commit f6c7bc4a68 upstream.
This reverts commit ffd603f214.
Commit ffd603f214 ("usb: gadget: u_serial: Add null pointer check in
gs_start_io") adds null pointer checks at the beginning of the
gs_start_io() function to prevent a null pointer dereference. However,
these checks are redundant because the function's comment already
requires callers to hold the port_lock and ensure port.tty and port_usb
are not null. All existing callers already follow these rules.
The true cause of the null pointer dereference is a race condition. When
gs_start_io() calls either gs_start_rx() or gs_start_tx(), the port_lock
is temporarily released for usb_ep_queue(). This allows port.tty and
port_usb to be cleared.
Fixes: ffd603f214 ("usb: gadget: u_serial: Add null pointer check in gs_start_io")
Cc: stable <stable@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Kuen-Han Tsai <khtsai@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Prashanth K <prashanth.k@oss.qualcomm.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250617050844.1848232-1-khtsai@google.com
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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