The previous build_with_updated_interfaces_of_linux_v4.8_and_above.patch does not alloc struct ahash_request before using it. This will cause the kernel call trace below when calling gen_scsiid on kernel 4.8 or later version. This patch normalizes the calling of ahash API according to the example in kernel doc Documentation/crypto/api-intro.txt. BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000020 IP: [] volume_add+0x625/0x7f0 [iscsi_trgt] PGD dd77067 PUD dd7c067 PMD 0 Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP Modules linked in: iscsi_trgt(O) CPU: 0 PID: 350 Comm: ietd Tainted: G O 4.8.12-yocto-standard #1 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.9.3-0-ge2fc41e-prebuilt.qemu-project.org 04/01/2014 task: ffff88000dfe2c00 task.stack: ffff88000de88000 RIP: 0010:[] [] volume_add+0x625/0x7f0 [iscsi_trgt] RSP: 0018:ffff88000de8bd90 EFLAGS: 00000206 RAX: 000000000000ddfa RBX: ffff88000ddd1d78 RCX: ffffea0000000000 RDX: 0000000000000600 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff88000ddd1c14 RBP: ffff88000de8be38 R08: ffff88000de44180 R09: ffff88000de8bdd0 R10: 000000000000002c R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff88000ddfa600 R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: ffff88000de92200 FS: 00007f767548b700(0000) GS:ffff88000fc00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000000000000020 CR3: 000000000dd2d000 CR4: 00000000000006f0 Stack: ffff88000de8bdd0 ffff88000dc1b3d0 ffff88000ddfa650 ffff88000ddfa660 ffff88000df8f000 ffff88000ddd1c00 ffff88000de44180 0000000000000000 ffffea0000377440 0000000f00000c14 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 Call Trace: [] ioctl+0x217/0x390 [iscsi_trgt] [] do_vfs_ioctl+0x94/0x5c0 [] ? vfs_read+0xf3/0x120 [] SyS_ioctl+0x79/0x90 [] entry_SYSCALL_64_fastpath+0x13/0x8f Code: 4c 01 e0 0f 82 a2 01 00 00 48 b9 00 00 00 80 ff 77 00 00 48 01 c8 45 31 f6 48 b9 00 00 00 00 00 ea ff ff 89 54 24 68 48 c1 e8 0c <49> 8b 56 20 4c 89 44 24 20 4c 89 f7 48 c1 e0 06 c7 44 24 6c 04 RIP [] volume_add+0x625/0x7f0 [iscsi_trgt] RSP CR2: 0000000000000020 end trace cd2016297df21635 ] ietd_response_recv 200 0 -5 Input/output error. Upstream-Status: Pending [This patch is based on the previous one which has not been merged upstream.] Signed-off-by: Zhe He --- iscsitarget-1.4.20.3+svn502_orig/kernel/volume.c 2017-01-18 08:57:56.752187402 +0800 +++ iscsitarget-1.4.20.3+svn502/kernel/volume.c 2017-01-18 09:02:44.164195234 +0800 @@ -93,13 +93,14 @@ static void gen_scsiid(struct iet_volume #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 8, 0) tfm = crypto_alloc_ahash("md5", 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC); + hash = ahash_request_alloc(tfm, GFP_ATOMIC); #else hash.tfm = crypto_alloc_hash("md5", 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC); hash.flags = 0; #endif #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 8, 0) - if (!IS_ERR(tfm)) { + if (tfm && !IS_ERR(tfm)) { #else if (!IS_ERR(hash.tfm)) { #endif @@ -116,10 +117,13 @@ static void gen_scsiid(struct iet_volume nbytes += sizeof(volume->lun); #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 8, 0) - crypto_ahash_init(hash); + ahash_request_set_callback(hash, 0, NULL, NULL); ahash_request_set_crypt(hash, sg, volume->scsi_id, nbytes); - crypto_ahash_update(hash); crypto_ahash_digest(hash); + crypto_ahash_init(hash); + crypto_ahash_update(hash); + crypto_ahash_final(hash); + ahash_request_free(hash); crypto_free_ahash(tfm); #else crypto_hash_init(&hash);