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driver core: Use mod_delayed_work to prevent lost deferred probe work
authorZhang Yuwei <zhangyuwei20@huawei.com>
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:44:48 +0000 (10:44 +0800)
committerGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Fri, 22 May 2026 11:33:21 +0000 (13:33 +0200)
The deferred_probe_timeout_work may be permanently and unexpectedly
canceled when deferred_probe_extend_timeout() executes concurrently.
Starting with deferred_probe_timeout_work pending, the problem can
occur after the following sequence:

  CPU0                                 CPU1
deferred_probe_extend_timeout
  -> cancel_delayed_work() => true
                                   deferred_probe_extend_timeout
                                     -> cancel_delayed_work()
                                       -> __cancel_work()
                                         -> try_grab_pending()
  -> schedule_delayed_work()
    -> queue_delayed_work_on()
(Since the pending bit is grabbed,
 it just returns without queuing)
                                         -> set_work_pool_and_clear_pending()
                                  (This __cancel_work() returns false and
                                     the work will never be queued again)

The root cause is that the WORK_STRUCT_PENDING_BIT of the work_struct
is set temporarily in __cancel_work() (via try_grab_pending()). This
transient state prevents the work_struct from being successfully queued
by another CPU.

To fix this, replace the original non-atomic cancel and schedule
mechanism with mod_delayed_work(). This ensures the modification is
handled atomically and guarantees that the work is not lost.

Fixes: 2b28a1a84a0e ("driver core: Extend deferred probe timeout on driver registration")
Signed-off-by: Zhang Yuwei <zhangyuwei20@huawei.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260410024448.387231-1-zhangyuwei20@huawei.com
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
drivers/base/dd.c

index 5799a60fd058582b020237e41e359d0fa99d59ec..172a02a438a217347fd41b8979577a0201372433 100644 (file)
@@ -323,12 +323,10 @@ void deferred_probe_extend_timeout(void)
         * If the work hasn't been queued yet or if the work expired, don't
         * start a new one.
         */
-       if (cancel_delayed_work(&deferred_probe_timeout_work)) {
-               schedule_delayed_work(&deferred_probe_timeout_work,
-                               driver_deferred_probe_timeout * HZ);
+       if (mod_delayed_work(system_wq, &deferred_probe_timeout_work,
+                                                driver_deferred_probe_timeout))
                pr_debug("Extended deferred probe timeout by %d secs\n",
                                        driver_deferred_probe_timeout);
-       }
 }
 
 /**