Alan Stern ab2a4bf839 USB: don't free bandwidth_mutex too early
The USB core contains a bug that can show up when a USB-3 host
controller is removed.  If the primary (USB-2) hcd structure is
released before the shared (USB-3) hcd, the core will try to do a
double-free of the common bandwidth_mutex.

The problem was described in graphical form by Chung-Geol Kim, who
first reported it:

=================================================
     At *remove USB(3.0) Storage
     sequence <1> --> <5> ((Problem Case))
=================================================
                                  VOLD
------------------------------------|------------
                                 (uevent)
                            ________|_________
                           |<1>               |
                           |dwc3_otg_sm_work  |
                           |usb_put_hcd       |
                           |peer_hcd(kref=2)|
                           |__________________|
                            ________|_________
                           |<2>               |
                           |New USB BUS #2    |
                           |                  |
                           |peer_hcd(kref=1)  |
                           |                  |
                         --(Link)-bandXX_mutex|
                         | |__________________|
                         |
    ___________________  |
   |<3>                | |
   |dwc3_otg_sm_work   | |
   |usb_put_hcd        | |
   |primary_hcd(kref=1)| |
   |___________________| |
    _________|_________  |
   |<4>                | |
   |New USB BUS #1     | |
   |hcd_release        | |
   |primary_hcd(kref=0)| |
   |                   | |
   |bandXX_mutex(free) |<-
   |___________________|
                               (( VOLD ))
                            ______|___________
                           |<5>               |
                           |      SCSI        |
                           |usb_put_hcd       |
                           |peer_hcd(kref=0)  |
                           |*hcd_release      |
                           |bandXX_mutex(free*)|<- double free
                           |__________________|

=================================================

This happens because hcd_release() frees the bandwidth_mutex whenever
it sees a primary hcd being released (which is not a very good idea
in any case), but in the course of releasing the primary hcd, it
changes the pointers in the shared hcd in such a way that the shared
hcd will appear to be primary when it gets released.

This patch fixes the problem by changing hcd_release() so that it
deallocates the bandwidth_mutex only when the _last_ hcd structure
referencing it is released.  The patch also removes an unnecessary
test, so that when an hcd is released, both the shared_hcd and
primary_hcd pointers in the hcd's peer will be cleared.

Signed-off-by: Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu>
Reported-by: Chung-Geol Kim <chunggeol.kim@samsung.com>
Tested-by: Chung-Geol Kim <chunggeol.kim@samsung.com>
CC: <stable@vger.kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2016-06-27 08:39:39 -07:00
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2016-05-20 21:12:25 -07:00
2016-06-07 22:15:25 -07:00

To understand all the Linux-USB framework, you'll use these resources:

    * This source code.  This is necessarily an evolving work, and
      includes kerneldoc that should help you get a current overview.
      ("make pdfdocs", and then look at "usb.pdf" for host side and
      "gadget.pdf" for peripheral side.)  Also, Documentation/usb has
      more information.

    * The USB 2.0 specification (from www.usb.org), with supplements
      such as those for USB OTG and the various device classes.
      The USB specification has a good overview chapter, and USB
      peripherals conform to the widely known "Chapter 9".

    * Chip specifications for USB controllers.  Examples include
      host controllers (on PCs, servers, and more); peripheral
      controllers (in devices with Linux firmware, like printers or
      cell phones); and hard-wired peripherals like Ethernet adapters.

    * Specifications for other protocols implemented by USB peripheral
      functions.  Some are vendor-specific; others are vendor-neutral
      but just standardized outside of the www.usb.org team.

Here is a list of what each subdirectory here is, and what is contained in
them.

core/		- This is for the core USB host code, including the
		  usbfs files and the hub class driver ("hub_wq").

host/		- This is for USB host controller drivers.  This
		  includes UHCI, OHCI, EHCI, and others that might
		  be used with more specialized "embedded" systems.

gadget/		- This is for USB peripheral controller drivers and
		  the various gadget drivers which talk to them.


Individual USB driver directories.  A new driver should be added to the
first subdirectory in the list below that it fits into.

image/		- This is for still image drivers, like scanners or
		  digital cameras.
../input/	- This is for any driver that uses the input subsystem,
		  like keyboard, mice, touchscreens, tablets, etc.
../media/	- This is for multimedia drivers, like video cameras,
		  radios, and any other drivers that talk to the v4l
		  subsystem.
../net/		- This is for network drivers.
serial/		- This is for USB to serial drivers.
storage/	- This is for USB mass-storage drivers.
class/		- This is for all USB device drivers that do not fit
		  into any of the above categories, and work for a range
		  of USB Class specified devices. 
misc/		- This is for all USB device drivers that do not fit
		  into any of the above categories.