Patch "x86/irq: Validate that irq descriptor is still active" has been added to the 4.4-stable tree

This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled

x86/irq: Validate that irq descriptor is still active

to the 4.4-stable tree which can be found at:
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git;a=summary

The filename of the patch is:
x86-irq-validate-that-irq-descriptor-is-still-active.patch
and it can be found in the queue-4.4 subdirectory.

If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree, please let <[email protected]> know about it.

From: Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2015 16:30:45 +0000
Subject: x86/irq: Validate that irq descriptor is still active

From: Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]>

commit 36f34c8c63da3e272fd66f91089228c22d2b6e8b upstream.

In fixup_irqs() we unconditionally dereference the irq chip of an irq descriptor. The descriptor might still be valid, but already cleaned up, i.e. the chip removed. Add a check for this condition.

index f8062aaf5df9..c0b58dd1ca04 100644
@@ -470,6 +470,15 @@ void fixup_irqs(void)
 		}
 
 		chip = irq_data_get_irq_chip(data);
+		/*
+		 * The interrupt descriptor might have been cleaned up
+		 * already, but it is not yet removed from the radix tree
+		 */
+		if (!chip) {
+			raw_spin_unlock(&desc->lock);
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		if (!irqd_can_move_in_process_context(data) && chip->irq_mask)
 			chip->irq_mask(data);
 

Patches currently in stable-queue which might be from [email protected] are

queue-4.4/x86-irq-validate-that-irq-descriptor-is-still-active.patch queue-4.4/x86-irq-remove-outgoing-cpu-from-vector-cleanup-mask.patch queue-4.4/x86-irq-get-rid-of-code-duplication.patch queue-4.4/x86-entry-compat-add-missing-clac-to-entry_int80_32.patch queue-4.4/tick-nohz-set-the-correct-expiry-when-switching-to-nohz-lowres-mode.patch queue-4.4/irqchip-mxs-add-missing-set_handle_irq.patch queue-4.4/genirq-validate-action-before-dereferencing-it-in-handle_irq_event_percpu.patch queue-4.4/x86-irq-remove-offline-cpus-from-vector-cleanup.patch queue-4.4/posix-clock-fix-return-code-on-the-poll-method-s-error-path.patch queue-4.4/x86-irq-reorganize-the-return-path-in-assign_irq_vector.patch queue-4.4/cputime-prevent-32bit-overflow-in-time_to_cputime.patch queue-4.4/x86-irq-copy-vectormask-instead-of-an-and-operation.patch queue-4.4/x86-irq-call-irq_force_move_complete-with-irq-descriptor.patch queue-4.4/x86-irq-call-chip-irq_set_affinity-in-proper-context.patch queue-4.4/x86-irq-plug-vector-cleanup-race.patch queue-4.4/x86-irq-do-not-use-apic_chip_data.old_domain-as-temporary-buffer.patch queue-4.4/clockevents-tcb_clksrc-prevent-disabling-an-already-disabled-clock.patch queue-4.4/x86-irq-reorganize-the-search-in-assign_irq_vector.patch queue-4.4/x86-irq-remove-the-cpumask-allocation-from-send_cleanup_vector.patch queue-4.4/x86-irq-fix-a-race-in-x86_vector_free_irqs.patch queue-4.4/x86-irq-check-vector-allocation-early.patch queue-4.4/irqchip-omap-intc-add-support-for-spurious-irq-handling.patch queue-4.4/x86-irq-clear-move_in_progress-before-sending-cleanup-ipi.patch queue-4.4/x86-mpx-fix-off-by-one-comparison-with-nr_registers.patch queue-4.4/irqchip-atmel-aic-fix-wrong-bit-operation-for-irq-priority.patch queue-4.4/revert-workqueue-make-sure-delayed-work-run-in-local-cpu.patch