linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] futex: use fault

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Date:   Wed, 6 Dec 2017 17:04:00 +0100
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Cheng Jian <cj.chengjian@...wei.com>
Cc:     tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com, dvhart@...radead.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, xiexiuqi@...wei.com,
        huawei.libin@...wei.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] futex: use fault_in to avoid infinite loop

On Wed, Dec 06, 2017 at 10:21:07PM +0800, Cheng Jian wrote:
> It will cause softlockup(infinite loop) in kernel
> space when we use SYS_set_robust_list in futex which
> incoming a misaligned address from user space.

Urgh, we should not allow that in the first place.

See how get_futex_key() does:

  if (unlikely(address % sizeof(u32)))
	return -EINVAL;

That same should also be true for the robust list. Using unaligned
variables is insane.