[PATCH v2] dmaengine: idxd: fix deadlock and double free in idxd_cdev_open()

From: Yuho Choi

Date: Fri May 15 2026 - 10:40:33 EST


The failed_dev_add and failed_dev_name error paths in idxd_cdev_open()
drop the file-device reference while still holding wq->wq_lock. If this
is the last reference, put_device(fdev) runs idxd_file_dev_release(),
which takes wq->wq_lock again and deadlocks.

Those error paths also fall through into the later ctx cleanup labels
after idxd_file_dev_release() has already freed ctx. This can make
idxd_xa_pasid_remove(ctx) operate on freed memory and can later free ctx
again at the failed label.

Use scoped put_device() cleanup for fdev and return from the fdev setup
failure path after unlocking wq->wq_lock. Take the WQ reference before
fdev can be released so idxd_file_dev_release() always balances a
matching idxd_wq_get().

Fixes: e6fd6d7e5f0fe ("dmaengine: idxd: add a device to represent the file opened")
Signed-off-by: Yuho Choi <dbgh9129@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v2:
- Use __free(put_device) for the file-device reference.
- Take the WQ reference before fdev can be released so the release
callback's idxd_wq_put() has a matching idxd_wq_get().

drivers/dma/idxd/cdev.c | 8 +++++---
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/dma/idxd/cdev.c b/drivers/dma/idxd/cdev.c
index 0366c7cf3502..18ff29118d12 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/idxd/cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/idxd/cdev.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ static int idxd_cdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
struct idxd_user_context *ctx;
struct idxd_device *idxd;
struct idxd_wq *wq;
- struct device *dev, *fdev;
+ struct device *dev, *fdev __free(put_device) = NULL;
int rc = 0;
struct iommu_sva *sva = NULL;
unsigned int pasid;
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ static int idxd_cdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
fdev->bus = &dsa_bus_type;
fdev->type = &idxd_cdev_file_type;

+ idxd_wq_get(wq);
rc = dev_set_name(fdev, "file%d", ctx->id);
if (rc < 0) {
dev_warn(dev, "set name failure\n");
@@ -301,13 +302,14 @@ static int idxd_cdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
goto failed_dev_add;
}

- idxd_wq_get(wq);
+ fdev = NULL;
mutex_unlock(&wq->wq_lock);
return 0;

failed_dev_add:
failed_dev_name:
- put_device(fdev);
+ mutex_unlock(&wq->wq_lock);
+ return rc;
failed_ida:
failed_set_pasid:
if (device_user_pasid_enabled(idxd))
--
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