linux/drivers/scsi/device_handler
Moger, Babu a18a920c70 [SCSI] scsi_dh: check queuedata pointer before proceeding further
This patch validates sdev pointer in scsi_dh_activate before proceeding further.

Without this check we might see the panic as below. I have seen this
panic multiple times..

Call trace:

 #0 [ffff88007d647b50] machine_kexec at ffffffff81020902
 #1 [ffff88007d647ba0] crash_kexec at ffffffff810875b0
 #2 [ffff88007d647c70] oops_end at ffffffff8139c650
 #3 [ffff88007d647c90] __bad_area_nosemaphore at ffffffff8102dd15
 #4 [ffff88007d647d50] page_fault at ffffffff8139b8cf
    [exception RIP: scsi_dh_activate+0x82]
    RIP: ffffffffa0041922  RSP: ffff88007d647e00  RFLAGS: 00010046
    RAX: 0000000000000000  RBX: 0000000000000000  RCX: 00000000000093c5
    RDX: 00000000000093c5  RSI: ffffffffa02e6640  RDI: ffff88007cc88988
    RBP: 000000000000000f   R8: ffff88007d646000   R9: 0000000000000000
    R10: ffff880082293790  R11: 00000000ffffffff  R12: ffff88007cc88988
    R13: 0000000000000000  R14: 0000000000000286  R15: ffff880037b845e0
    ORIG_RAX: ffffffffffffffff  CS: 0010  SS: 0000
 #5 [ffff88007d647e38] run_workqueue at ffffffff81060268
 #6 [ffff88007d647e78] worker_thread at ffffffff81060386
 #7 [ffff88007d647ee8] kthread at ffffffff81064436
 #8 [ffff88007d647f48] kernel_thread at ffffffff81003fba

Signed-off-by: Babu Moger <babu.moger@netapp.com>
Cc: stable@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: James Bottomley <JBottomley@Parallels.com>
2011-10-31 13:10:36 +04:00
..
Kconfig [SCSI] scsi_dh: add generic SPC-3 alua handler 2008-07-26 15:14:52 -04:00
Makefile [SCSI] scsi_dh: add generic SPC-3 alua handler 2008-07-26 15:14:52 -04:00
scsi_dh_alua.c [SCSI] scsi_dh_alua: Add one more check-condition for alua handler 2011-10-16 10:57:27 -05:00
scsi_dh_emc.c [SCSI] scsi_dh: cosmetic change to sizeof() 2011-02-12 14:13:34 -06:00
scsi_dh_hp_sw.c [SCSI] scsi_dh: cosmetic change to sizeof() 2011-02-12 14:13:34 -06:00
scsi_dh_rdac.c [SCSI] scsi_dh_rdac: Adding NetApp as a brand name for rdac 2011-09-22 15:26:43 +04:00
scsi_dh.c [SCSI] scsi_dh: check queuedata pointer before proceeding further 2011-10-31 13:10:36 +04:00