linux-kernel - [PATCH 3.12 45/62] Update of blkg_stat and blkg_rwstat may happen in bh context. While u64_stats_fetch_retry is only preempt_disable on 32bit UP system. This is not enough to avoid preemption by bh and may read strange 64 bit value.

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]

Message-Id: <20131210080100.587055520@linuxfoundation.org>
Date:	Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:01:16 -0800
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	stable@...r.kernel.org, Hong Zhiguo <zhiguohong@...cent.com>,
	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
Subject: [PATCH 3.12 45/62] Update of blkg_stat and blkg_rwstat may happen in bh context. While u64_stats_fetch_retry is only preempt_disable on 32bit UP system. This is not enough to avoid preemption by bh and may read strange 64 bit value.

3.12-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

------------------

From: Hong Zhiguo <zhiguohong@...cent.com>

commit 2c575026fae6e63771bd2a4c1d407214a8096a89 upstream.

Signed-off-by: Hong Zhiguo <zhiguohong@...cent.com>
Acked-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>

---
 block/blk-cgroup.h |    8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

--- a/block/blk-cgroup.h
+++ b/block/blk-cgroup.h
@@ -430,9 +430,9 @@ static inline uint64_t blkg_stat_read(st
 	uint64_t v;
 
 	do {
-		start = u64_stats_fetch_begin(&stat->syncp);
+		start = u64_stats_fetch_begin_bh(&stat->syncp);
 		v = stat->cnt;
-	} while (u64_stats_fetch_retry(&stat->syncp, start));
+	} while (u64_stats_fetch_retry_bh(&stat->syncp, start));
 
 	return v;
 }
@@ -498,9 +498,9 @@ static inline struct blkg_rwstat blkg_rw
 	struct blkg_rwstat tmp;
 
 	do {
-		start = u64_stats_fetch_begin(&rwstat->syncp);
+		start = u64_stats_fetch_begin_bh(&rwstat->syncp);
 		tmp = *rwstat;
-	} while (u64_stats_fetch_retry(&rwstat->syncp, start));
+	} while (u64_stats_fetch_retry_bh(&rwstat->syncp, start));
 
 	return tmp;
 }


--
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/