[PATCH v2] media: uvcvideo: Fix deadlock if uvc_status_stop is called from async_ctrl.work

From: Sean Anderson

Date: Mon Mar 16 2026 - 12:03:47 EST


If a UVC camera has an asynchronous control, uvc_status_stop may be
called from async_ctrl.work:

uvc_ctrl_status_event_work()
uvc_ctrl_status_event()
uvc_ctrl_clear_handle()
uvc_pm_put()
uvc_status_put()
uvc_status_stop()
cancel_work_sync()

This will cause a deadlock, since cancel_work_sync will wait for
uvc_ctrl_status_event_work to complete before returning.

Fix this by returning early from uvc_status_stop if we are currently in
the work function. flush_status now remains false until uvc_status_start
is called again, ensuring that uvc_ctrl_status_event_work won't resubmit
the URB.

Fixes: a32d9c41bdb8 ("media: uvcvideo: Make power management granular")
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/6733bdfb-3e88-479f-8956-ab09c04c433e@xxxxxxxxx/
Signed-off-by: Sean Anderson <sean.anderson@xxxxxxxxx>
---

Changes in v2:
- Update comments with review feedback
- Use flush_work instead of cancel_work_sync since the work should never
be rescheduled.

drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_status.c | 27 ++++++++++++++++++---------
1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_status.c b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_status.c
index 231cfee8e7c2c..ea45b11642e59 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_status.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_status.c
@@ -316,6 +316,15 @@ static int uvc_status_start(struct uvc_device *dev, gfp_t flags)
if (!dev->int_urb)
return 0;

+ /*
+ * If the work called uvc_status_stop it may still be running. Wait for
+ * it to finish before we submit the urb.
+ */
+ flush_work(&dev->async_ctrl.work);
+
+ /* Clear the flush status if we were previously stopped. */
+ smp_store_release(&dev->flush_status, false);
+
return usb_submit_urb(dev->int_urb, flags);
}

@@ -336,6 +345,15 @@ static void uvc_status_stop(struct uvc_device *dev)
*/
smp_store_release(&dev->flush_status, true);

+ /*
+ * If we are called from the event work function, the URB is guaranteed
+ * to not be in flight as it has completed and has not been resubmitted.
+ * There's no need to cancel the work (which would deadlock), or to kill
+ * the URB.
+ */
+ if (current_work() == &w->work)
+ return;
+
/*
* Cancel any pending asynchronous work. If any status event was queued,
* process it synchronously.
@@ -354,15 +372,6 @@ static void uvc_status_stop(struct uvc_device *dev)
*/
if (cancel_work_sync(&w->work))
uvc_ctrl_status_event(w->chain, w->ctrl, w->data);
-
- /*
- * From this point, there are no events on the queue and the status URB
- * is dead. No events will be queued until uvc_status_start() is called.
- * The barrier is needed to make sure that flush_status is visible to
- * uvc_ctrl_status_event_work() when uvc_status_start() will be called
- * again.
- */
- smp_store_release(&dev->flush_status, false);
}

int uvc_status_resume(struct uvc_device *dev)
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