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FAILED: patch "[PATCH] can: bcm: fix stale rx/tx ops after device removal" failed to apply to 6.18-stable tree

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The patch below does not apply to the 6.18-stable tree.
If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit id to <[email protected]>.

To reproduce the conflict and resubmit, you may use the following commands:

git fetch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/ linux-6.18.y
git checkout FETCH_HEAD
git cherry-pick -x 3b762c0d950383ab7a002686c9136b9aa55d2d70
# <resolve conflicts, build, test, etc.>
git commit -s
git send-email --to '<[email protected]>' --in-reply-to '2026072007-pasted-pod-f892@gregkh' --subject-prefix 'PATCH 6.18.y' 'HEAD^..'

Possible dependencies:

thanks,

greg k-h

------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------

From 3b762c0d950383ab7a002686c9136b9aa55d2d70 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Oliver Hartkopp <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:55:31 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] can: bcm: fix stale rx/tx ops after device removal

RX: an RX_SETUP update(!) for an existing op skipped can_rx_register() unconditionally, even when a concurrent NETDEV_UNREGISTER had already torn down its registration (op->rx_reg_dev == NULL). This silently did not re-enable frame delivery for that updated filter. bcm_rx_setup() now re-registers in that case, while leaving rx_ops with ifindex = 0 (all CAN devices) which never carry a tracked rx_reg_dev registered as-is.

TX: bcm_notify() only handled bo->rx_ops on NETDEV_UNREGISTER, leaving tx_ops with an active cyclic transmission re-arming its hrtimer indefinitely to execute bcm_tx_timeout_handler(). Cancelling the hrtimer prevents the runaway timer and any injection into a later reused ifindex, since nothing else calls bcm_can_tx() for the op until an explicit TX_SETUP update re-arms it.

Unlike bcm_rx_unreg(), which clears the tracked rx_reg_dev for rx_ops, the ifindex is intentionally left unchanged for tx_ops. bcm_tx_setup() always rejects ifindex 0, so clearing it would strand the op: neither a later TX_SETUP (bcm_find_op()) nor TX_DELETE (bcm_delete_tx_op()) could ever find it again, since both require an exact ifindex match.

net/can/bcm.c +44 -10
index 25842061800b..a53dba6ab8b8 100644
@@ -1287,6 +1287,7 @@ static int bcm_rx_setup(struct bcm_msg_head *msg_head, struct msghdr *msg,
 	struct bcm_sock *bo = bcm_sk(sk);
 	struct bcm_op *op;
 	int do_rx_register;
+	int new_op = 0;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	if ((msg_head->flags & RX_FILTER_ID) || (!(msg_head->nframes))) {
@@ -1371,8 +1372,15 @@ static int bcm_rx_setup(struct bcm_msg_head *msg_head, struct msghdr *msg,
 		/* free temporary frames / kfree(NULL) is safe */
 		kfree(new_frames);
 
-		/* Only an update -> do not call can_rx_register() */
-		do_rx_register = 0;
+		/* Don't register a new CAN filter for the rx_op update unless
+		 * a concurrent NETDEV_UNREGISTER notifier already tore down
+		 * the previous registration. In this case the receiver needs
+		 * to be re-registered here so that this update doesn't
+		 * silently stop delivering frames for the given ifindex.
+		 * Ops with ifindex = 0 (all CAN interfaces) never carry a
+		 * tracked rx_reg_dev and stay registered as-is.
+		 */
+		do_rx_register = (ifindex && !op->rx_reg_dev) ? 1 : 0;
 
 	} else {
 		/* insert new BCM operation for the given can_id */
@@ -1439,6 +1447,7 @@ static int bcm_rx_setup(struct bcm_msg_head *msg_head, struct msghdr *msg,
 
 		/* call can_rx_register() */
 		do_rx_register = 1;
+		new_op = 1;
 
 	} /* if ((op = bcm_find_op(&bo->rx_ops, msg_head->can_id, ifindex))) */
 
@@ -1452,7 +1461,7 @@ static int bcm_rx_setup(struct bcm_msg_head *msg_head, struct msghdr *msg,
 		if (op->flags & SETTIMER) {
 
 			/* set timers (locked) for newly created op */
-			if (do_rx_register) {
+			if (new_op) {
 				spin_lock_bh(&op->bcm_rx_update_lock);
 				op->ival1 = msg_head->ival1;
 				op->ival2 = msg_head->ival2;
@@ -1482,7 +1491,10 @@ static int bcm_rx_setup(struct bcm_msg_head *msg_head, struct msghdr *msg,
 				      HRTIMER_MODE_REL_SOFT);
 	}
 
-	/* now we can register for can_ids, if we added a new bcm_op */
+	/* now we can register for can_ids, if we added a new bcm_op
+	 * or need to re-register after a NETDEV_UNREGISTER tore down
+	 * the previous registration of an existing op
+	 */
 	if (do_rx_register) {
 		if (ifindex) {
 			struct net_device *dev;
@@ -1514,18 +1526,32 @@ static int bcm_rx_setup(struct bcm_msg_head *msg_head, struct msghdr *msg,
 				err = -ENODEV;
 			}
 
-		} else
+		} else {
 			err = can_rx_register(sock_net(sk), NULL, op->can_id,
 					      REGMASK(op->can_id),
 					      bcm_rx_handler, op, "bcm", sk);
+		}
+
 		if (err) {
-			/* this bcm rx op is broken -> remove it */
-			bcm_remove_op(op);
+			/* newly created bcm rx op is broken -> remove it */
+			if (new_op) {
+				bcm_remove_op(op);
+				return err;
+			}
+
+			/* an existing op just stays unregistered.
+			 * Cancel op->timer and (defensively) op->thrtimer.
+			 * Other settings can't be reached until the next
+			 * successful RX_SETUP.
+			 */
+			hrtimer_cancel(&op->timer);
+			hrtimer_cancel(&op->thrtimer);
 			return err;
 		}
 
-		/* add this bcm_op to the list of the rx_ops */
-		list_add_rcu(&op->list, &bo->rx_ops);
+		/* add a new bcm_op to the list of the rx_ops */
+		if (new_op)
+			list_add_rcu(&op->list, &bo->rx_ops);
 	}
 
 	return msg_head->nframes * op->cfsiz + MHSIZ;
@@ -1745,11 +1771,19 @@ static void bcm_notify(struct bcm_sock *bo, unsigned long msg,
 	case NETDEV_UNREGISTER:
 		lock_sock(sk);
 
-		/* remove device specific receive entries */
+		/* rx_ops: remove device specific receive entries */
 		list_for_each_entry(op, &bo->rx_ops, list)
 			if (op->rx_reg_dev == dev)
 				bcm_rx_unreg(dev, op);
 
+		/* tx_ops: stop device specific cyclic transmissions on the
+		 * vanishing ifindex. Cancelling the timer is enough to stop
+		 * cyclic bcm_can_tx() calls as there is no re-arming.
+		 */
+		list_for_each_entry(op, &bo->tx_ops, list)
+			if (op->ifindex == dev->ifindex)
+				hrtimer_cancel(&op->timer);
+
 		/* remove device reference, if this is our bound device */
 		if (bo->bound && bo->ifindex == dev->ifindex) {
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PROC_FS)
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PATCH 6/8 can: bcm: fix stale rx/tx ops after device removal

commit 3b762c0d950383ab7a002686c9136b9aa55d2d70 upstream.

RX: an RX_SETUP update(!) for an existing op skipped can_rx_register() unconditionally, even when a concurrent NETDEV_UNREGISTER had already torn down its registration (op->rx_reg_dev == NULL). This silently did not re-enable frame delivery for that updated filter. bcm_rx_setup() now re-registers in that case, while leaving rx_ops with ifindex = 0 (all CAN devices) which never carry a tracked rx_reg_dev registered as-is.

TX: bcm_notify() only handled bo->rx_ops on NETDEV_UNREGISTER, leaving tx_ops with an active cyclic transmission re-arming its hrtimer indefinitely to execute bcm_tx_timeout_handler(). Cancelling the hrtimer prevents the runaway timer and any injection into a later reused ifindex, since nothing else calls bcm_can_tx() for the op until an explicit TX_SETUP update re-arms it.

Unlike bcm_rx_unreg(), which clears the tracked rx_reg_dev for rx_ops, the ifindex is intentionally left unchanged for tx_ops. bcm_tx_setup() always rejects ifindex 0, so clearing it would strand the op: neither a later TX_SETUP (bcm_find_op()) nor TX_DELETE (bcm_delete_tx_op()) could ever find it again, since both require an exact ifindex match.

---
 net/can/bcm.c | 54 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
net/can/bcm.c +44 -10
index adc176f..bb67e7b 100644
@@ -1281,6 +1281,7 @@ static int bcm_rx_setup(struct bcm_msg_head *msg_head, struct msghdr *msg,
 	struct bcm_sock *bo = bcm_sk(sk);
 	struct bcm_op *op;
 	int do_rx_register;
+	int new_op = 0;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	if ((msg_head->flags & RX_FILTER_ID) || (!(msg_head->nframes))) {
@@ -1365,8 +1366,15 @@ static int bcm_rx_setup(struct bcm_msg_head *msg_head, struct msghdr *msg,
 		/* free temporary frames / kfree(NULL) is safe */
 		kfree(new_frames);
 
-		/* Only an update -> do not call can_rx_register() */
-		do_rx_register = 0;
+		/* Don't register a new CAN filter for the rx_op update unless
+		 * a concurrent NETDEV_UNREGISTER notifier already tore down
+		 * the previous registration. In this case the receiver needs
+		 * to be re-registered here so that this update doesn't
+		 * silently stop delivering frames for the given ifindex.
+		 * Ops with ifindex = 0 (all CAN interfaces) never carry a
+		 * tracked rx_reg_dev and stay registered as-is.
+		 */
+		do_rx_register = (ifindex && !op->rx_reg_dev) ? 1 : 0;
 
 	} else {
 		/* insert new BCM operation for the given can_id */
@@ -1433,6 +1441,7 @@ static int bcm_rx_setup(struct bcm_msg_head *msg_head, struct msghdr *msg,
 
 		/* call can_rx_register() */
 		do_rx_register = 1;
+		new_op = 1;
 
 	} /* if ((op = bcm_find_op(&bo->rx_ops, msg_head->can_id, ifindex))) */
 
@@ -1446,7 +1455,7 @@ static int bcm_rx_setup(struct bcm_msg_head *msg_head, struct msghdr *msg,
 		if (op->flags & SETTIMER) {
 
 			/* set timers (locked) for newly created op */
-			if (do_rx_register) {
+			if (new_op) {
 				spin_lock_bh(&op->bcm_rx_update_lock);
 				op->ival1 = msg_head->ival1;
 				op->ival2 = msg_head->ival2;
@@ -1476,7 +1485,10 @@ static int bcm_rx_setup(struct bcm_msg_head *msg_head, struct msghdr *msg,
 				      HRTIMER_MODE_REL_SOFT);
 	}
 
-	/* now we can register for can_ids, if we added a new bcm_op */
+	/* now we can register for can_ids, if we added a new bcm_op
+	 * or need to re-register after a NETDEV_UNREGISTER tore down
+	 * the previous registration of an existing op
+	 */
 	if (do_rx_register) {
 		if (ifindex) {
 			struct net_device *dev;
@@ -1506,18 +1518,32 @@ static int bcm_rx_setup(struct bcm_msg_head *msg_head, struct msghdr *msg,
 				err = -ENODEV;
 			}
 
-		} else
+		} else {
 			err = can_rx_register(sock_net(sk), NULL, op->can_id,
 					      REGMASK(op->can_id),
 					      bcm_rx_handler, op, "bcm", sk);
+		}
+
 		if (err) {
-			/* this bcm rx op is broken -> remove it */
-			bcm_remove_op(op);
+			/* newly created bcm rx op is broken -> remove it */
+			if (new_op) {
+				bcm_remove_op(op);
+				return err;
+			}
+
+			/* an existing op just stays unregistered.
+			 * Cancel op->timer and (defensively) op->thrtimer.
+			 * Other settings can't be reached until the next
+			 * successful RX_SETUP.
+			 */
+			hrtimer_cancel(&op->timer);
+			hrtimer_cancel(&op->thrtimer);
 			return err;
 		}
 
-		/* add this bcm_op to the list of the rx_ops */
-		list_add_rcu(&op->list, &bo->rx_ops);
+		/* add a new bcm_op to the list of the rx_ops */
+		if (new_op)
+			list_add_rcu(&op->list, &bo->rx_ops);
 	}
 
 	return msg_head->nframes * op->cfsiz + MHSIZ;
@@ -1733,11 +1759,19 @@ static void bcm_notify(struct bcm_sock *bo, unsigned long msg,
 	case NETDEV_UNREGISTER:
 		lock_sock(sk);
 
-		/* remove device specific receive entries */
+		/* rx_ops: remove device specific receive entries */
 		list_for_each_entry(op, &bo->rx_ops, list)
 			if (op->rx_reg_dev == dev)
 				bcm_rx_unreg(dev, op);
 
+		/* tx_ops: stop device specific cyclic transmissions on the
+		 * vanishing ifindex. Cancelling the timer is enough to stop
+		 * cyclic bcm_can_tx() calls as there is no re-arming.
+		 */
+		list_for_each_entry(op, &bo->tx_ops, list)
+			if (op->ifindex == dev->ifindex)
+				hrtimer_cancel(&op->timer);
+
 		/* remove device reference, if this is our bound device */
 		if (bo->bound && bo->ifindex == dev->ifindex) {
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PROC_FS)
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