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From: Sean Young <sean@mess.org>
To: linux-media@vger.kernel.org, Sean Young <sean@mess.org>,
	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@kernel.org>
Cc: Rik van Riel <riel@surriel.com>,
	stable@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v3 06/17] media: rc: mce_kbd: Fix inconsistent locking of keylock
Date: Fri,  4 Sep 2026 14:07:34 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1dd7a367cf7b1bd57fed39832b3926570d34a8a5.1788526920.git.sean@mess.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1788526920.git.sean@mess.org>

data->keylock is taken with spin_lock() in ir_mce_kbd_decode(), which
runs in the raw IR decode kthread with local interrupts enabled, but
with spin_lock_irqsave() in mce_kbd_rx_timeout(), the rx_timeout timer
callback, which runs in softirq context.

If the decode kthread is holding keylock via spin_lock() when a timer
interrupt fires on the same CPU and the softirq runs
mce_kbd_rx_timeout(), the softirq spins forever waiting for a lock
that only the now-preempted kthread can release, while the kthread
cannot run again until the softirq gives up the CPU. This deadlocks
the CPU.

Fixes: 53a62800efb2 ("media: rc: mce_kbd decoder: fix race condition")
Signed-off-by: Sean Young <sean@mess.org>
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
---
 drivers/media/rc/ir-mce_kbd-decoder.c | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/ir-mce_kbd-decoder.c b/drivers/media/rc/ir-mce_kbd-decoder.c
index bb2d7c37c263..d1c9263511b0 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/ir-mce_kbd-decoder.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/ir-mce_kbd-decoder.c
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ static int ir_mce_kbd_decode(struct rc_dev *dev, struct ir_raw_event ev)
 	struct mce_kbd_dec *data = &dev->raw->mce_kbd;
 	u32 scancode;
 	unsigned long delay;
+	unsigned long flags;
 	struct lirc_scancode lsc = {};
 
 	if (!is_timing_event(ev)) {
@@ -319,7 +320,7 @@ static int ir_mce_kbd_decode(struct rc_dev *dev, struct ir_raw_event ev)
 			scancode = data->body & 0xffffff;
 			dev_dbg(&dev->dev, "keyboard data 0x%08x\n",
 				data->body);
-			spin_lock(&data->keylock);
+			spin_lock_irqsave(&data->keylock, flags);
 			if (scancode) {
 				delay = usecs_to_jiffies(dev->timeout) +
 					msecs_to_jiffies(100);
@@ -329,7 +330,7 @@ static int ir_mce_kbd_decode(struct rc_dev *dev, struct ir_raw_event ev)
 			}
 			/* Pass data to keyboard buffer parser */
 			ir_mce_kbd_process_keyboard_data(dev, scancode);
-			spin_unlock(&data->keylock);
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&data->keylock, flags);
 			lsc.rc_proto = RC_PROTO_MCIR2_KBD;
 			break;
 		case MCIR2_MOUSE_NBITS:
-- 
2.55.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-09-04 13:08 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <cover.1788526920.git.sean@mess.org>
2026-09-04 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 01/17] media: rc: Ensure registered is cleared in error path Sean Young
2026-09-04 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 02/17] media: rc: Ensure that rc_unregister_device() does not free input device Sean Young
2026-09-04 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 03/17] media: rc: Fix ABBA deadlock by making locks more fine grained Sean Young
2026-09-04 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 04/17] media: rc: Add missing locking for keymap Sean Young
2026-09-04 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 05/17] media: rc: Fix race between bpf(BPG_PROG_ATTACH) and device unregister Sean Young
2026-09-04 13:07 ` Sean Young [this message]
2026-09-04 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 07/17] media: ene_ir: Ensure teardown is done in the correct order Sean Young
2026-09-04 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 08/17] media: rc: Use binary search for adding or updating a scancode Sean Young
2026-09-04 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 09/17] media: rc: imon: Bind both interfaces via usb_driver_claim_interface() Sean Young
2026-09-04 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 10/17] media: ir_toy: Remove unused struct field Sean Young
2026-09-04 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 11/17] media: nuvoton-cir: " Sean Young
2026-09-04 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 12/17] media: ite-cir: Removed " Sean Young
2026-09-04 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 13/17] media: fintek-cir: Remove unused fields Sean Young
2026-09-04 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 14/17] media: mceusb: Remove unused field Sean Young
2026-09-04 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 15/17] media: serial_ir: Fix race condition where timer can be re-armed Sean Young
2026-09-04 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 16/17] media: rc: After rc_unregister_device() timers " Sean Young
2026-09-04 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 17/17] media: rc: Validate carrier range in LIRC_SET_REC_CARRIER ioctl Sean Young

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