Re: [PATCH] HID: wacom: fix crash in wacom_aes_battery_handler()

From: Jiri Kosina
Date: Tue Jun 10 2025 - 18:28:55 EST


On Tue, 10 Jun 2025, Ping Cheng wrote:

> > > Commit fd2a9b29dc9c ("HID: wacom: Remove AES power_supply after extended
> > > inactivity") introduced wacom_aes_battery_handler() which is scheduled
> > > as a delayed work (aes_battery_work).
> > >
> > > In wacom_remove(), aes_battery_work is not canceled. Consequently, if
> > > the device is removed while aes_battery_work is still pending, then hard
> > > crashes or "Oops: general protection fault..." are experienced when
> > > wacom_aes_battery_handler() is finally called. E.g., this happens with
> > > built-in USB devices after resume from hibernate when aes_battery_work
> > > was still pending at the time of hibernation.
> > >
> > > So, take care to cancel aes_battery_work in wacom_remove().
> > >
> > > Fixes: fd2a9b29dc9c ("HID: wacom: Remove AES power_supply after extended inactivity")
> > > Signed-off-by: Thomas Zeitlhofer <thomas.zeitlhofer+lkml@xxxxxxxx>
>
> Acked-by: Ping Cheng <ping.cheng@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Thank you, Thomas, for the patch. Your support is greatly appreciated!

Excellent, thanks. Now queued in hid.git#for-6.16/upstream-fixes.

Thanks,

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Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs