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From: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
To: Wentao Liang <vulab@iscas.ac.cn>
Cc: ayush.sawal@chelsio.com, davem@davemloft.net, harsh@chelsio.com,
	linux-crypto@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] crypto: chelsio - Fix wrcount leak in chcr_aes_decrypt()
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:34:34 +1000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <arNk6ujyrvTsFBfS@gondor.apana.org.au> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260916092359.2001753-1-vulab@iscas.ac.cn>

On Wed, Sep 16, 2026 at 09:23:59AM +0000, Wentao Liang wrote:
> chcr_aes_decrypt() increments the device inflight count with
> chcr_inc_wrcount() before building the work request, but it returns
> early without dropping the count when the tx queue is full or when
> process_cipher() fails and returns no skb. The count is only dropped
> by the completion handlers, so every failed request permanently skews
> the count and eventually blocks the device from being detached, with
> the detach worker warning "CHCR:request Still Pending".
> 
> Add an error label that calls chcr_dec_wrcount(), mirroring
> chcr_aes_encrypt(), and jump to it on the failure paths.
> 
> Fixes: fef4912b66d6 ("crypto: chelsio - Handle PCI shutdown event")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Wentao Liang <vulab@iscas.ac.cn>
> ---
>  drivers/crypto/chelsio/chcr_algo.c | 13 +++++++++----
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

Plesae combine this with the encrypt patch and repost.

Thanks,
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Email: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
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      reply	other threads:[~2026-09-23  5:34 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-09-16  9:23 [PATCH] crypto: chelsio - Fix wrcount leak in chcr_aes_decrypt() Wentao Liang
2026-09-23  5:34 ` Herbert Xu [this message]

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