commit 99d7ab8db9d8230b243f5ed20ba0229e54cc0dfa upstream.
The existing memstick core patch: commit 62c59a8786 ("memstick: Skip
allocating card when removing host") sets host->removing in
memstick_remove_host(),but still exists a critical time window where
memstick_check can run after host->eject is set but before removing is set.
In the rtsx_usb_ms driver, the problematic sequence is:
rtsx_usb_ms_drv_remove: memstick_check:
host->eject = true
cancel_work_sync(handle_req) if(!host->removing)
... memstick_alloc_card()
memstick_set_rw_addr()
memstick_new_req()
rtsx_usb_ms_request()
if(!host->eject)
skip schedule_work
wait_for_completion()
memstick_remove_host: [blocks indefinitely]
host->removing = true
flush_workqueue()
[block]
1. rtsx_usb_ms_drv_remove sets host->eject = true
2. cancel_work_sync(&host->handle_req) runs
3. memstick_check work may be executed here <-- danger window
4. memstick_remove_host sets removing = 1
During this window (step 3), memstick_check calls memstick_alloc_card,
which may indefinitely waiting for mrq_complete completion that will
never occur because rtsx_usb_ms_request sees eject=true and skips
scheduling work, memstick_set_rw_addr waits forever for completion.
This causes a deadlock when memstick_remove_host tries to flush_workqueue,
waiting for memstick_check to complete, while memstick_check is blocked
waiting for mrq_complete completion.
Fix this by setting removing=true at the start of rtsx_usb_ms_drv_remove,
before any work cancellation. This ensures memstick_check will see the
removing flag immediately and exit early, avoiding the deadlock.
Fixes: 62c59a8786 ("memstick: Skip allocating card when removing host")
Signed-off-by: Jiayi Li <lijiayi@kylinos.cn>
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250804013604.1311218-1-lijiayi@kylinos.cn
Signed-off-by: Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@linaro.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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