System crashed at xhci_free_dev() when usb host died in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • System crashed when usb host dies with following logs.
<4>xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: Timeout while waiting for address device command
<3>xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: ERROR: unexpected command completion code 0x18.
<3>usb 4-11.1: device not accepting address 14, error -22
<3>hub 4-11:1.0: cannot disable port 1 (err = -110)
<4>xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: Timeout while waiting for a slot
<4>xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: Abort the command ring, but the xHCI is dead.
<3>hub 4-11:1.0: cannot reset port 1 (err = -19)
<3>hub 4-11:1.0: cannot disable port 1 (err = -19)
...
<1>BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000040
<1>IP: [<ffffffffa004a923>] xhci_free_dev+0x63/0x170 [xhci_hcd]
<4>PGD 40509dd067 PUD 4050eaa067 PMD 0
<4>Oops: 0002 [#1] SMP
<4>Pid: 111, comm: khubd Tainted: G           ---------------  T 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 #1 HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9/ProLiant DL380 Gen9
<4>RIP: 0010:[<ffffffffa004a923>]  [<ffffffffa004a923>] xhci_free_dev+0x63/0x170 [xhci_hcd]

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • kernel-2.6.32-431.x or prior version of kernel.

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