1 */
> ret = cdc_ncm_bind_common(dev, intf, 1);
> -
> - /*
> - * We should get an event when network connection is "connected" or
> - * "disconnected". Set network connection in "disconnected" state
> - * (carrier is OFF) during attach, so the IP network stack does not
> - * start IPv6 negotiation and more.
> - */
> - usbnet_link_change(dev, 0, 0);
> + if (!ret) {
> + /*
> + * We should get an event when network connection is "connected"
> + * or "disconnected". Set network connection in "disconnected"
> + * state (carrier is OFF) during attach, so the IP network stack
> + * does not start IPv6 negotiation and more.
> + */
> + usbnet_link_change(dev, 0, 0);
> + }
> return ret;
> }

This change does of course make sense in any case, so no objections
there. But maybe you could modify cdc_ncm to set the new FLAG_LINK_INTR
instead, and completely drop the usbnet_link_change() from this driver?
This will make usbnet_probe() handle the call, and it will avoid it if
cdc_ncm_bind() failed.



BjÃrn
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