From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
To: "Jing Lin" <kayano050408@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-usb@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] usb: gadget: gadgetfs: prevent ep0 event counter underflow
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 2026 10:16:11 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <sashiko-outbox-202814@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261107-b4-gadgetfs-ep0-v3-2-62089dc0ec07@gmail.com>
Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 1 potential
issue to consider:
- [Medium] usb: gadget: gadgetfs: unlocked dev->event copy and event
loss in ep0_read()
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commit 7de7074f8592544c9b5457f297c92470cf9e3ac3
Author: Jing Lin <kayano050408@gmail.com>
usb: gadget: gadgetfs: prevent ep0 event counter underflow
This commit adds an event generation counter and clamps the subtraction on
dev->ev_next in ep0_read() to prevent an unsigned counter underflow when
the event queue changes during copy_to_user().
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c
> index 87aff568aa596..6db3b7879c94d 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c
[ ... ]
> @@ -1174,7 +1175,7 @@ ep0_read (struct file *fd, char __user *buf, size_t len, loff_t *ptr)
> scan:
> /* return queued events right away */
> if (dev->ev_next != 0) {
> - unsigned i, n;
> + unsigned int i, n, generation;
>
> n = len / sizeof (struct usb_gadgetfs_event);
> if (dev->ev_next < n)
> @@ -1188,6 +1189,7 @@ ep0_read (struct file *fd, char __user *buf, size_t len, loff_t *ptr)
> break;
> }
> }
> + generation = dev->ev_generation;
> spin_unlock_irq (&dev->lock);
> len = n * sizeof (struct usb_gadgetfs_event);
> if (copy_to_user (buf, &dev->event, len))
> @@ -1199,12 +1201,16 @@ ep0_read (struct file *fd, char __user *buf, size_t len, loff_t *ptr)
> * concurrent ep0 readers may lose events.
> */
> spin_lock_irq (&dev->lock);
> - if (dev->ev_next > n) {
> - memmove(&dev->event[0], &dev->event[n],
> - sizeof (struct usb_gadgetfs_event)
> - * (dev->ev_next - n));
> + if (dev->ev_generation == generation) {
> + if (dev->ev_next > n) {
> + memmove(&dev->event[0], &dev->event[n],
> + sizeof(struct usb_gadgetfs_event)
> + * (dev->ev_next - n));
> + dev->ev_next -= n;
> + } else {
> + dev->ev_next = 0;
> + }
> }
> - dev->ev_next -= n;
> spin_unlock_irq (&dev->lock);
> }
> return retval;
> @@ -1252,6 +1258,7 @@ next_event (struct dev_data *dev, enum usb_gadgetfs_event_type type)
> fallthrough;
> case GADGETFS_CONNECT:
> dev->ev_next = 0;
> + dev->ev_generation++;
> break;
> case GADGETFS_SETUP: /* previous request timed out */
> case GADGETFS_SUSPEND: /* same effect */
[Severity: Medium]
Can ep0_read() still drop a newly arrived GADGETFS_SETUP or
GADGETFS_SUSPEND event or race on dev->event[] during copy_to_user()?
next_event() only increments dev->ev_generation on GADGETFS_DISCONNECT and
GADGETFS_CONNECT. For GADGETFS_SETUP and GADGETFS_SUSPEND, it deduplicates
existing events of the same type in place without bumping
dev->ev_generation:
drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c:next_event() {
...
case GADGETFS_SETUP: /* previous request timed out */
case GADGETFS_SUSPEND: /* same effect */
/* these events can't be repeated */
for (i = 0; i != dev->ev_next; i++) {
if (dev->event [i].type != type)
continue;
DBG(dev, "discard old event[%d] %d\n", i, type);
dev->ev_next--;
...
}
Because ep0_read() leaves the n events in dev->event[] until after
copy_to_user() returns, a new GADGETFS_SETUP arriving during that window
deduplicates against the old entry still at dev->event[0]:
CPU0 CPU1
ep0_read()
spin_lock_irq(&dev->lock)
/* event[0] is GADGETFS_SETUP, n = 1 */
generation = dev->ev_generation
spin_unlock_irq(&dev->lock)
copy_to_user(buf, &dev->event, len)
gadgetfs_setup()
spin_lock(&dev->lock)
next_event(dev, GADGETFS_SETUP)
/* discards old event[0] */
/* writes new SETUP at event[0] */
/* dev->ev_next is still 1 */
spin_unlock(&dev->lock)
spin_lock_irq(&dev->lock)
if (dev->ev_generation == generation)
dev->ev_next = 0; <-- drops the new GADGETFS_SETUP
Dropping the new GADGETFS_SETUP event leaves ep0 control transfers wedged
when gadgetfs_setup() returns USB_GADGET_DELAYED_STATUS and leaves
dev->state out of sync with the queue. Also, because copy_to_user() reads
directly from dev->event[] without holding dev->lock, concurrent
next_event() calls can overwrite or memmove() entries while they are being
copied to userspace, or a GADGETFS_CONNECT/DISCONNECT purge can write a new
event into dev->event[0] that gets copied by the current read and then left
queued for a duplicate delivery because dev->ev_generation changed.
Dequeuing the n events into a local buffer (N_EVENT * sizeof(struct
usb_gadgetfs_event) is 60 bytes, which fits in tmp[RBUF_SIZE]) and updating
dev->ev_next before dropping dev->lock for copy_to_user() would avoid the
underflow, the unlocked read of dev->event[], and the lost events.
--
Sashiko AI review · https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20261107-b4-gadgetfs-ep0-v3-1-62089dc0ec07@gmail.com?part=2
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-11-07 10:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-11-07 9:56 [PATCH v3 0/2] usb: gadget: gadgetfs: fix ep0 request lifetime and event counter Jing Lin via B4 Relay
2026-11-07 9:56 ` [PATCH v3 1/2] usb: gadget: gadgetfs: fix ep0 request lifetime on disconnect Jing Lin via B4 Relay
2026-11-07 10:14 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-07 9:56 ` [PATCH v3 2/2] usb: gadget: gadgetfs: prevent ep0 event counter underflow Jing Lin via B4 Relay
2026-11-07 10:16 ` sashiko-bot [this message]
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