Re: [PATCH] USB: add USB test and measurement class driver

[Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>]

On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 10:08:24AM +0200, Oliver Neukum wrote:
> Am Mittwoch 27 August 2008 02:05:01 schrieb Greg KH:
> > +       intf = usb_find_interface(&usbtmc_driver, iminor(inode));
> > +       if (!intf) {
> > +               printk(KERN_ERR KBUILD_MODNAME
> > +                      ": can not find device for minor %d", iminor(inode));
> > +               return -ENODEV;
> > +       }
> > +
> > +       data = usb_get_intfdata(intf);
> > +       kref_get(&data->kref);
> > +
> > +       /* Store pointer in file structure's private data field */
> > +       filp->private_data = data;
> > +
> > +       dev = &data->intf->dev;
> 
> > +static void usbtmc_delete(struct kref *kref)
> > +{
> > +       struct usbtmc_device_data *data = to_usbtmc_data(kref);
> > +
> > +       usb_put_dev(data->usb_dev);
> > +       kfree(data->buffer);
> > +       kfree(data);
> > +}
> > +
> 
> This is a race condition.
> 
> CPU A					CPU B
> open()
> usb_find_interface()
> 						disconnect()
> 						kref_put()
> 						usbtmc_delete()
> 						kfree()
> kref_get()
> 
> You can write to free memory. You must use a static mutex for
> mutual exclusion between open() and disconnect()

Ah, thanks, for some reason I thought that this wasn't needed with the
kref code, but you are correct.

Hm, in looking at the usb driver tree, there are lots of drivers in
there with that problem :)

Now fixed up in this driver.

thanks,

greg k-h