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From: Ivo van Doorn <ivdoorn@gmail.com>
To: Herton Ronaldo Krzesinski <herton@mandriva.com.br>
Cc: "linux-wireless" <linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org>,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] rt2x00: prevent double kfree when failing to register hardware
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 09:50:20 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200904110950.21334.IvDoorn@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200904101805.14986.herton@mandriva.com.br>

On Friday 10 April 2009, Herton Ronaldo Krzesinski wrote:
> In a scenario where there isn't any firmware available, we will have =
a
> double kfree of rt2x00dev->spec.channels_info when ieee80211_register=
_hw
> returns an error status inside rt2x00lib_probe_hw.
>=20
> The problem is that if ieee80211_register_hw fails, we call
> rt2x00lib_remove_hw twice:
> * first inside rt2x00lib_probe_hw upon failure of ieee80211_register_=
hw
> * error status is returned to rt2x00lib_probe_dev, which then sees it=
 and
>   calls in this case rt2x00lib_remove_dev that will again run
>   rt2x00lib_remove_hw
>=20
> Prevent this avoiding calling rt2x00lib_remove_hw inside
> rt2x00lib_probe_hw
>=20
> Problem was detected with CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC=3Dy, CONFIG_SLUB_DEB=
UG=3Dy,
> CONFIG_SLUB_DEBUG_ON=3Dy, that dumps this with no firmware available:
>=20
> rt61pci 0000:00:07.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
> wmaster0 (rt61pci): not using net_device_ops yet
> phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'pid'
> phy0: Failed to initialize wep: -2
> phy0 -> rt2x00lib_probe_dev: Error - Failed to initialize hw.
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> BUG kmalloc-128: Object already free
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------=
--------
>=20
> INFO: Allocated in rt61pci_probe_hw+0x3e5/0x6e0 [rt61pci] age=3D340 c=
pu=3D0 pid=3D21
> INFO: Freed in rt2x00lib_remove_hw+0x59/0x70 [rt2x00lib] age=3D0 cpu=3D=
0 pid=3D21
> INFO: Slab 0xc13ac3e0 objects=3D23 used=3D10 fp=3D0xdd59f6e0 flags=3D=
0x400000c3
> INFO: Object 0xdd59f6e0 @offset=3D1760 fp=3D0xdd59f790
>=20
> Bytes b4 0xdd59f6d0:  15 00 00 00 b2 8a fb ff 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a=
 ....=B2.=FB=FFZZZZZZZZ
>   Object 0xdd59f6e0:  6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b=
 kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
>   Object 0xdd59f6f0:  6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b=
 kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
>   Object 0xdd59f700:  6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b=
 kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
>   Object 0xdd59f710:  6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b=
 kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
>   Object 0xdd59f720:  6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b=
 kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
>   Object 0xdd59f730:  6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b=
 kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
>   Object 0xdd59f740:  6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b=
 kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
>   Object 0xdd59f750:  6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b a5=
 kkkkkkkkkkkkkkk=A5
>  Redzone 0xdd59f760:  bb bb bb bb                                    =
 =BB=BB=BB=BB
>  Padding 0xdd59f788:  5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a                        =
 ZZZZZZZZ
> Pid: 21, comm: stage1 Not tainted 2.6.29.1-desktop-1.1mnb #1
> Call Trace:
>  [<c01abbb3>] print_trailer+0xd3/0x120
>  [<c01abd37>] object_err+0x37/0x50
>  [<c01acf57>] __slab_free+0xe7/0x2f0
>  [<c01ad1de>] kfree+0x7e/0xd0
>  [<e0e4a239>] ? rt2x00lib_remove_hw+0x59/0x70 [rt2x00lib]
>  [<e0e4a239>] ? rt2x00lib_remove_hw+0x59/0x70 [rt2x00lib]
>  [<e0e4a239>] rt2x00lib_remove_hw+0x59/0x70 [rt2x00lib]
>  [<e0e4acc7>] rt2x00lib_remove_dev+0x37/0x50 [rt2x00lib]
>  [<e0e4b087>] rt2x00lib_probe_dev+0x1a7/0x3b0 [rt2x00lib]
>  [<e0eb288f>] rt2x00pci_probe+0xdf/0x1ee [rt2x00pci]
>  [<c026b9ee>] local_pci_probe+0xe/0x10
>  [<c026c750>] pci_device_probe+0x60/0x80
>  [<c02d5c2a>] driver_probe_device+0x9a/0x2e0
>  [<c02d5ef9>] __driver_attach+0x89/0x90
>  [<c02d541b>] bus_for_each_dev+0x4b/0x70
>  [<c026c690>] ? pci_device_remove+0x0/0x40
>  [<c02d59d9>] driver_attach+0x19/0x20
>  [<c02d5e70>] ? __driver_attach+0x0/0x90
>  [<c02d4cef>] bus_add_driver+0x1cf/0x2a0
>  [<c026c690>] ? pci_device_remove+0x0/0x40
>  [<c02d60c9>] driver_register+0x69/0x140
>  [<c026c9b0>] __pci_register_driver+0x40/0x80
>  [<e0ecc000>] ? rt61pci_init+0x0/0x19 [rt61pci]
>  [<e0ecc017>] rt61pci_init+0x17/0x19 [rt61pci]
>  [<c0101116>] do_one_initcall+0x26/0x1c0
>  [<c01ab90c>] ? slab_pad_check+0x3c/0x120
>  [<c01ab90c>] ? slab_pad_check+0x3c/0x120
>  [<c01ac8da>] ? check_object+0xda/0x210
>  [<c01b0026>] ? percpu_free+0x46/0x50
>  [<c01ad09e>] ? __slab_free+0x22e/0x2f0
>  [<c01b0026>] ? percpu_free+0x46/0x50
>  [<c01b0026>] ? percpu_free+0x46/0x50
>  [<c01b0026>] ? percpu_free+0x46/0x50
>  [<c01687ec>] ? stop_machine_destroy+0x3c/0x40
>  [<c015e515>] ? load_module+0xa5/0x1c50
>  [<e0ec5000>] ? rt61pci_eepromregister_read+0x0/0x40 [rt61pci]
>  [<e0eb2000>] ? rt2x00pci_write_tx_data+0x0/0x90 [rt2x00pci]
>  [<c03ac2fb>] ? mutex_lock+0xb/0x20
>  [<c03ac2fb>] ? mutex_lock+0xb/0x20
>  [<c017ad16>] ? tracepoint_update_probe_range+0x76/0xa0
>  [<c017ad6f>] ? tracepoint_module_notify+0x2f/0x40
>  [<c03b02ed>] ? notifier_call_chain+0x2d/0x70
>  [<c014f0ed>] ? __blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x4d/0x60
>  [<c014f11a>] ? blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x1a/0x20
>  [<c0160156>] sys_init_module+0x96/0x1d0
>  [<c019dad6>] ? sys_munmap+0x46/0x60
>  [<c0105546>] syscall_call+0x7/0xb
> FIX kmalloc-128: Object at 0xdd59f6e0 not freed
> rt61pci 0000:00:07.0: PCI INT A disabled
> rt61pci: probe of 0000:00:07.0 failed with error -2
>=20
> Signed-off-by: Herton Ronaldo Krzesinski <herton@mandriva.com.br>

Acked-by: Ivo van Doorn <IvDoorn@gmail.com>

---
John please queue this for 2.6.30 as well.
Thanks.

> ---
>  drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c |    4 +---
>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>=20
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c b/drivers/net/wi=
reless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
> index 05f94e2..5752aaa 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
> @@ -646,10 +646,8 @@ static int rt2x00lib_probe_hw(struct rt2x00_dev =
*rt2x00dev)
>  	 * Register HW.
>  	 */
>  	status =3D ieee80211_register_hw(rt2x00dev->hw);
> -	if (status) {
> -		rt2x00lib_remove_hw(rt2x00dev);
> +	if (status)
>  		return status;
> -	}
> =20
>  	set_bit(DEVICE_STATE_REGISTERED_HW, &rt2x00dev->flags);
> =20


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      reply	other threads:[~2009-04-11  7:50 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-04-10 21:05 [PATCH] rt2x00: prevent double kfree when failing to register hardware Herton Ronaldo Krzesinski
2009-04-11  7:50 ` Ivo van Doorn [this message]

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