Re: [syzbot] INFO: task hung in hub_port_init (2)

From: Alan Stern
Date: Thu Jan 20 2022 - 12:29:00 EST


On Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 12:11:10AM -0800, syzbot wrote:
> Hello,
>
> syzbot has tested the proposed patch and the reproducer did not trigger any issue:
>
> Reported-and-tested-by: syzbot+76629376e06e2c2ad626@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Tested on:
>
> commit: 6f59bc24 Add linux-next specific files for 20220118
> git tree: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git
> kernel config: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=94e8da4df9ab6319
> dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=76629376e06e2c2ad626
> compiler: gcc (Debian 10.2.1-6) 10.2.1 20210110, GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Debian) 2.35.2
> patch: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/patch.diff?x=101ba7efb00000
>
> Note: testing is done by a robot and is best-effort only.

Attempted fix.

Alan Stern

#syz test: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/ 6f59bc24

Index: usb-devel/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
===================================================================
--- usb-devel.orig/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
+++ usb-devel/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
@@ -1563,6 +1563,12 @@ int usb_hcd_submit_urb (struct urb *urb,
urb->hcpriv = NULL;
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&urb->urb_list);
atomic_dec(&urb->use_count);
+ /*
+ * Order the write of urb->use_count above against the read of
+ * urb->reject below. Pairs with the memory barriers in
+ * usb_kill_urb() and usb_poison_urb().
+ */
+ smp_mb__after_atomic();
atomic_dec(&urb->dev->urbnum);
if (atomic_read(&urb->reject))
wake_up(&usb_kill_urb_queue);
@@ -1665,6 +1671,13 @@ static void __usb_hcd_giveback_urb(struc

usb_anchor_resume_wakeups(anchor);
atomic_dec(&urb->use_count);
+ /*
+ * Order the write of urb->use_count above against the read of
+ * urb->reject below. Pairs with the memory barriers in
+ * usb_kill_urb() and usb_poison_urb().
+ */
+ smp_mb__after_atomic();
+
if (unlikely(atomic_read(&urb->reject)))
wake_up(&usb_kill_urb_queue);
usb_put_urb(urb);
Index: usb-devel/drivers/usb/core/urb.c
===================================================================
--- usb-devel.orig/drivers/usb/core/urb.c
+++ usb-devel/drivers/usb/core/urb.c
@@ -715,6 +715,12 @@ void usb_kill_urb(struct urb *urb)
if (!(urb && urb->dev && urb->ep))
return;
atomic_inc(&urb->reject);
+ /*
+ * Order the write of urb->reject above against the read of
+ * urb->use_count below. Pairs with the barriers in
+ * __usb_hcd_giveback_urb() and usb_hcd_submit_urb().
+ */
+ smp_mb__after_atomic();

usb_hcd_unlink_urb(urb, -ENOENT);
wait_event(usb_kill_urb_queue, atomic_read(&urb->use_count) == 0);
@@ -756,6 +762,12 @@ void usb_poison_urb(struct urb *urb)
if (!urb)
return;
atomic_inc(&urb->reject);
+ /*
+ * Order the write of urb->reject above against the read of
+ * urb->use_count below. Pairs with the barriers in
+ * __usb_hcd_giveback_urb() and usb_hcd_submit_urb().
+ */
+ smp_mb__after_atomic();

if (!urb->dev || !urb->ep)
return;