From a9df21e34b422f79d9a9fa5c3eff8c2a53491be6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Adam Wallis Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2017 08:53:30 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] dmaengine: dmatest: warn user when dma test times out Commit adfa543e7314 ("dmatest: don't use set_freezable_with_signal()") introduced a bug (that is in fact documented by the patch commit text) that leaves behind a dangling pointer. Since the done_wait structure is allocated on the stack, future invocations to the DMATEST can produce undesirable results (e.g., corrupted spinlocks). Ideally, this would be cleaned up in the thread handler, but at the very least, the kernel is left in a very precarious scenario that can lead to some long debug sessions when the crash comes later. Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=197605 Signed-off-by: Adam Wallis Signed-off-by: Vinod Koul --- drivers/dma/dmatest.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/drivers/dma/dmatest.c b/drivers/dma/dmatest.c index 34ff53290b03..47edc7fbf91f 100644 --- a/drivers/dma/dmatest.c +++ b/drivers/dma/dmatest.c @@ -702,6 +702,7 @@ static int dmatest_func(void *data) * free it this time?" dancing. For now, just * leave it dangling. */ + WARN(1, "dmatest: Kernel stack may be corrupted!!\n"); dmaengine_unmap_put(um); result("test timed out", total_tests, src_off, dst_off, len, 0);