Description of problem: reading/writing latency_timer file created by ftdio_sio driver in sysfs produces NULL pointer dereferencing. The problem is that these lines: struct usb_serial_port *port = to_usb_serial_port(dev); struct ftdi_private *priv = usb_get_serial_port_data(port); in all sysfs attribute callbacks produce wrong pointer to usb_serial_port, because "struct device" pointer passed to device_create_file in "create_sysfs_attrs" doesn't points to "struct device" embedded in usb_serial_port. (In my case above "priv" pointer turns out to be NULL, but kernel could crash even earlier while dereferencing "port" pointer) Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): kernel-2.6.20-1.2933.fc6 How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. Connect device with FTDI chip 2. read above mentioned latency_timer file from sysfs 3. Actual results: Expected results: Additional info:
This causes my FTDI device not to work at all in F7T3 and F7T4. After plugging in the device I get Oops and a Call Trace, and the kernel never notices the device again.
Created attachment 153596 [details] call trace from dmesg output
This still applies on F7. Connecting the device causes the same crash as seen on T3 and T4, and also seems to bump load averages up to constant 2.00+.
(This is a mass-update to all current FC6 kernel bugs in NEW state) Hello, I'm reviewing this bug list as part of the kernel bug triage project, an attempt to isolate current bugs in the Fedora kernel. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/KernelBugTriage I am CC'ing myself to this bug, however this version of Fedora is no longer maintained. Please attempt to reproduce this bug with a current version of Fedora (presently Fedora 8). If the bug no longer exists, please close the bug or I'll do so in a few days if there is no further information lodged. Thanks for using Fedora!
Per the previous comment in this bug, I am closing it as INSUFFICIENT_DATA, since no information has been lodged for over 30 days. Please re-open this bug or file a new one if you can provide the requested data, and thanks for filing the original report!