linux/drivers
Tejun Heo 77d3d7c1d5 driver-core: fix race condition in get_device_parent()
sysfs is creating several devices in cuse class concurrently and with
CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED turned off, it triggers the following oops.

 BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000038
 IP: [<ffffffff81158b0a>] sysfs_addrm_start+0x4a/0xf0
 PGD 75bb067 PUD 75be067 PMD 0
 Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
 last sysfs file: /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu7/topology/core_siblings
 CPU 1
 Modules linked in: cuse fuse
 Pid: 4737, comm: osspd Not tainted 2.6.31-work #77
 RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff81158b0a>]  [<ffffffff81158b0a>] sysfs_addrm_start+0x4a/0xf0
 RSP: 0018:ffff88000042f8f8  EFLAGS: 00010296
 RAX: ffff88000042ffd8 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 0000000000000000
 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffff880007eef660 RDI: 0000000000000001
 RBP: ffff88000042f918 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
 R10: 0000000000000001 R11: ffffffff81158b0a R12: ffff88000042f928
 R13: 00000000fffffff4 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: ffff88000042f9a0
 FS:  00007fe93905a950(0000) GS:ffff880008600000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
 CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 000000008005003b
 CR2: 0000000000000038 CR3: 00000000077c9000 CR4: 00000000000006e0
 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
 Process osspd (pid: 4737, threadinfo ffff88000042e000, task ffff880007eef040)
 Stack:
  ffff880005da10e8 0000000011cc8d6e ffff88000042f928 ffff880003d28a28
 <0> ffff88000042f988 ffffffff811592d7 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
 <0> 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 ffff88000042f958 0000000011cc8d6e
 Call Trace:
  [<ffffffff811592d7>] create_dir+0x67/0xe0
  [<ffffffff811593a8>] sysfs_create_dir+0x58/0xb0
  [<ffffffff8128ca7c>] ? kobject_add_internal+0xcc/0x220
  [<ffffffff812942e1>] ? vsnprintf+0x3c1/0xb90
  [<ffffffff8128cab7>] kobject_add_internal+0x107/0x220
  [<ffffffff8128cd37>] kobject_add_varg+0x47/0x80
  [<ffffffff8128ce53>] kobject_add+0x53/0x90
  [<ffffffff81357d84>] device_add+0xd4/0x690
  [<ffffffff81356c2b>] ? dev_set_name+0x4b/0x70
  [<ffffffffa001a884>] cuse_process_init_reply+0x2b4/0x420 [cuse]
  ...

The problem is that kobject_add_internal() first adds a kobject to the
kset and then try to create sysfs directory for it.  If the creation
fails, it remove the kobject from the kset.  get_device_parent()
accesses class_dirs kset while only holding class_dirs.list_lock to
see whether the cuse class dir exists.  But when it exists, it may not
have finished initialization yet or may fail and get removed soon.  In
the above case, the former happened so the second one ends up trying
to create subdirectory under NULL sysfs_dirent.

Fix it by grabbing a mutex in get_device_parent().

Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Reported-by: Colin Guthrie <cguthrie@mandriva.org>
Cc: stable <stable@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2010-03-07 17:04:46 -08:00
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accessibility
acpi Merge branch 'next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davej/cpufreq 2010-03-07 12:52:38 -08:00
amba
ata Merge branch 'upstream-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jgarzik/libata-dev 2010-03-01 13:04:58 -08:00
atm
auxdisplay
base driver-core: fix race condition in get_device_parent() 2010-03-07 17:04:46 -08:00
block Merge branch 'for-2.6.34' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block 2010-03-01 09:00:29 -08:00
bluetooth
cdrom
char Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/amit/virtio-console 2010-03-07 16:04:03 -08:00
clocksource MFGPT: move clocksource menu 2010-03-06 11:26:28 -08:00
connector
cpufreq
cpuidle cpuidle menu: remove 8 bytes of padding on 64 bit builds 2010-03-06 11:26:28 -08:00
crypto
dca
dio
dma Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lethal/sh-2.6 2010-03-07 15:47:19 -08:00
edac Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bp/bp 2010-03-03 09:25:37 -08:00
eisa eisa: fix coding style for eisa bus code 2010-03-06 11:26:32 -08:00
firewire Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ieee1394/linux1394-2.6 2010-03-03 08:08:44 -08:00
firmware memory-hotplug: create /sys/firmware/memmap entry for new memory 2010-03-06 11:26:25 -08:00
gpio mfd: Fix lpc_sch related depends/selects, fix build error 2010-03-07 22:17:38 +01:00
gpu Revert "lib: build list_sort() only if needed" 2010-03-07 09:54:44 -08:00
hid USB: Push BKL on open down into the drivers 2010-03-02 14:54:23 -08:00
hwmon Merge branch 'hwmon-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jdelvare/staging 2010-03-06 11:33:09 -08:00
i2c Merge branch 'for-linus/i2c' of git://git.fluff.org/bjdooks/linux 2010-03-07 15:56:25 -08:00
ide Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/ide-next-2.6 2010-03-04 08:24:06 -08:00
idle
ieee1394
ieee802154
infiniband infiniband: use for_each_set_bit() 2010-03-06 11:26:23 -08:00
input input: Support onkey in 88pm860x 2010-03-07 22:17:20 +01:00
isdn Merge branch 'master' of /home/davem/src/GIT/linux-2.6/ 2010-02-28 19:23:06 -08:00
leds led: Enable led in 88pm860x 2010-03-07 22:17:05 +01:00
lguest
macintosh Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dtor/input 2010-03-01 10:38:09 -08:00
mca
md dm raid1: fix deadlock when suspending failed device 2010-03-06 02:32:35 +00:00
media Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb-2.6 2010-03-03 08:48:58 -08:00
memstick
message Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next-2.6 2010-03-02 07:55:08 -08:00
mfd mfd: Fix ucb1x00 build failure for collie_defconfig 2010-03-07 22:17:39 +01:00
misc lkdtm: add debugfs access and loosen KPROBE ties 2010-03-06 11:26:32 -08:00
mmc mfd/mmc: SDHI Kconfig update 2010-03-07 22:17:32 +01:00
mtd Merge git://git.infradead.org/ubi-2.6 2010-03-06 11:30:18 -08:00
net bitops: rename for_each_bit() to for_each_set_bit() 2010-03-06 11:26:23 -08:00
nubus
of
oprofile
parisc parisc: remove trailing space in messages 2010-03-06 22:54:09 +00:00
parport serial: 8250_pci: add support for MCS9865 / SYBA 6x Serial Port Card 2010-03-02 14:43:08 -08:00
pci Merge branch 'x86-mrst-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2010-03-07 15:59:39 -08:00
pcmcia pcmcia: disable pcmcia ioctl for !ARM, prepare for removal 2010-03-03 08:37:41 +01:00
platform Merge branch 'for_linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mjg59/platform-drivers-x86 2010-03-03 07:41:24 -08:00
pnp
power power_supply: Enable power supply of max8925 2010-03-07 22:17:17 +01:00
pps
ps3
rapidio
regulator regulator: Add max8925 support 2010-03-07 22:17:08 +01:00
rtc rtc: Enable rtc in max8925 2010-03-07 22:17:16 +01:00
s390 Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next-2.6 2010-03-02 07:55:08 -08:00
sbus
scsi Merge branch 'for-2.6.34' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block 2010-03-01 09:00:29 -08:00
serial Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lethal/sh-2.6 2010-03-07 15:47:19 -08:00
sfi
sh
sn
spi Merge with mainline to remove plat-omap/Kconfig conflict 2010-03-01 14:19:05 -08:00
ssb
staging Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/staging-2.6 2010-03-07 15:49:12 -08:00
tc
telephony
thermal
uio
usb USB: remove unused defintion of struct usb_device_status 2010-03-07 12:51:52 -08:00
uwb
vhost vhost-net: restart tx poll on sk_sndbuf full 2010-02-28 19:50:33 +02:00
video backlight: Enable max8925 backlight 2010-03-07 22:17:08 +01:00
virtio virtio: set pci bus master enable bit 2010-03-02 13:41:14 +02:00
vlynq
w1
watchdog Merge with mainline to remove plat-omap/Kconfig conflict 2010-03-01 14:19:05 -08:00
xen xen: add kconfig menu 2010-03-06 11:26:46 -08:00
zorro
Kconfig MFGPT: move clocksource menu 2010-03-06 11:26:28 -08:00
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