FAILED: patch "[PATCH] cpufreq: governor: Avoid accessing invalid governor_data" failed to apply to 4.9-stable tree

The patch below does not apply to the 4.9-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]>.

thanks,

greg k-h

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

From: Henry Willard <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2018 17:01:02 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] cpufreq: governor: Avoid accessing invalid governor_data

If cppc_cpufreq.ko is deleted at the same time that tuned-adm is changing profiles, there is a small chance that a race can occur between cpufreq_dbs_governor_exit() and cpufreq_dbs_governor_limits() resulting in a system failure when the latter tries to use policy->governor_data that has been freed by the former.

This patch uses gov_dbs_data_mutex to synchronize access.

index 1d50e97d49f1..6d53f7d9fc7a 100644
@@ -555,12 +555,20 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_dbs_governor_stop);
 
 void cpufreq_dbs_governor_limits(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
-	struct policy_dbs_info *policy_dbs = policy->governor_data;
+	struct policy_dbs_info *policy_dbs;
+
+	/* Protect gov->gdbs_data against cpufreq_dbs_governor_exit() */
+	mutex_lock(&gov_dbs_data_mutex);
+	policy_dbs = policy->governor_data;
+	if (!policy_dbs)
+		goto out;
 
 	mutex_lock(&policy_dbs->update_mutex);
 	cpufreq_policy_apply_limits(policy);
 	gov_update_sample_delay(policy_dbs, 0);
-
 	mutex_unlock(&policy_dbs->update_mutex);
+
+out:
+	mutex_unlock(&gov_dbs_data_mutex);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_dbs_governor_limits);