Re: [PATCH] Reset file->f_op in snd_card_file_remove(). Take 2

[Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>]

At Sun, 1 Oct 2006 20:29:36 +0200,
Karsten Wiese wrote:
> 
> Am Freitag, 29. September 2006 14:45 schrieb Takashi Iwai:
> > At Fri, 29 Sep 2006 14:29:20 +0200,
> > Karsten Wiese wrote:
> > > 
> > > Am Freitag, 29. September 2006 12:48 schrieb Takashi Iwai:
> > > > At Thu, 28 Sep 2006 22:28:02 +0200,
> > > > Karsten Wiese wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > Hi
> > > > > 
> > > > > It oopses with 2.6.18-rt4 + alsa-kernel-1.0.13rc3 now.
> > > > > I wrote before, 2.6.18-rt3 + alsa-driver-1.0.13rc3 would be ok,
> > > > > but its not. bug showed again reliably under memory-pressure.
> > > > > 
> > > > >       Karsten
> > > > > 
> > > > > ===
> > > > > 
> > > > > Reset file->f_op in snd_card_file_remove(). Take 2
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > i think what happens here is:
> > > > > 
> > > > >   us428control runs, kernel has allocated a struct file for /dev/hwC1D0.
> > > > > 
> > > > >   usb disconnect
> > > > > 
> > > > >   snd_usb_usx2y calls snd_card_disconnect,
> > > > >   tells us428control to exit.
> > > > > 
> > > > >   snd_card_disconnect replaces /dev/hwC1D0's file->f_op
> > > > >   with a kmalloc()ed version, that would only allow releases.
> > > > > 
> > > > >   us428control starts exiting
> > > > > 
> > > > >   __fput is called with struct file for /dev/hwC1D0.
> > > > > 
> > > > >   snd_card_file_remove() is called, alsa notices struct file
> > > > >   for /dev/hwC1D0 is about to be closed.
> > > > >   with patch below, file->f_op would be set NULL now.
> > > > > 
> > > > >   snd_usb_usx2y's free()s snd_card instance and /dev/hwC1D0's
> > > > >   file->f_ops, those that would only allow releases.
> > > > > 
> > > > >   for reason I would like to know,
> > > > >   __fput is called again with struct file for /dev/hwC1D0
> > > > >   from us428control's do_exit().
> > > > >   __fput see's file->f_op is still set.
> > > > >   Without patch and under memory pressure, file->f_op can
> > > > >   point to anything now.
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Karsten Wiese <annabellesgarden@yahoo.de>
> > > > 
> > > > I guess this bug is fixed by Florin's patch below, juding from your
> > > > explanation.  Could you check it?
> > > > 
> > > Florin's patch fixes it.
> > > 
> > > This one for immediate consumation by mainline, mm, rt,
> > > and the stable teams, hmm?
> > 
> > It'll be pushed to mainline soon together with other ALSA fixes.  Then
> > I'll forward to stable, too.
> > 
> bug is back. Florin's patch _is_ right.
> And installed, unless im getting confuzed.
> To help me proove,
> please consider this controll of flow:
> 
> 	usb disconnect
> 
> 	usX2Y_usb_disconnect() calls snd_card_free(card);

It should call snd_card_free_when_closed() instead.


Takashi