[PATCH V2 3/8] i3c: master: Report wakeup events for IBIs
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Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 2 potential issue(s) to consider:
New issues:
- [High] Concurrent execution of `i3c_master_queue_ibi()` and device unregistration leads to a NULL pointer dereference or Use-After-Free on `dev->dev`.
Pre-existing issues:
- [High] Concurrently accessing `dev->ibi` and its workqueue without synchronization leads to Use-After-Free.
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--- Patch [3]: [PATCH V2 3/8] i3c: master: Report wakeup events for IBIs ---
commit 1c61ec6aa53c785eceea38530075c6fa6b7794f2
Author: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter at intel.com>
i3c: master: Report wakeup events for IBIs
This commit records a wakeup event using pm_wakeup_event() when an
In-Band Interrupt (IBI) is queued for processing and the device has
wakeup enabled. It uses a 100 ms processing interval.
> diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master.c b/drivers/i3c/master.c
> index cf3345265ac0b..9d56ca08569a1 100644
> --- a/drivers/i3c/master.c
> +++ b/drivers/i3c/master.c
[ ... ]
> @@ -3098,6 +3101,9 @@ void i3c_master_queue_ibi(struct i3c_dev_desc *dev, struct i3c_ibi_slot *slot)
> if (!dev->ibi || !slot)
> return;
>
> + if (device_may_wakeup(&dev->dev->dev))
> + pm_wakeup_event(&dev->dev->dev, I3C_WAKEUP_PROCESSING_TIME_MS);
> +
[Severity: High]
Does this introduce a regression where a race condition with device
unregistration could lead to a NULL pointer dereference or use-after-free
on dev->dev?
If an IBI fires and i3c_master_queue_ibi() executes concurrently with
device unregistration (for example, during driver module removal or
hot-unplug), i3c_master_unregister_i3c_devs() can free dev->dev and set it
to NULL:
drivers/i3c/master.c:i3c_master_unregister_i3c_devs() {
...
if (device_is_registered(&i3cdev->dev->dev))
device_unregister(&i3cdev->dev->dev);
else
put_device(&i3cdev->dev->dev);
i3cdev->dev = NULL;
...
}
If i3c_master_queue_ibi() passes the lockless if (!dev->ibi) check just
before the unregistration runs, could the subsequent call to
device_may_wakeup() dereference a freed or NULL pointer?
> atomic_inc(&dev->ibi->pending_ibis);
> queue_work(dev->ibi->wq, &slot->work);
> }
[Severity: High]
This is a pre-existing issue, but can accessing dev->ibi and its workqueue
here race with IBI teardown and cause a use-after-free?
If i3c_master_queue_ibi() passes the if (!dev->ibi) check, and concurrently
the driver is unbound, i3c_dev_free_ibi_locked() will destroy the workqueue
and free dev->ibi:
drivers/i3c/master.c:i3c_dev_free_ibi_locked() {
...
if (dev->ibi->wq) {
destroy_workqueue(dev->ibi->wq);
dev->ibi->wq = NULL;
}
kfree(dev->ibi);
dev->ibi = NULL;
...
}
Could the interrupt handler then continue execution and call atomic_inc()
and queue_work() using the recently freed dev->ibi struct and destroyed
workqueue?
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Sashiko AI review · https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260728155308.142713-1-adrian.hunter@intel.com?part=3
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