Re: [v4.9-rc4] dvb-usb/cinergyT2 NULL pointer dereference

Jörg Otte
2016-11-11T16:43:51Z

2016-11-11 14:55 GMT+01:00 Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@osg.samsung.com>:
> Em Thu, 10 Nov 2016 12:15:39 +0100
> Jörg Otte <jrg.otte@gmail.com> escreveu:
>
>> 2016-11-10 9:40 GMT+01:00 Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>:
>> > Em Wed, 9 Nov 2016 11:07:35 -0800
>> > Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> escreveu:
>> >
>> >> On Wed, Nov 9, 2016 at 3:09 AM, Jörg Otte <jrg.otte@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > Tried patch with no success. Again a NULL ptr dereferece.
>> >>
>> >> I suspect a much simpler approach is to just miove the "data_mutex"
>> >> away from the priv area and into "struct dvb_usb_device" and
>> >> "dvb_usb_adapter". Sure, that grows those structures a tiny bit, and
>> >> not every driver may need that mutex, but it simplifies things
>> >> enormously. Mauro?
>> >>
>> >> Linus
>
>> The patch works for me.
>
> Thanks for testing! That's the (hopefully) final version of it,
> with the fix applied to the other dvb-usb drivers that use
> data_mutex (except for the frontend ones, with uses a different
> private structure, and where the mutex is initialized at attach).
>
> Benjamin,
>
> Could you please test it?
>
> Thanks!
> Mauro
>
> -
>
> [PATCH] dvb-usb: move data_mutex to struct dvb_usb_device
>
> The data_mutex is initialized too late, as it is needed for
> each device driver's power control, causing an OOPS:
>
> dvb-usb: found a 'TerraTec/qanu USB2.0 Highspeed DVB-T Receiver' in warm state.
> BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at (null)
> IP: [<ffffffff846617af>] __mutex_lock_slowpath+0x6f/0x100 PGD 0
> Oops: 0002 [#1] SMP
> Modules linked in: dvb_usb_cinergyT2(+) dvb_usb
> CPU: 0 PID: 2029 Comm: modprobe Not tainted 4.9.0-rc4-dvbmod #24
> Hardware name: FUJITSU LIFEBOOK A544/FJNBB35 , BIOS Version 1.17 05/09/2014
> task: ffff88020e943840 task.stack: ffff8801f36ec000
> RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff846617af>] [<ffffffff846617af>] __mutex_lock_slowpath+0x6f/0x100
> RSP: 0018:ffff8801f36efb10 EFLAGS: 00010282
> RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff88021509bdc8 RCX: 00000000c0000100
> RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff88021509bdcc
> RBP: ffff8801f36efb58 R08: ffff88021f216320 R09: 0000000000100000
> R10: ffff88021f216320 R11: 00000023fee6c5a1 R12: ffff88020e943840
> R13: ffff88021509bdcc R14: 00000000ffffffff R15: ffff88021509bdd0
> FS: 00007f21adb86740(0000) GS:ffff88021f200000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
> CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
> CR2: 0000000000000000 CR3: 0000000215bce000 CR4: 00000000001406f0
> Stack:
> ffff88021509bdd0 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 ffffffffc0137c80
> ffff88021509bdc8 ffff8801f5944000 0000000000000001 ffffffffc0136b00
> ffff880213e52000 ffff88021509bdc8 ffffffff84661856 ffff88021509bd80
> Call Trace:
> [<ffffffff84661856>] ? mutex_lock+0x16/0x25
> [<ffffffffc013616f>] ? cinergyt2_power_ctrl+0x1f/0x60 [dvb_usb_cinergyT2]
> [<ffffffffc012e67e>] ? dvb_usb_device_init+0x21e/0x5d0 [dvb_usb]
> [<ffffffffc0136021>] ? cinergyt2_usb_probe+0x21/0x50 [dvb_usb_cinergyT2]
> [<ffffffff844326f3>] ? usb_probe_interface+0xf3/0x2a0
> [<ffffffff8438e348>] ? driver_probe_device+0x208/0x2b0
> [<ffffffff8438e477>] ? __driver_attach+0x87/0x90
> [<ffffffff8438e3f0>] ? driver_probe_device+0x2b0/0x2b0
> [<ffffffff8438c612>] ? bus_for_each_dev+0x52/0x80
> [<ffffffff8438d983>] ? bus_add_driver+0x1a3/0x220
> [<ffffffff8438ec06>] ? driver_register+0x56/0xd0
> [<ffffffff84431527>] ? usb_register_driver+0x77/0x130
> [<ffffffffc013a000>] ? 0xffffffffc013a000
> [<ffffffff84000426>] ? do_one_initcall+0x46/0x180
> [<ffffffff840eb2c8>] ? free_vmap_area_noflush+0x38/0x70
> [<ffffffff840f3844>] ? kmem_cache_alloc+0x84/0xc0
> [<ffffffff840b802c>] ? do_init_module+0x50/0x1be
> [<ffffffff84095adb>] ? load_module+0x1d8b/0x2100
> [<ffffffff84093020>] ? find_symbol_in_section+0xa0/0xa0
> [<ffffffff84095fe9>] ? SyS_finit_module+0x89/0x90
> [<ffffffff846637a0>] ? entry_SYSCALL_64_fastpath+0x13/0x94
> Code: e8 a7 1d 00 00 8b 03 83 f8 01 0f 84 97 00 00 00 48 8b 43 10 4c 8d 7b 08 48 89 63 10 4c 89 3c 24 41 be ff ff ff ff 48 89 44 24 08 <48> 89 20 4c 89 64 24 10 eb 1a 49 c7 44 24 08 02 00 00 00 c6 43 RIP [<ffffffff846617af>] __mutex_lock_slowpath+0x6f/0x100 RSP <ffff8801f36efb10>
> CR2: 0000000000000000
>
> So, move it to the struct dvb_usb_device and initialize it
> before calling the driver's callbacks.
>
> Reported-by: Jörg Otte <jrg.otte@gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
>
> diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/af9005.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/af9005.c
> index b257780fb380..7853261906b1 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/af9005.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/af9005.c
> @@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ struct af9005_device_state {
> u8 sequence;
> int led_state;
> unsigned char data[256];
> - struct mutex data_mutex;
> };
>
> static int af9005_generic_read_write(struct dvb_usb_device *d, u16 reg,
> @@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ static int af9005_generic_read_write(struct dvb_usb_device *d, u16 reg,
> return -EINVAL;
> }
>
> - mutex_lock(&st->data_mutex);
> + mutex_lock(&d->data_mutex);
> st->data[0] = 14; /* rest of buffer length low */
> st->data[1] = 0; /* rest of buffer length high */
>
> @@ -140,7 +139,7 @@ static int af9005_generic_read_write(struct dvb_usb_device *d, u16 reg,
> values[i] = st->data[8 + i];
>
> ret:
> - mutex_unlock(&st->data_mutex);
> + mutex_unlock(&d->data_mutex);
> return ret;
>
> }
> @@ -481,7 +480,7 @@ int af9005_send_command(struct dvb_usb_device *d, u8 command, u8 * wbuf,
> }
> packet_len = wlen + 5;
>
> - mutex_lock(&st->data_mutex);
> + mutex_lock(&d->data_mutex);
>
> st->data[0] = (u8) (packet_len & 0xff);
> st->data[1] = (u8) ((packet_len & 0xff00) >> 8);
> @@ -512,7 +511,7 @@ int af9005_send_command(struct dvb_usb_device *d, u8 command, u8 * wbuf,
> rbuf[i] = st->data[i + 7];
> }
>
> - mutex_unlock(&st->data_mutex);
> + mutex_unlock(&d->data_mutex);
> return ret;
> }
>
> @@ -523,7 +522,7 @@ int af9005_read_eeprom(struct dvb_usb_device *d, u8 address, u8 * values,
> u8 seq;
> int ret, i;
>
> - mutex_lock(&st->data_mutex);
> + mutex_lock(&d->data_mutex);
>
> memset(st->data, 0, sizeof(st->data));
>
> @@ -559,7 +558,7 @@ int af9005_read_eeprom(struct dvb_usb_device *d, u8 address, u8 * values,
> for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
> values[i] = st->data[6 + i];
> }
> - mutex_unlock(&st->data_mutex);
> + mutex_unlock(&d->data_mutex);
>
> return ret;
> }
> @@ -847,7 +846,7 @@ static int af9005_rc_query(struct dvb_usb_device *d, u32 * event, int *state)
> return 0;
> }
>
> - mutex_lock(&st->data_mutex);
> + mutex_lock(&d->data_mutex);
>
> /* deb_info("rc_query\n"); */
> st->data[0] = 3; /* rest of packet length low */
> @@ -890,7 +889,7 @@ static int af9005_rc_query(struct dvb_usb_device *d, u32 * event, int *state)
> }
>
> ret:
> - mutex_unlock(&st->data_mutex);
> + mutex_unlock(&d->data_mutex);
> return ret;
> }
>
> @@ -1004,20 +1003,8 @@ static struct dvb_usb_device_properties af9005_properties;
> static int af9005_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
> const struct usb_device_id *id)
> {
> - struct dvb_usb_device *d;
> - struct af9005_device_state *st;
> - int ret;
> -
> - ret = dvb_usb_device_init(intf, &af9005_properties,
> - THIS_MODULE, &d, adapter_nr);
> -
> - if (ret < 0)
> - return ret;
> -
> - st = d->priv;
> - mutex_init(&st->data_mutex);
> -
> - return 0;
> + return dvb_usb_device_init(intf, &af9005_properties,
> + THIS_MODULE, NULL, adapter_nr);
> }
>
> enum af9005_usb_table_entry {
> diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/cinergyT2-core.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/cinergyT2-core.c
> index 8ac825413d5a..290275bc7fde 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/cinergyT2-core.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/cinergyT2-core.c
> @@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ DVB_DEFINE_MOD_OPT_ADAPTER_NR(adapter_nr);
> struct cinergyt2_state {
> u8 rc_counter;
> unsigned char data[64];
> - struct mutex data_mutex;
> };
>
> /* We are missing a release hook with usb_device data */
> @@ -56,12 +55,12 @@ static int cinergyt2_streaming_ctrl(struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap, int enable)
> struct cinergyt2_state *st = d->priv;
> int ret;
>
> - mutex_lock(&st->data_mutex);
> + mutex_lock(&d->data_mutex);
> st->data[0] = CINERGYT2_EP1_CONTROL_STREAM_TRANSFER;
> st->data[1] = enable ? 1 : 0;
>
> ret = dvb_usb_generic_rw(d, st->data, 2, st->data, 64, 0);
> - mutex_unlock(&st->data_mutex);
> + mutex_unlock(&d->data_mutex);
>
> return ret;
> }
> @@ -71,12 +70,12 @@ static int cinergyt2_power_ctrl(struct dvb_usb_device *d, int enable)
> struct cinergyt2_state *st = d->priv;
> int ret;
>
> - mutex_lock(&st->data_mutex);
> + mutex_lock(&d->data_mutex);
> st->data[0] = CINERGYT2_EP1_SLEEP_MODE;
> st->data[1] = enable ? 0 : 1;
>
> ret = dvb_usb_generic_rw(d, st->data, 2, st->data, 3, 0);
> - mutex_unlock(&st->data_mutex);
> + mutex_unlock(&d->data_mutex);
>
> return ret;
> }
> @@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ static int cinergyt2_frontend_attach(struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap)
>
> adap->fe_adap[0].fe = cinergyt2_fe_attach(adap->dev);
>
> - mutex_lock(&st->data_mutex);
> + mutex_lock(&d->data_mutex);
> st->data[0] = CINERGYT2_EP1_GET_FIRMWARE_VERSION;
>
> ret = dvb_usb_generic_rw(d, st->data, 1, st->data, 3, 0);
> @@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ static int cinergyt2_frontend_attach(struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap)
> deb_rc("cinergyt2_power_ctrl() Failed to retrieve sleep "
> "state info\n");
> }
> - mutex_unlock(&st->data_mutex);
> + mutex_unlock(&d->data_mutex);
>
> /* Copy this pointer as we are gonna need it in the release phase */
> cinergyt2_usb_device = adap->dev;
> @@ -166,7 +165,7 @@ static int cinergyt2_rc_query(struct dvb_usb_device *d, u32 *event, int *state)
>
> *state = REMOTE_NO_KEY_PRESSED;
>
> - mutex_lock(&st->data_mutex);
> + mutex_lock(&d->data_mutex);
> st->data[0] = CINERGYT2_EP1_GET_RC_EVENTS;
>
> ret = dvb_usb_generic_rw(d, st->data, 1, st->data, 5, 0);
> @@ -202,29 +201,17 @@ static int cinergyt2_rc_query(struct dvb_usb_device *d, u32 *event, int *state)
> }
>
> ret:
> - mutex_unlock(&st->data_mutex);
> + mutex_unlock(&d->data_mutex);
> return ret;
> }
>
> static int cinergyt2_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
> const struct usb_device_id *id)
> {
> - struct dvb_usb_device *d;
> - struct cinergyt2_state *st;
> - int ret;
> -
> - ret = dvb_usb_device_init(intf, &cinergyt2_properties,
> - THIS_MODULE, &d, adapter_nr);
> - if (ret < 0)
> - return ret;
> -
> - st = d->priv;
> - mutex_init(&st->data_mutex);
> -
> - return 0;
> + return dvb_usb_device_init(intf, &cinergyt2_properties,
> + THIS_MODULE, NULL, adapter_nr);
> }
>
> -
> static struct usb_device_id cinergyt2_usb_table[] = {
> { USB_DEVICE(USB_VID_TERRATEC, 0x0038) },
> { 0 }
> diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/cxusb.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/cxusb.c
> index 39772812269d..243403081fa5 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/cxusb.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/cxusb.c
> @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static int cxusb_ctrl_msg(struct dvb_usb_device *d,
>
> wo = (rbuf == NULL || rlen == 0); /* write-only */
>
> - mutex_lock(&st->data_mutex);
> + mutex_lock(&d->data_mutex);
> st->data[0] = cmd;
> memcpy(&st->data[1], wbuf, wlen);
> if (wo)
> @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static int cxusb_ctrl_msg(struct dvb_usb_device *d,
> ret = dvb_usb_generic_rw(d, st->data, 1 + wlen,
> rbuf, rlen, 0);
>
> - mutex_unlock(&st->data_mutex);
> + mutex_unlock(&d->data_mutex);
> return ret;
> }
>
> @@ -1461,43 +1461,36 @@ static struct dvb_usb_device_properties cxusb_mygica_t230_properties;
> static int cxusb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
> const struct usb_device_id *id)
> {
> - struct dvb_usb_device *d;
> - struct cxusb_state *st;
> -
> if (0 == dvb_usb_device_init(intf, &cxusb_medion_properties,
> - THIS_MODULE, &d, adapter_nr) ||
> + THIS_MODULE, NULL, adapter_nr) ||
> 0 == dvb_usb_device_init(intf, &cxusb_bluebird_lgh064f_properties,
> - THIS_MODULE, &d, adapter_nr) ||
> + THIS_MODULE, NULL, adapter_nr) ||
> 0 == dvb_usb_device_init(intf, &cxusb_bluebird_dee1601_properties,
> - THIS_MODULE, &d, adapter_nr) ||
> + THIS_MODULE, NULL, adapter_nr) ||
> 0 == dvb_usb_device_init(intf, &cxusb_bluebird_lgz201_properties,
> - THIS_MODULE, &d, adapter_nr) ||
> + THIS_MODULE, NULL, adapter_nr) ||
> 0 == dvb_usb_device_init(intf, &cxusb_bluebird_dtt7579_properties,
> - THIS_MODULE, &d, adapter_nr) ||
> + THIS_MODULE, NULL, adapter_nr) ||
> 0 == dvb_usb_device_init(intf, &cxusb_bluebird_dualdig4_properties,
> - THIS_MODULE, &d, adapter_nr) ||
> + THIS_MODULE, NULL, adapter_nr) ||
> 0 == dvb_usb_device_init(intf, &cxusb_bluebird_nano2_properties,
> - THIS_MODULE, &d, adapter_nr) ||
> + THIS_MODULE, NULL, adapter_nr) ||
> 0 == dvb_usb_device_init(intf,
> &cxusb_bluebird_nano2_needsfirmware_properties,
> - THIS_MODULE, &d, adapter_nr) ||
> + THIS_MODULE, NULL, adapter_nr) ||
> 0 == dvb_usb_device_init(intf, &cxusb_aver_a868r_properties,
> - THIS_MODULE, &d, adapter_nr) ||
> + THIS_MODULE, NULL, adapter_nr) ||
> 0 == dvb_usb_device_init(intf,
> &cxusb_bluebird_dualdig4_rev2_properties,
> - THIS_MODULE, &d, adapter_nr) ||
> + THIS_MODULE, NULL, adapter_nr) ||
> 0 == dvb_usb_device_init(intf, &cxusb_d680_dmb_properties,
> - THIS_MODULE, &d, adapter_nr) ||
> + THIS_MODULE, NULL, adapter_nr) ||
> 0 == dvb_usb_device_init(intf, &cxusb_mygica_d689_properties,
> - THIS_MODULE, &d, adapter_nr) ||
> + THIS_MODULE, NULL, adapter_nr) ||
> 0 == dvb_usb_device_init(intf, &cxusb_mygica_t230_properties,
> - THIS_MODULE, &d, adapter_nr) ||
> - 0) {
> - st = d->priv;
> - mutex_init(&st->data_mutex);
> -
> + THIS_MODULE, NULL, adapter_nr) ||
> + 0)
> return 0;
> - }
>
> return -EINVAL;
> }
> diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/cxusb.h b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/cxusb.h
> index 9f3ee0e47d5c..18acda19527a 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/cxusb.h
> +++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/cxusb.h
> @@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ struct cxusb_state {
> struct i2c_client *i2c_client_tuner;
>
> unsigned char data[MAX_XFER_SIZE];
> - struct mutex data_mutex;
> };
>
> #endif
> diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dtt200u.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dtt200u.c
> index f88572c7ae7c..fcbff7fb0c4e 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dtt200u.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dtt200u.c
> @@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ DVB_DEFINE_MOD_OPT_ADAPTER_NR(adapter_nr);
>
> struct dtt200u_state {
> unsigned char data[80];
> - struct mutex data_mutex;
> };
>
> static int dtt200u_power_ctrl(struct dvb_usb_device *d, int onoff)
> @@ -30,23 +29,24 @@ static int dtt200u_power_ctrl(struct dvb_usb_device *d, int onoff)
> struct dtt200u_state *st = d->priv;
> int ret = 0;
>
> - mutex_lock(&st->data_mutex);
> + mutex_lock(&d->data_mutex);
>
> st->data[0] = SET_INIT;
>
> if (onoff)
> ret = dvb_usb_generic_write(d, st->data, 2);
>
> - mutex_unlock(&st->data_mutex);
> + mutex_unlock(&d->data_mutex);
> return ret;
> }
>
> static int dtt200u_streaming_ctrl(struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap, int onoff)
> {
> - struct dtt200u_state *st = adap->dev->priv;
> + struct dvb_usb_device *d = adap->dev;
> + struct dtt200u_state *st = d->priv;
> int ret;
>
> - mutex_lock(&st->data_mutex);
> + mutex_lock(&d->data_mutex);
> st->data[0] = SET_STREAMING;
> st->data[1] = onoff;
>
> @@ -61,26 +61,27 @@ static int dtt200u_streaming_ctrl(struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap, int onoff)
> ret = dvb_usb_generic_write(adap->dev, st->data, 1);
>
> ret:
> - mutex_unlock(&st->data_mutex);
> + mutex_unlock(&d->data_mutex);
>
> return ret;
> }
>
> static int dtt200u_pid_filter(struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap, int index, u16 pid, int onoff)
> {
> - struct dtt200u_state *st = adap->dev->priv;
> + struct dvb_usb_device *d = adap->dev;
> + struct dtt200u_state *st = d->priv;
> int ret;
>
> pid = onoff ? pid : 0;
>
> - mutex_lock(&st->data_mutex);
> + mutex_lock(&d->data_mutex);
> st->data[0] = SET_PID_FILTER;
> st->data[1] = index;
> st->data[2] = pid & 0xff;
> st->data[3] = (pid >> 8) & 0x1f;
>
> ret = dvb_usb_generic_write(adap->dev, st->data, 4);
> - mutex_unlock(&st->data_mutex);
> + mutex_unlock(&d->data_mutex);
>
> return ret;
> }
> @@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ static int dtt200u_rc_query(struct dvb_usb_device *d)
> u32 scancode;
> int ret;
>
> - mutex_lock(&st->data_mutex);
> + mutex_lock(&d->data_mutex);
> st->data[0] = GET_RC_CODE;
>
> ret = dvb_usb_generic_rw(d, st->data, 1, st->data, 5, 0);
> @@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ static int dtt200u_rc_query(struct dvb_usb_device *d)
> deb_info("st->data: %*ph\n", 5, st->data);
>
> ret:
> - mutex_unlock(&st->data_mutex);
> + mutex_unlock(&d->data_mutex);
> return ret;
> }
>
> @@ -145,24 +146,17 @@ static struct dvb_usb_device_properties wt220u_miglia_properties;
> static int dtt200u_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
> const struct usb_device_id *id)
> {
> - struct dvb_usb_device *d;
> - struct dtt200u_state *st;
> -
> if (0 == dvb_usb_device_init(intf, &dtt200u_properties,
> - THIS_MODULE, &d, adapter_nr) ||
> + THIS_MODULE, NULL, adapter_nr) ||
> 0 == dvb_usb_device_init(intf, &wt220u_properties,
> - THIS_MODULE, &d, adapter_nr) ||
> + THIS_MODULE, NULL, adapter_nr) ||
> 0 == dvb_usb_device_init(intf, &wt220u_fc_properties,
> - THIS_MODULE, &d, adapter_nr) ||
> + THIS_MODULE, NULL, adapter_nr) ||
> 0 == dvb_usb_device_init(intf, &wt220u_zl0353_properties,
> - THIS_MODULE, &d, adapter_nr) ||
> + THIS_MODULE, NULL, adapter_nr) ||
> 0 == dvb_usb_device_init(intf, &wt220u_miglia_properties,
> - THIS_MODULE, &d, adapter_nr)) {
> - st = d->priv;
> - mutex_init(&st->data_mutex);
> -
> + THIS_MODULE, NULL, adapter_nr))
> return 0;
> - }
>
> return -ENODEV;
> }
> diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.c
> index 3896ba9a4179..84308569e7dc 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.c
> @@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ static int dvb_usb_init(struct dvb_usb_device *d, short *adapter_nums)
> {
> int ret = 0;
>
> + mutex_init(&d->data_mutex);
> mutex_init(&d->usb_mutex);
> mutex_init(&d->i2c_mutex);
>
> diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb.h b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb.h
> index 1448c3d27ea2..67f898b6f6d0 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb.h
> +++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb.h
> @@ -404,8 +404,12 @@ struct dvb_usb_adapter {
> * Powered is in/decremented for each call to modify the state.
> * @udev: pointer to the device's struct usb_device.
> *
> - * @usb_mutex: semaphore of USB control messages (reading needs two messages)
> - * @i2c_mutex: semaphore for i2c-transfers
> + * @data_mutex: mutex to protect the data structure used to store URB data
> + * @usb_mutex: mutex of USB control messages (reading needs two messages).
> + * Please notice that this mutex is used internally at the generic
> + * URB control functions. So, drivers using dvb_usb_generic_rw() and
> + * derivated functions should not lock it internally.
> + * @i2c_mutex: mutex for i2c-transfers
> *
> * @i2c_adap: device's i2c_adapter if it uses I2CoverUSB
> *
> @@ -433,6 +437,7 @@ struct dvb_usb_device {
> int powered;
>
> /* locking */
> + struct mutex data_mutex;
> struct mutex usb_mutex;
>
> /* i2c */

The patch works for me.
Note that my build environment builds a minimum kernel and only
compiles cinergyT2 parts of the patch.

Thanks, Jörg