[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] net/axgbe: fix potential unreleased lock problem in axgbe_i2c_xfer

Chengfeng Ye cyeaa at connect.ust.hk
Thu Aug 26 20:55:59 CEST 2021


The lock pdata->i2c_mutex is not released if the function return in
these two patched branches, which may lead to deadlock problem if
this lock is acquired again.

Cc: cyeaa at connect.ust.hk
Bugzilla ID: 777

Signed-off-by: Chengfeng Ye <cyeaa at connect.ust.hk>
---
 drivers/net/axgbe/axgbe_i2c.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/axgbe/axgbe_i2c.c b/drivers/net/axgbe/axgbe_i2c.c
index ab3738a12e..a2798f484e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/axgbe/axgbe_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/net/axgbe/axgbe_i2c.c
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ static int axgbe_i2c_xfer(struct axgbe_port *pdata, struct axgbe_i2c_op *op)
 	ret = axgbe_i2c_disable(pdata);
 	if (ret) {
 		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "failed to disable i2c master\n");
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(&pdata->i2c_mutex);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -249,6 +250,7 @@ static int axgbe_i2c_xfer(struct axgbe_port *pdata, struct axgbe_i2c_op *op)
 	ret = axgbe_i2c_enable(pdata);
 	if (ret) {
 		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "failed to enable i2c master\n");
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(&pdata->i2c_mutex);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-- 
2.17.1



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