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Date:	Thu, 8 Aug 2013 01:50:32 -0400
From:	Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com>
To:	Dan Aloni <alonid@...tram.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] netconsole: avoid a crash with multiple sysfs writers

On Wed, Aug 07, 2013 at 12:02:44PM +0300, Dan Aloni wrote:
> When my 'ifup eth' script was fired multiple times and ran concurrent on
> my laptop, for some obscure /etc scripting reason, it was revealed
> that the store_enabled() function in netconsole doesn't handle it nicely,
> as recorded by the Oops below (a syslog paste, but not mangled too much
> to prevent from discerning the traceback).
> 
> On Linux 3.10.4, this patch seeks to remedy the problem, and it has been
> running stable on my laptop for a few days.
> 
> [52608.609325] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 00000000000003e0
> [52608.609331] IP: [<ffffffff81532a17>] __netpoll_cleanup+0x27/0xe0
> [52608.609339] PGD 15e51a067 PUD 15433e067 PMD 0
> [52608.609343] Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP re firewire_ohci firewire_core crc_itu_t [last unloaded: kvm_intel]
> [52608.609347] Modules linked in: kvm_intel tun vfat fat ppdev parport_pc parport fuse ipt_MASQUERADE usb_storage nf_conntrack_netbios_ns nf_connAug  5 09:39:28 inception kernel: [52608.609419] CPU: 1 PID: 13467 Comm: netconsole-osir Tainted: PF          O 3.10.4-alonid #15ntrack_ipv4 bridge nf_defrag_ipv4 xt_conntrack nf_Aug  5 09:39:28 inception kernel: [52608.609422] Hardware name: LENOVO 24474KG/24474KG, BIOS G5ET90WW (2.50 ) 12/21/2012vm snd_hda_codec_hdmi mac80211 snd_hda_codec_realtek vsock Aug  5 09:39:28 inception kernel: [52608.609424] task: ffff88015a4397a0 ti: ffff8801ba446000 task.ti: ffff8801ba446000lloc nvidia(POF) videobuf2_memops snd_hwdep snd_seq videobuf2Aug  5 09:39:28 inception kernel: [52608.609426] RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff81532a17>]  [<ffffffff81532a17>] __netpoll_cleanup+0x27/0xe0imer media snd i2c_i801 ptp lpc_ich mfd_core pps_cAug  5 09:39:28 inception kernel: [52608.609430] RSP: 0018:ffff8801ba447de8  EFLAGS: 00010286e_core crc_itu_t [last unloaded: kvm_intel]
> [52608.609433] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff880210bbcc68 RCX: 0000000000000000
> [52608.609435] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffff8801ba447da0 RDI: ffff880210bbcc68
> [52608.609437] RBP: ffff8801ba447e18 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000001
> [52608.609439] R10: 000000000000000a R11: f000000000000000 R12: ffff880210bbcc68
> [52608.609441] R13: ffff88020bc41000 R14: 0000000000000002 R15: 000000000000000200000000000
> [52608.609443] FS:  00007f38d7bff740(0000) GS:ffff88021dc40000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
> [52608.609446] CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 000000008005003300000000001427e0
> [52608.609448] CR2: 00000000000003e0 CR3: 0000000154103000 CR4: 00000000001427e0
> [52608.609450] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
> [52608.609452] netpoll: netconsole: local port 6665ess 10.0.0.27
> [52608.609454] netpoll: netconsole: local IPv4 address 10.0.0.27
> [52608.609456] netpoll: netconsole: interface 'em1'
> [52608.609457] netpoll: netconsole: remote port 514ress 10.0.0.15
> [52608.609459] netpoll: netconsole: remote IPv4 address 10.0.0.15:65:a8:9a:c7
> [52608.609461] netpoll: netconsole: remote ethernet address 1c:6f:65:a8:9a:c7400
> [52608.609463] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
> [52608.609464] Stack:801ba447e08 ffff880210bbcc68 ffffffffffffffea ffff88020bc41000
> [52608.609466]  ffff8801ba447e08 ffff880210bbcc68 ffffffffffffffea ffff88020bc41000
> [52608.609471]  0000000000000002 0000000000000002 ffff8801ba447e38 ffffffff81532af4
> [52608.609475]  0000000000000000 ffff880210bbcc00 ffff8801ba447e78 ffffffff81420e7c
> [52608.609479] Call Trace:
> [52608.609484]  [<ffffffff81532af4>] netpoll_cleanup+0x24/0x50
> [52608.609489]  [<ffffffff81420e7c>] store_enabled+0x5c/0xe0store+0x2e/0x40
> [52608.609492]  [<ffffffff81420abe>] netconsole_target_attr_store+0x2e/0x40
> [52608.609498]  [<ffffffff811ff2a2>] configfs_write_file+0xd2/0x130
> [52608.609503]  [<ffffffff81188f95>] vfs_write+0xc5/0x1f0
> [52608.609506]  [<ffffffff81189482>] SyS_write+0x52/0xa0/0x10
> [52608.609511]  [<ffffffff81628c2e>] ? do_page_fault+0xe/0x10
> [52608.609516]  [<ffffffff8162d402>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
> [52608.609517] Code: 1f 44 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 55 48 89 e5 48 83 ec 30 4c 89 65 e0 48 89 5d d8 49 89 fc 4c 89 6d e8 4c 89 75 f0 4c 89 7d f8 48 8
> [52608.609559] RIP  [<ffffffff81532a17>] __netpoll_cleanup+0x27/0xe0
> [52608.609563]  RSP <ffff8801ba447de8>
> [52608.609564] CR2: 00000000000003e0
> [52608.609567] ---[ end trace d25ec343349b61d2 ]---
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dan Aloni <alonid@...tram.com>
> CC: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
> CC: Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/netconsole.c | 13 ++++++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/netconsole.c b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
> index 4822aaf..dcb2134 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/netconsole.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
> @@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ struct netconsole_target {
>  	struct config_item	item;
>  #endif
>  	int			enabled;
> +	struct mutex		mutex;
>  	struct netpoll		np;
>  };
>  
> @@ -181,6 +182,7 @@ static struct netconsole_target *alloc_param_target(char *target_config)
>  	strlcpy(nt->np.dev_name, "eth0", IFNAMSIZ);
>  	nt->np.local_port = 6665;
>  	nt->np.remote_port = 6666;
> +	mutex_init(&nt->mutex);
>  	memset(nt->np.remote_mac, 0xff, ETH_ALEN);
>  
>  	/* Parse parameters and setup netpoll */
> @@ -322,6 +324,7 @@ static ssize_t store_enabled(struct netconsole_target *nt,
>  		return -EINVAL;
>  	}
>  
> +	mutex_lock(&nt->mutex);
>  	if (enabled) {	/* 1 */
>  
>  		/*
> @@ -331,8 +334,10 @@ static ssize_t store_enabled(struct netconsole_target *nt,
>  		netpoll_print_options(&nt->np);
>  
>  		err = netpoll_setup(&nt->np);
> -		if (err)
> +		if (err) {
> +			mutex_unlock(&nt->mutex);
>  			return err;
> +		}
>  
>  		printk(KERN_INFO "netconsole: network logging started\n");
>  
> @@ -341,6 +346,7 @@ static ssize_t store_enabled(struct netconsole_target *nt,
>  	}
>  
>  	nt->enabled = enabled;
> +	mutex_unlock(&nt->mutex);
>  
>  	return strnlen(buf, count);
>  }
> @@ -597,6 +603,7 @@ static struct config_item *make_netconsole_target(struct config_group *group,
>  	strlcpy(nt->np.dev_name, "eth0", IFNAMSIZ);
>  	nt->np.local_port = 6665;
>  	nt->np.remote_port = 6666;
> +	mutex_init(&nt->mutex);
>  	memset(nt->np.remote_mac, 0xff, ETH_ALEN);
>  
>  	/* Initialize the config_item member */
> @@ -682,7 +689,11 @@ restart:
>  				 * we might sleep in __netpoll_cleanup()
>  				 */
>  				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&target_list_lock, flags);
> +
> +				mutex_lock(&nt->mutex);
>  				__netpoll_cleanup(&nt->np);
> +				mutex_unlock(&nt->mutex);
> +
NAK, you can't hold a mutex while calling __netpoll_cleanup.  __netpoll_cleanup
may sleep and its illegal to hold a mutex while doing so.
Neil

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