A common pattern for device reset is currently:
vdev->config->reset(vdev);
.. cleanup ..

reset prevents new interrupts from arriving and waits for interrupt
handlers to finish.

However if - as is common - the handler queues a work request which is
flushed during the cleanup stage, we have code adding buffers / trying
to get buffers while device is reset. Not good.

This was reproduced by running
        modprobe virtio_console
        modprobe -r virtio_console
in a loop.

Fixing this comprehensively needs some thought, and new APIs.
Let's at least handle the specific case of virtio_console
removal that was reported in the field.

Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1786239
Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <[email protected]>
---
 drivers/char/virtio_console.c | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
index 7eaf303a7a86..c852ce0b4d56 100644
--- a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
+++ b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
@@ -1956,6 +1956,12 @@ static void virtcons_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
        list_del(&portdev->list);
        spin_unlock_irq(&pdrvdata_lock);
 
+       /* Device is going away, exit any polling for buffers */
+       virtio_break_device(vdev);
+       if (use_multiport(portdev))
+               flush_work(&portdev->control_work);
+       else
+               flush_work(&portdev->config_work);
        /* Disable interrupts for vqs */
        vdev->config->reset(vdev);
        /* Finish up work that's lined up */
-- 
MST

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