On 05-08-16, 11:51, Alan Stern wrote:
> The locking in hub_activate() is not adequate to provide full mutual
> exclusion with hub_quiesce().  The subroutine locks the hub's
> usb_interface, but the callers of hub_quiesce() (such as
> hub_pre_reset() and hub_event()) hold the lock to the hub's
> usb_device.
> 
> This patch changes hub_activate() to make it acquire the same lock as
> those other routines.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alan Stern <[email protected]>
> CC: <[email protected]> #4.4+
> 
> ---
> 
> 
> [as1808]
> 
> 
>  drivers/usb/core/hub.c |    6 +++---
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> Index: usb-4.x/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
> ===================================================================
> --- usb-4.x.orig/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
> +++ usb-4.x/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
> @@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ static void hub_activate(struct usb_hub
>  
>       /* Continue a partial initialization */
>       if (type == HUB_INIT2 || type == HUB_INIT3) {
> -             device_lock(hub->intfdev);
> +             device_lock(&hdev->dev);
>  
>               /* Was the hub disconnected while we were waiting? */
>               if (hub->disconnected)
> @@ -1259,7 +1259,7 @@ static void hub_activate(struct usb_hub
>                       queue_delayed_work(system_power_efficient_wq,
>                                       &hub->init_work,
>                                       msecs_to_jiffies(delay));
> -                     device_unlock(hub->intfdev);
> +                     device_unlock(&hdev->dev);
>                       return;         /* Continues at init3: below */
>               } else {
>                       msleep(delay);
> @@ -1282,7 +1282,7 @@ static void hub_activate(struct usb_hub
>               /* Allow autosuspend if it was suppressed */
>   disconnected:
>               usb_autopm_put_interface_async(to_usb_interface(hub->intfdev));
> -             device_unlock(hub->intfdev);
> +             device_unlock(&hdev->dev);
>       }
>  
>       kref_put(&hub->kref, hub_release);

As I do not have good knowledge of which lock protects what here, I will stay
away from giving a meaningless Reviewed-by :)

But thanks for the patch..

-- 
viresh
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