linux-kernel - Re: Bug: fio traps into kernel without exiting because futex has a deadloop

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Date:	Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:05:31 +0800
From:	"Zhang, Yanmin" <yanmin_zhang@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Darren Hart <dvhltc@...ibm.com>
Cc:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: Bug: fio traps into kernel without exiting because futex has a
	deadloop

On Wed, 2009-06-10 at 22:58 -0700, Darren Hart wrote:
> Zhang, Yanmin wrote:
> 
> Hi Zhang,
> 
> > I investigate a fio hang issue. When I run fio multi-process
> > testing on many disks, fio traps into kernel and doesn't exit
> > (mostly hit once after runing sub test cases for hundreds of times).
> > 
> > Oprofile data shows kernel consumes time with some futex functions.
> > Command kill couldn't kill the process and machine reboot also hangs.
> > 
> > Eventually, I locate the root cause as a bug of futex. Kernel enters
> > a deadloop between 'retry' and 'goto retry' in function futex_wake_op.
> > By unknown reason (might be an issue of fio or glibc), parameter uaddr2
> > points to an area which is READONLY. So futex_atomic_op_inuser returns
> > -EFAULT when trying to changing the data at uaddr2, but later get_user
> > still succeeds becasue the area is READONLY. Then go back to retry.
> > 
> > I create a simple test case to trigger it, which just shmat an READONLY
> > area for address uaddr2.
> > 
> > It could be used as a DOS attack.
> 
> Nice work on the diagnosis.  I recall discussing something like this a 
> couple weeks back.  I thought this was fixed with a patch to ensure the 
> pages were writable.  Cc'ing Thomas G. to confirm.  

> I didn't see a 
> kernel version in your report, what are you running?
2.6.30-rc1~rc8.


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