[PATCH 5.10.y] comedi: comedi_test: Fix possible deletion of uninitialized timers

[PATCH 5.10.y] comedi: comedi_test: Fix possible deletion of uninitialized timers

[Sasha Levin]

From: Ian Abbott <abbotti@mev.co.uk>

[ Upstream commit 1b98304c09a0192598d0767f1eb8c83d7e793091 ]

In `waveform_common_attach()`, the two timers `&devpriv->ai_timer` and
`&devpriv->ao_timer` are initialized after the allocation of the device
private data by `comedi_alloc_devpriv()` and the subdevices by
`comedi_alloc_subdevices()`.  The function may return with an error
between those function calls.  In that case, `waveform_detach()` will be
called by the Comedi core to clean up.  The check that
`waveform_detach()` uses to decide whether to delete the timers is
incorrect.  It only checks that the device private data was allocated,
but that does not guarantee that the timers were initialized.  It also
needs to check that the subdevices were allocated.  Fix it.

Fixes: 73e0e4dfed4c ("staging: comedi: comedi_test: fix timer lock-up")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # 6.15+
Signed-off-by: Ian Abbott <abbotti@mev.co.uk>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250708130627.21743-1-abbotti@mev.co.uk
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
[ file location from drivers/comedi to drivers/staging/comedi and timer_delete_sync() to del_timer_sync(). ]
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
 drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/comedi_test.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/comedi_test.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/comedi_test.c
index bea9a3adf08c8..f5199474c0e93 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/comedi_test.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/comedi_test.c
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ static void waveform_detach(struct comedi_device *dev)
 {
 	struct waveform_private *devpriv = dev->private;
 
-	if (devpriv) {
+	if (devpriv && dev->n_subdevices) {
 		del_timer_sync(&devpriv->ai_timer);
 		del_timer_sync(&devpriv->ao_timer);
 	}
-- 
2.39.5

[PATCH 5.10.y] comedi: comedi_test: Fix possible deletion of uninitialized timers

[Ian Abbott]

[ Upstream commit 1b98304c09a0192598d0767f1eb8c83d7e793091 ]

In `waveform_common_attach()`, the two timers `&devpriv->ai_timer` and
`&devpriv->ao_timer` are initialized after the allocation of the device
private data by `comedi_alloc_devpriv()` and the subdevices by
`comedi_alloc_subdevices()`.  The function may return with an error
between those function calls.  In that case, `waveform_detach()` will be
called by the Comedi core to clean up.  The check that
`waveform_detach()` uses to decide whether to delete the timers is
incorrect.  It only checks that the device private data was allocated,
but that does not guarantee that the timers were initialized.  It also
needs to check that the subdevices were allocated.  Fix it.

Fixes: 73e0e4dfed4c ("staging: comedi: comedi_test: fix timer lock-up")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # 6.15+
Signed-off-by: Ian Abbott <abbotti@mev.co.uk>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250708130627.21743-1-abbotti@mev.co.uk
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
[ changed timer_delete_sync() to del_timer_sync() ]
Signed-off-by: Ian Abbott <abbotti@mev.co.uk>
---
 drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/comedi_test.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/comedi_test.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/comedi_test.c
index bea9a3adf08c..f5199474c0e9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/comedi_test.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/comedi_test.c
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ static void waveform_detach(struct comedi_device *dev)
 {
 	struct waveform_private *devpriv = dev->private;
 
-	if (devpriv) {
+	if (devpriv && dev->n_subdevices) {
 		del_timer_sync(&devpriv->ai_timer);
 		del_timer_sync(&devpriv->ao_timer);
 	}
-- 
2.47.2

[PATCH 5.10.y] comedi: comedi_test: Fix possible deletion of uninitialized timers

[Ian Abbott]

[ Upstream commit 1b98304c09a0192598d0767f1eb8c83d7e793091 ]

In `waveform_common_attach()`, the two timers `&devpriv->ai_timer` and
`&devpriv->ao_timer` are initialized after the allocation of the device
private data by `comedi_alloc_devpriv()` and the subdevices by
`comedi_alloc_subdevices()`.  The function may return with an error
between those function calls.  In that case, `waveform_detach()` will be
called by the Comedi core to clean up.  The check that
`waveform_detach()` uses to decide whether to delete the timers is
incorrect.  It only checks that the device private data was allocated,
but that does not guarantee that the timers were initialized.  It also
needs to check that the subdevices were allocated.  Fix it.

Fixes: 73e0e4dfed4c ("staging: comedi: comedi_test: fix timer lock-up")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # 6.15+
Signed-off-by: Ian Abbott <abbotti@mev.co.uk>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250708130627.21743-1-abbotti@mev.co.uk
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
[ changed timer_delete_sync() to del_timer_sync() ]
Signed-off-by: Ian Abbott <abbotti@mev.co.uk>
---
 drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/comedi_test.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/comedi_test.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/comedi_test.c
index bea9a3adf08c..f5199474c0e9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/comedi_test.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/comedi_test.c
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ static void waveform_detach(struct comedi_device *dev)
 {
 	struct waveform_private *devpriv = dev->private;
 
-	if (devpriv) {
+	if (devpriv && dev->n_subdevices) {
 		del_timer_sync(&devpriv->ai_timer);
 		del_timer_sync(&devpriv->ao_timer);
 	}
-- 
2.47.2

Re: [PATCH 5.10.y] comedi: comedi_test: Fix possible deletion of uninitialized timers

[Sasha Levin]

[ Sasha's backport helper bot ]

Hi,

✅ All tests passed successfully. No issues detected.
No action required from the submitter.

The upstream commit SHA1 provided is correct: 1b98304c09a0192598d0767f1eb8c83d7e793091

Status in newer kernel trees:
6.15.y | Not found
6.12.y | Not found
6.6.y | Not found
6.1.y | Not found
5.15.y | Not found

Note: The patch differs from the upstream commit:
---
1:  1b98304c09a0 < -:  ------------ comedi: comedi_test: Fix possible deletion of uninitialized timers
-:  ------------ > 1:  670c09f3648a comedi: comedi_test: Fix possible deletion of uninitialized timers

---

Results of testing on various branches:

| Branch                    | Patch Apply | Build Test |
|---------------------------|-------------|------------|
| origin/linux-5.10.y       | Success     | Success    |

Re: [PATCH 5.10.y] comedi: comedi_test: Fix possible deletion of uninitialized timers

[Sasha Levin]

[ Sasha's backport helper bot ]

Hi,

✅ All tests passed successfully. No issues detected.
No action required from the submitter.

The upstream commit SHA1 provided is correct: 1b98304c09a0192598d0767f1eb8c83d7e793091

Status in newer kernel trees:
6.15.y | Not found
6.12.y | Not found
6.6.y | Not found
6.1.y | Not found
5.15.y | Not found

Note: The patch differs from the upstream commit:
---
1:  1b98304c09a0 < -:  ------------ comedi: comedi_test: Fix possible deletion of uninitialized timers
-:  ------------ > 1:  670acfccefbe comedi: comedi_test: Fix possible deletion of uninitialized timers

---

Results of testing on various branches:

| Branch                    | Patch Apply | Build Test |
|---------------------------|-------------|------------|
| origin/linux-5.10.y       | Success     | Success    |