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It first takes\ntriggers_list_lock and then RTNL. A classical AB-BA deadlock.\n\nphy_led_triggers_registers() does not require the RTNL, it does not\nmake any calls into the network stack which require protection. There\nis also no requirement the PHY has been attached to a MAC, the\ntriggers only make use of phydev state. This allows the call to\nphy_led_triggers_registers() to be placed elsewhere. PHY probe() and\nrelease() don't hold RTNL, so solving the AB-BA deadlock.", "affected": [ { "vendor": "Linux", "product": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "versions": [ { "version": "06f502f57d0d7728f9fa0f157ec5e4111ddb98f6", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git", "lessThan": "2b01518eabace18f7ec8b4cafd52082303080dca" }, { "version": "06f502f57d0d7728f9fa0f157ec5e4111ddb98f6", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git", "lessThan": "305afdd02ff3e694c165457793104710ec0728e5" }, { "version": "06f502f57d0d7728f9fa0f157ec5e4111ddb98f6", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git", "lessThan": "c6ffc2d2338d325e1edd0c702e3ee623aa5fdc6a" }, { "version": "06f502f57d0d7728f9fa0f157ec5e4111ddb98f6", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git", "lessThan": "c33523b8fd2d4c504ada18cd93f511f2a8f84217" }, { "version": "06f502f57d0d7728f9fa0f157ec5e4111ddb98f6", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git", "lessThan": "241cd64cf2e32b28ead151b1795cd8fef2b6e482" }, { "version": "06f502f57d0d7728f9fa0f157ec5e4111ddb98f6", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git", "lessThan": "2764dcb3c35de4410f642afc62cf979727470575" }, { "version": "06f502f57d0d7728f9fa0f157ec5e4111ddb98f6", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git", "lessThan": "cde2d0b5ab5d03b5b6f17d4f654d8b30ccf36757" }, { "version": "06f502f57d0d7728f9fa0f157ec5e4111ddb98f6", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git", "lessThan": "c8dbdc6e380e7e96a51706db3e4b7870d8a9402d" } ] }, { "vendor": "Linux", "product": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "versions": [ { "version": "4.16", "status": "affected" }, { "version": "0", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver", "lessThan": "4.16" }, { "version": "5.10.253", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "5.10.*" }, { "version": "5.15.203", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*" }, { "version": "6.1.167", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*" }, { "version": "6.6.130", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*" }, { "version": "6.12.78", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*" }, { "version": "6.18.17", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*" }, { "version": "6.19.7", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.19.*" }, { "version": "7.0", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix", "lessThanOrEqual": "*" } ] } ] } } }