linux-kernel - [PATCH] CIFS: fix circular locking dependency

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Date:   Thu, 29 Jun 2017 16:01:42 +0200
From:   Rabin Vincent <rabin.vincent@...s.com>
To:     sfrench@...ba.org
Cc:     linux-cifs@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, Rabin Vincent <rabinv@...s.com>
Subject: [PATCH] CIFS: fix circular locking dependency

From: Rabin Vincent <rabinv@...s.com>

When a CIFS filesystem is mounted with the forcemand option and the
following command is run on it, lockdep warns about a circular locking
dependency between CifsInodeInfo::lock_sem and the inode lock.

 while echo foo > hello; do :; done & while touch -c hello; do :; done

cifs_writev() takes the locks in the wrong order, but note that we can't
only flip the order around because it releases the inode lock before the
call to generic_write_sync() while it holds the lock_sem across that
call.

But, AFAICS, there is no need to hold the CifsInodeInfo::lock_sem across
the generic_write_sync() call either, so we can release both the locks
before generic_write_sync(), and change the order.

 ======================================================
 WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
 4.12.0-rc7+ #9 Not tainted
 ------------------------------------------------------
 touch/487 is trying to acquire lock:
  (&cifsi->lock_sem){++++..}, at: cifsFileInfo_put+0x88f/0x16a0

 but task is already holding lock:
  (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#11){+.+.+.}, at: utimes_common+0x3ad/0x870

 which lock already depends on the new lock.

 the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

 -> #1 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#11){+.+.+.}:
        __lock_acquire+0x1f74/0x38f0
        lock_acquire+0x1cc/0x600
        down_write+0x74/0x110
        cifs_strict_writev+0x3cb/0x8c0
        __vfs_write+0x4c1/0x930
        vfs_write+0x14c/0x2d0
        SyS_write+0xf7/0x240
        entry_SYSCALL_64_fastpath+0x1f/0xbe

 -> #0 (&cifsi->lock_sem){++++..}:
        check_prevs_add+0xfa0/0x1d10
        __lock_acquire+0x1f74/0x38f0
        lock_acquire+0x1cc/0x600
        down_write+0x74/0x110
        cifsFileInfo_put+0x88f/0x16a0
        cifs_setattr+0x992/0x1680
        notify_change+0x61a/0xa80
        utimes_common+0x3d4/0x870
        do_utimes+0x1c1/0x220
        SyS_utimensat+0x84/0x1a0
        entry_SYSCALL_64_fastpath+0x1f/0xbe

 other info that might help us debug this:

  Possible unsafe locking scenario:

        CPU0                    CPU1
        ----                    ----
   lock(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#11);
                                lock(&cifsi->lock_sem);
                                lock(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#11);
   lock(&cifsi->lock_sem);

  *** DEADLOCK ***

 2 locks held by touch/487:
  #0:  (sb_writers#10){.+.+.+}, at: mnt_want_write+0x41/0xb0
  #1:  (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#11){+.+.+.}, at: utimes_common+0x3ad/0x870

 stack backtrace:
 CPU: 0 PID: 487 Comm: touch Not tainted 4.12.0-rc7+ #9
 Call Trace:
  dump_stack+0xdb/0x185
  print_circular_bug+0x45b/0x790
  __lock_acquire+0x1f74/0x38f0
  lock_acquire+0x1cc/0x600
  down_write+0x74/0x110
  cifsFileInfo_put+0x88f/0x16a0
  cifs_setattr+0x992/0x1680
  notify_change+0x61a/0xa80
  utimes_common+0x3d4/0x870
  do_utimes+0x1c1/0x220
  SyS_utimensat+0x84/0x1a0
  entry_SYSCALL_64_fastpath+0x1f/0xbe

Fixes: 19dfc1f5f2ef03a52 ("cifs: fix the race in cifs_writev()")
Signed-off-by: Rabin Vincent <rabinv@...s.com>
---
 fs/cifs/file.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index fcef706..d16fa55 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -2810,12 +2810,12 @@ cifs_writev(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = tlink_tcon(cfile->tlink)->ses->server;
 	ssize_t rc;
 
+	inode_lock(inode);
 	/*
 	 * We need to hold the sem to be sure nobody modifies lock list
 	 * with a brlock that prevents writing.
 	 */
 	down_read(&cinode->lock_sem);
-	inode_lock(inode);
 
 	rc = generic_write_checks(iocb, from);
 	if (rc <= 0)
@@ -2828,11 +2828,11 @@ cifs_writev(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 	else
 		rc = -EACCES;
 out:
+	up_read(&cinode->lock_sem);
 	inode_unlock(inode);
 
 	if (rc > 0)
 		rc = generic_write_sync(iocb, rc);
-	up_read(&cinode->lock_sem);
 	return rc;
 }
 
-- 
2.1.4