Re: [PATCH] usb: typec: thunderbolt: cancel work on driver removal

On Thu, Aug 06, 2026 at 02:07:12PM +0800, Hongyan Xu wrote:
> The probe and alternate mode callbacks can schedule tbt->work. The remove
> callback drops the cable and plug references without canceling that work,
> and the devres core then frees tbt. A pending or running work item can
> therefore dereference both released objects and the freed tbt allocation.
> 
> Cancel the work synchronously before dropping the referenced Type-C
> objects.
> 
> Fixes: 100e25738659 ("usb: typec: Add driver for Thunderbolt 3 Alternate Mode")
> Cc: [email protected]
> Signed-off-by: Hongyan Xu <[email protected]>
> ---
>  drivers/usb/typec/altmodes/thunderbolt.c | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/altmodes/thunderbolt.c b/drivers/usb/typec/altmodes/thunderbolt.c
> index 32250b94262a..57c8dff0c51f 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/typec/altmodes/thunderbolt.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/typec/altmodes/thunderbolt.c
> @@ -303,6 +303,8 @@ static void tbt_altmode_remove(struct typec_altmode *alt)
>  {
>  	struct tbt_altmode *tbt = typec_altmode_get_drvdata(alt);
>  
> +	cancel_work_sync(&tbt->work);

There's already a fix for this one:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-usb/[email protected]/

thanks,

-- 
heikki