[PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18-5.10] usbip: Fix locking bug in RT-enabled kernels

[PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18-5.10] usbip: Fix locking bug in RT-enabled kernels

[Sasha Levin]

From: Lizhi Xu <lizhi.xu@windriver.com>

[ Upstream commit 09bf21bf5249880f62fe759b53b14b4b52900c6c ]

Interrupts are disabled before entering usb_hcd_giveback_urb().
A spinlock_t becomes a sleeping lock on PREEMPT_RT, so it cannot be
acquired with disabled interrupts.

Save the interrupt status and restore it after usb_hcd_giveback_urb().

syz reported:
BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c:48
Call Trace:
 dump_stack_lvl+0x189/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 rt_spin_lock+0xc7/0x2c0 kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c:57
 spin_lock include/linux/spinlock_rt.h:44 [inline]
 mon_bus_complete drivers/usb/mon/mon_main.c:134 [inline]
 mon_complete+0x5c/0x200 drivers/usb/mon/mon_main.c:147
 usbmon_urb_complete include/linux/usb/hcd.h:738 [inline]
 __usb_hcd_giveback_urb+0x254/0x5e0 drivers/usb/core/hcd.c:1647
 vhci_urb_enqueue+0xb4f/0xe70 drivers/usb/usbip/vhci_hcd.c:818

Reported-by: syzbot+205ef33a3b636b4181fb@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=205ef33a3b636b4181fb
Signed-off-by: Lizhi Xu <lizhi.xu@windriver.com>
Acked-by: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250916014143.1439759-1-lizhi.xu@windriver.com
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
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LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:

## Analysis Summary

### 1. PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION

**Bug Type:** "Sleeping function called from invalid context" BUG on
PREEMPT_RT kernels

**Root Cause:**
- Commit 9e8586827a706 (from 2020) added
  `local_irq_disable()/local_irq_enable()` around
  `usb_hcd_giveback_urb()` to fix an earlier bug
- On PREEMPT_RT kernels, `spinlock_t` becomes a sleeping lock (rt_mutex)
- When `usb_hcd_giveback_urb()` is called with IRQs disabled, its
  completion callbacks (like `mon_complete()` in usbmon) try to acquire
  spinlock_t
- Acquiring a sleeping lock with IRQs disabled triggers: `BUG: sleeping
  function called from invalid context at
  kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c:48`

### 2. THE FIX EXPLAINED

**Before (buggy):**
```c
spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vhci->lock, flags);  // unlock + restore IRQs
local_irq_disable();                          // disable IRQs
usb_hcd_giveback_urb(hcd, urb, urb->status);  // ⚠️ callbacks can't
acquire RT spinlocks!
local_irq_enable();
```

**After (fixed):**
```c
spin_unlock(&vhci->lock);                     // just release lock (keep
IRQs in saved state)
usb_hcd_giveback_urb(hcd, urb, urb->status);  // ✓ callbacks can acquire
RT spinlocks
spin_lock(&vhci->lock);                       // re-acquire
spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vhci->lock, flags);   // final unlock + restore
IRQs
```

The fix keeps IRQs in the saved state from the original
`spin_lock_irqsave()` instead of explicitly disabling them, which allows
RT spinlocks to work properly.

### 3. STABLE BACKPORT CRITERIA EVALUATION

| Criterion | Assessment |
|-----------|------------|
| **Fixes real bug** | ✅ Yes - BUG/crash on PREEMPT_RT kernels with
USBIP |
| **Obviously correct** | ✅ Yes - standard RT locking pattern |
| **Small and contained** | ✅ Yes - 7 lines changed in 1 file |
| **No new features** | ✅ Correct - pure bug fix |
| **Has Fixes: tag** | ❌ No, but implicitly fixes 9e8586827a706 |
| **Has Cc: stable** | ❌ No explicit tag |
| **Maintainer approval** | ✅ Acked-by: Shuah Khan, Signed-off-by: GKH |
| **Tested** | ✅ Reported by syzbot with reproducer |
| **Dependencies** | ✅ None - standalone fix |

### 4. AFFECTED STABLE TREES

The original buggy commit 9e8586827a706 was introduced in kernel 5.10
(2020). All stable trees from 5.10.y onwards contain this bug and would
benefit from this fix. PREEMPT_RT has been increasingly mainlined,
making this fix more relevant for modern stable users.

### 5. RISK ASSESSMENT

**Risk: LOW**
- The change is mechanical - just reordering lock/unlock operations
- Locking semantics and data protection remain identical
- Only affects the error path (`no_need_xmit`/`no_need_unlink` labels)
- The fix is well-understood and targets a specific RT locking issue

**Impact: MEDIUM-HIGH for affected users**
- PREEMPT_RT is becoming more mainstream (now fully merged in mainline)
- USBIP is used in virtualization, embedded systems, and IoT
- Bug causes system crash/BUG which is severe

### 6. CONCLUSION

This commit is an excellent candidate for stable backport:
- Fixes a real, reproducible crash affecting PREEMPT_RT users with USBIP
- Small, surgical fix with no risk of regression
- Signed off by GKH (who is both USB maintainer AND stable maintainer)
- Acked by the USBIP subsystem maintainer
- The buggy code exists in all stable trees since 5.10
- No dependencies on other commits

The lack of explicit `Cc: stable` and `Fixes:` tags is unusual for such
a clear bug fix, but the technical merits strongly support backporting.

**YES**

 drivers/usb/usbip/vhci_hcd.c | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/usb/usbip/vhci_hcd.c b/drivers/usb/usbip/vhci_hcd.c
index 0d6c10a8490c0..f7e405abe6084 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/usbip/vhci_hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/usbip/vhci_hcd.c
@@ -831,15 +831,15 @@ static int vhci_urb_enqueue(struct usb_hcd *hcd, struct urb *urb, gfp_t mem_flag
 no_need_xmit:
 	usb_hcd_unlink_urb_from_ep(hcd, urb);
 no_need_unlink:
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vhci->lock, flags);
 	if (!ret) {
 		/* usb_hcd_giveback_urb() should be called with
 		 * irqs disabled
 		 */
-		local_irq_disable();
+		spin_unlock(&vhci->lock);
 		usb_hcd_giveback_urb(hcd, urb, urb->status);
-		local_irq_enable();
+		spin_lock(&vhci->lock);
 	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vhci->lock, flags);
 	return ret;
 }
 
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