Re: [PATCH net v2] net: qcom/emac: Fix use after free bug in emac_remove due to race condition

From: Zheng Hacker
Date: Wed Mar 22 2023 - 23:49:23 EST


Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx> 于2023年3月21日周二 03:23写道:
>
> On Mon, 20 Mar 2023 09:20:17 +0000 patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@xxxxxxxxxx
> wrote:
> > Here is the summary with links:
> > - [net,v2] net: qcom/emac: Fix use after free bug in emac_remove due to race condition
> > https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/6b6bc5b8bd2d
>
> Don't think this is correct FWIW, randomly shutting things down without
> holding any locks and before unregister_netdev() is called has got to
> be racy. Oh, eh.

Dear Jakubju,

Sorry for my late reply. I had a busy week.

I have taken a look at similar fixes implemented in other drivers, but
I do think your advice is more precious for I'm not familiar with the
driver.

Based on your experience and expertise, what do you think would be the
most effective solution to address the race condition issue that you
have identified in the emac_remove function of the qcom/emac driver? I
appreciate any insights or suggestions that you might have on this
matter.

Thank you for your time and help.

Best regards,
Zheng Wang