linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/16] scsi: atari_scsi: fix sleep

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Thu, 27 Feb 2014 21:44:50 +0100
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	Michael Schmitz <schmitzmic@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
	"James E.J. Bottomley" <JBottomley@...allels.com>,
	linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/16] scsi: atari_scsi: fix sleep_on race

On Thursday 27 February 2014, Michael Schmitz wrote:
> Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> >   
> Nack - the completion condition in the first hunk has its logic 
> reversed. Try this instead (while() loops while condition true, do {} 
> until () loops while condition false, no?)

Sorry about messing it up again. I though I had fixed it up the
way you commented when you said it worked.
 
> I'm 99% confident I had tested your current version of the patch before 
> and found it still attempts to schedule while in interrupt. I can retest 
> if you prefer, but that'll have to wait a few days.

I definitely trust you to have the right version, since you did the
testing.

> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/atari_scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/atari_scsi.c
> index a3e6c8a..cc1b013 100644
> --- a/drivers/scsi/atari_scsi.c
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/atari_scsi.c
> @@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
>  #include <linux/init.h>
>  #include <linux/nvram.h>
>  #include <linux/bitops.h>
> +#include <linux/wait.h>
>  
>  #include <asm/setup.h>
>  #include <asm/atarihw.h>
> @@ -549,8 +550,10 @@ static void falcon_get_lock(void)
>  
>         local_irq_save(flags);
>  
> -       while (!in_irq() && falcon_got_lock && stdma_others_waiting())
> -               sleep_on(&falcon_fairness_wait);
> +       wait_event_cmd(falcon_fairness_wait,
> +               in_irq() || !falcon_got_lock || !stdma_others_waiting(),
> +               local_irq_restore(flags),
> +               local_irq_save(flags));
>  
>         while (!falcon_got_lock) {
>                 if (in_irq())

Yes, by inspection your version looks correct and mine looks wrong.
I had figured this out before, just sent the wrong version.

> @@ -562,7 +565,10 @@ static void falcon_get_lock(void)
>                         falcon_trying_lock = 0;
>                         wake_up(&falcon_try_wait);
>                 } else {
> -                       sleep_on(&falcon_try_wait);
> +                       wait_event_cmd(falcon_try_wait,
> +                               falcon_got_lock && !falcon_trying_lock,
> +                               local_irq_restore(flags),
> +                               local_irq_save(flags));
>                 }

I did correct this part compared to my first patch, but forgot
to change the other hunk.

Can you send your version of the patch to Geert for inclusion?
That way I don't have the danger of missing another negation.
This code is clearly too weird to rely on inspection alone and
we know that your version was working when you last tested it.

	Arnd
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/