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From: Nguyen Ngoc Thang <ngocthang2710.1999@gmail.com>
To: Jiri Kosina <jikos@kernel.org>, Benjamin Tissoires <bentiss@kernel.org>
Cc: linux-input@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	syzbot+093e05755c2d99caab91@syzkaller.appspotmail.com,
	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>,
	sashiko-bot@kernel.org,
	Nguyen Ngoc Thang <ngocthang2710.1999@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] HID: multitouch: use GFP_ATOMIC for report/application/usage allocations
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:54:21 +0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260910165421.37538-1-ngocthang2710.1999@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260910164229.CC7E51F0089E@smtp.kernel.org>

mt_allocate_report_data() and mt_allocate_application() devm_kzalloc()
with GFP_KERNEL, but they are reachable from mt_event()/mt_report()
via hid_report_raw_event(), which can run in (soft)irq context off a
USB URB completion (e.g. dummy_hcd's hrtimer softirq). GFP_KERNEL
there may call into fs_reclaim, which lockdep flags as an
inconsistent {SOFTIRQ-ON-W} -> {IN-SOFTIRQ-W} use of fs_reclaim,
alongside a "sleeping function called from invalid context" splat.

Switch both to GFP_ATOMIC since neither is on a path that needs to
sleep. mt_allocate_usage() is left at GFP_KERNEL: it is only reached
from mt_touch_input_mapping(), which runs at probe time (hid_hw_start()),
never from mt_event(), so it does not need the downgrade.

While auditing that same softirq path, td->applications turned out to
be walked and mutated without any lock: mt_allocate_application() can
list_add_tail() to it from mt_event()/mt_report() in (soft)irq
context, while mt_release_contacts() (timer callback) and
mt_set_quirks() (sysfs write) each list_for_each_entry() over it from
their own, independent contexts. On SMP those can run concurrently
and corrupt the list. Add application_list_lock (spin_lock_irqsave,
since one user is a timer/irq context) around every access to
td->applications, and hold it across mt_find_application()'s whole
search-then-allocate sequence so two callers can never both decide to
create the same application.

Reported-by: syzbot+093e05755c2d99caab91@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=093e05755c2d99caab91
Signed-off-by: Nguyen Ngoc Thang <ngocthang2710.1999@gmail.com>
---
v3:
- Add application_list_lock to serialize td->applications against the
  concurrent softirq/timer/sysfs accessors flagged by sashiko-bot
  (pre-existing race, not introduced by this patch, but fixed here
  since it's on the same softirq-safety path).

v2:
- Keep mt_allocate_usage() at GFP_KERNEL. It is only reached from
  mt_touch_input_mapping(), at probe time, never from mt_event(), so
  the GFP_ATOMIC downgrade there was unnecessary.
  (feedback from sashiko-bot)
---
 drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c b/drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c
index 2c41bacab1ca..dd17bf4abfae 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <linux/hid.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/input/mt.h>
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
@@ -186,6 +187,11 @@ struct mt_device {
 	bool serial_maybe;	/* need to check for serial protocol */
 
 	struct list_head applications;
+	spinlock_t application_list_lock;	/* protects applications, incl.
+						 * concurrent add from softirq
+						 * vs. list_for_each_entry from
+						 * timer/sysfs context
+						 */
 	struct list_head reports;
 };
 
@@ -477,6 +483,7 @@ static ssize_t mt_set_quirks(struct device *dev,
 	struct hid_device *hdev = to_hid_device(dev);
 	struct mt_device *td = hid_get_drvdata(hdev);
 	struct mt_application *application;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	unsigned long val;
 
@@ -485,11 +492,13 @@ static ssize_t mt_set_quirks(struct device *dev,
 
 	td->mtclass.quirks = val;
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&td->application_list_lock, flags);
 	list_for_each_entry(application, &td->applications, list) {
 		application->quirks = val;
 		if (!application->have_contact_count)
 			application->quirks &= ~MT_QUIRK_CONTACT_CNT_ACCURATE;
 	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&td->application_list_lock, flags);
 
 	return count;
 }
@@ -604,6 +613,7 @@ static struct mt_usages *mt_allocate_usage(struct hid_device *hdev,
 {
 	struct mt_usages *usage;
 
+	/* only called from mt_touch_input_mapping(), at probe time */
 	usage = devm_kzalloc(&hdev->dev, sizeof(*usage), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!usage)
 		return NULL;
@@ -627,14 +637,16 @@ static struct mt_usages *mt_allocate_usage(struct hid_device *hdev,
 	return usage;
 }
 
+/* called with td->application_list_lock held */
 static struct mt_application *mt_allocate_application(struct mt_device *td,
 						      struct hid_report *report)
 {
 	unsigned int application = report->application;
 	struct mt_application *mt_application;
 
+	/* may run from hid_report_raw_event() in (soft)irq context */
 	mt_application = devm_kzalloc(&td->hdev->dev, sizeof(*mt_application),
-				      GFP_KERNEL);
+				      GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!mt_application)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -667,6 +679,15 @@ static struct mt_application *mt_find_application(struct mt_device *td,
 {
 	unsigned int application = report->application;
 	struct mt_application *tmp, *mt_application = NULL;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	/*
+	 * Hold the lock across the search and the fallback allocation so
+	 * a concurrent mt_release_contacts()/mt_set_quirks() never walks
+	 * the list mid-insert, and two callers can never both decide to
+	 * allocate the same application.
+	 */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&td->application_list_lock, flags);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &td->applications, list) {
 		if (application == tmp->application) {
@@ -681,6 +702,8 @@ static struct mt_application *mt_find_application(struct mt_device *td,
 	if (!mt_application)
 		mt_application = mt_allocate_application(td, report);
 
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&td->application_list_lock, flags);
+
 	return mt_application;
 }
 
@@ -692,7 +715,8 @@ static struct mt_report_data *mt_allocate_report_data(struct mt_device *td,
 	struct hid_field *field;
 	int r, n;
 
-	rdata = devm_kzalloc(&td->hdev->dev, sizeof(*rdata), GFP_KERNEL);
+	/* may run from hid_report_raw_event() in (soft)irq context */
+	rdata = devm_kzalloc(&td->hdev->dev, sizeof(*rdata), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!rdata)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -2060,6 +2084,7 @@ static void mt_release_contacts(struct hid_device *hid)
 	struct hid_input *hidinput;
 	struct mt_application *application;
 	struct mt_device *td = hid_get_drvdata(hid);
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(hidinput, &hid->inputs, list) {
 		struct input_dev *input_dev = hidinput->input;
@@ -2077,9 +2102,11 @@ static void mt_release_contacts(struct hid_device *hid)
 		}
 	}
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&td->application_list_lock, flags);
 	list_for_each_entry(application, &td->applications, list) {
 		application->num_received = 0;
 	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&td->application_list_lock, flags);
 }
 
 static void mt_expired_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
@@ -2127,6 +2154,7 @@ static int mt_probe(struct hid_device *hdev, const struct hid_device_id *id)
 	hid_set_drvdata(hdev, td);
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&td->applications);
+	spin_lock_init(&td->application_list_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&td->reports);
 
 	if (id->vendor == HID_ANY_ID && id->product == HID_ANY_ID)
-- 
2.43.0


  reply	other threads:[~2026-09-10 16:54 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-09-10 15:37 [PATCH] HID: multitouch: use GFP_ATOMIC for report/application/usage allocations Nguyen Ngoc Thang
2026-09-10 15:53 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-10 16:23   ` [PATCH v2] HID: multitouch: use GFP_ATOMIC for report/application allocations Nguyen Ngoc Thang
2026-09-10 16:42     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-10 16:54       ` Nguyen Ngoc Thang [this message]
2026-09-10 16:55       ` [PATCH v2] HID: multitouch: use GFP_ATOMIC for report/application/usage allocations Nguyen Ngoc Thang
2026-09-10 16:27   ` Nguyen Ngoc Thang

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