FAILED: patch "[PATCH] mptcp: prevent race between disconnect() and rtx" failed to apply to 6.1-stable tree

[<gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

The patch below does not apply to the 6.1-stable tree.
If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm
tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit
id to <stable@vger.kernel.org>.

To reproduce the conflict and resubmit, you may use the following commands:

git fetch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/ linux-6.1.y
git checkout FETCH_HEAD
git cherry-pick -x 85c580b0d8590520ae00a15c29e9fb9c99427a3e
# <resolve conflicts, build, test, etc.>
git commit -s
git send-email --to '<stable@vger.kernel.org>' --in-reply-to '2026091622-thieving-raffle-4915@gregkh' --subject-prefix 'PATCH 6.1.y' 'HEAD^..'

Possible dependencies:



thanks,

greg k-h

------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------

From 85c580b0d8590520ae00a15c29e9fb9c99427a3e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2026 16:07:11 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] mptcp: prevent race between disconnect() and rtx

Sashiko noted that the two event can race, leading to inconsistent
status. Prevent the race using the synchronous timer stop operation.

Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Fixes: b29fcfb54cd7 ("mptcp: full disconnect implementation")
Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) <matttbe@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) <matttbe@kernel.org>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260908-net-mptcp-misc-fixes-7-3-rc1-v2-6-df1de70348b6@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>

diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index be59651e708e..d611af2eb74f 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -3588,6 +3588,7 @@ static void mptcp_destroy_common(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 
 static int mptcp_disconnect(struct sock *sk, int flags)
 {
+	struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
 	struct mptcp_sock *msk = mptcp_sk(sk);
 
 	/* We are on the fastopen error path. We can't call straight into the
@@ -3600,8 +3601,13 @@ static int mptcp_disconnect(struct sock *sk, int flags)
 	mptcp_check_listen_stop(sk);
 	mptcp_set_state(sk, TCP_CLOSE);
 
-	mptcp_stop_rtx_timer(sk);
-	mptcp_stop_tout_timer(sk);
+	/* The later subflow close can not kick again the tout timer,
+	 * as the msk is already in closed status.
+	 */
+	msk->timer_ival = icsk->icsk_rto_min;
+	sk_stop_timer_sync(sk, &sk->mptcp_retransmit_timer);
+	icsk->icsk_mtup.probe_timestamp = 0;
+	sk_stop_timer_sync(sk, &icsk->mptcp_tout_timer);
 
 	mptcp_pm_connection_closed(msk);