From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
To: "Vicki Pfau" <vi@endrift.com>, linux-input@vger.kernel.org
Cc: dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] HID: nintendo-switch2-usb: Improve shutdown logic with inbound message work
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2026 04:53:22 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <sashiko-outbox-206246@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261110043420.2433197-1-vi@endrift.com>
Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 1 potential
issue to consider:
- [High] HID: nintendo-switch2-usb: unused schedule and error bug in
switch2_bulk_in()
It also noticed 1 related pre-existing issue this patch does not
introduce:
- [High] HID: nintendo: AB-BA deadlock in switch2_usb_shutdown() [1]
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commit 6f6e1e4dbbc575c0862f97bc1dde9a1e20a88deb
Author: Vicki Pfau <vi@endrift.com>
HID: nintendo-switch2-usb: Improve shutdown logic with inbound message work
This commit moves the scheduling of message_in_work inside bulk_in_lock
in switch2_bulk_in() and adds a shutdown check in
switch2_usb_message_in_work().
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-input/a2dc00e7-9cab-4315-87a4-795f256c1e03@endrift.com/T/
> diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-nintendo-switch2-usb.c b/drivers/hid/hid-nintendo-switch2-usb.c
> index 623473f3d2161..5174a5c2dbeca 100644
> --- a/drivers/hid/hid-nintendo-switch2-usb.c
> +++ b/drivers/hid/hid-nintendo-switch2-usb.c
> @@ -71,16 +71,14 @@ static void switch2_bulk_in(struct urb *urb)
> }
>
> spin_lock_irqsave(&ns2_usb->bulk_in_lock, flags);
> - if (ns2_usb->shutdown)
> - schedule = false;
> -
> for (i = 0; i < NS2_IN_URBS; i++) {
> int err;
> struct switch2_urb *ns2_urb;
>
> if (ns2_usb->bulk_in[i].urb == urb) {
> - if (schedule) {
> + if (!ns2_usb->shutdown) {
> ns2_usb->bulk_in[i].state = NS2_URB_IN;
> + schedule_work(&ns2_usb->message_in_work);
> continue;
> } else {
> ns2_usb->bulk_in[i].state = NS2_URB_FREE;
> @@ -115,9 +113,6 @@ static void switch2_bulk_in(struct urb *urb)
> }
> }
> spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ns2_usb->bulk_in_lock, flags);
> -
> - if (schedule)
> - schedule_work(&ns2_usb->message_in_work);
> }
[Severity: High]
Does replacing the schedule check with !ns2_usb->shutdown cause failed
URBs to be processed as valid input and leave schedule unused?
Earlier in switch2_bulk_in(), schedule is only set to true when
urb->status is 0, while unhandled non-zero status codes such as -EPROTO
fall through the default branch with schedule set to false:
drivers/hid/hid-nintendo-switch2-usb.c:switch2_bulk_in() {
bool schedule = false;
unsigned long flags;
switch (urb->status) {
case 0:
schedule = true;
break;
...
default:
dev_dbg(&ns2_usb->udev->dev, "unknown input urb status: %d\n", urb->status);
break;
}
Without checking schedule here, a failed URB hitting the default branch is
marked NS2_URB_IN and queued for switch2_usb_message_in_work(), passing
stale transfer_buffer data to switch2_receive_command() instead of marking
the URB NS2_URB_FREE and resubmitting it. Removing all reads of schedule
also triggers a -Wunused-but-set-variable compiler warning.
[ ... ]
> @@ -294,6 +289,10 @@ static void switch2_usb_message_in_work(struct work_struct *work)
> unsigned long flags;
>
> spin_lock_irqsave(&ns2_usb->bulk_in_lock, flags);
> + if (ns2_usb->shutdown) {
> + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ns2_usb->bulk_in_lock, flags);
> + return;
> + }
> for (i = 0; i < NS2_IN_URBS; i++) {
> urb = &ns2_usb->bulk_in[i];
> if (urb->state != NS2_URB_IN)
[Severity: High]
This problem wasn't introduced by this patch, but can
switch2_usb_message_in_work() and switch2_usb_shutdown() hit an ABBA
deadlock [1] when an inbound USB packet arrives during controller
disconnect?
CPU0 kworker
---- -------
mutex_lock(&ns2->lock)
switch2_usb_message_in_work()
spin_unlock_irqrestore(...)
switch2_receive_command()
switch2_usb_shutdown()
cancel_work_sync(...)
mutex_lock(&ns2->lock)
*** DEADLOCK ***
CPU0: switch2_controller_detach_cfg() -> switch2_usb_shutdown()
kworker: switch2_usb_message_in_work() -> switch2_receive_command()
switch2_controller_detach_cfg() (and the error path of
switch2_controller_attach_cfg()) calls cfg->shutdown() while holding
ns2->lock. If switch2_usb_message_in_work() has already passed the
ns2_usb->shutdown check and dropped bulk_in_lock, it blocks on ns2->lock
in switch2_receive_command() while cancel_work_sync() waits for the work
to finish.
[1] https://sashiko.dev/#/bug/linux-6ed5071c-4448-42b6-82a2-03203abfe1da
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2026-11-10 4:34 [PATCH] HID: nintendo-switch2-usb: Improve shutdown logic with inbound message work Vicki Pfau
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