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Message-ID: <20140305025016.GB18412@kroah.com>
Date:	Tue, 4 Mar 2014 18:50:16 -0800
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Sasha Levin <sasha.levin@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH driver-core-next] kernfs: cache atomic_write_len in
 kernfs_open_file

On Tue, Mar 04, 2014 at 03:38:46PM -0500, Tejun Heo wrote:
> While implementing atomic_write_len, 4d3773c4bb41 ("kernfs: implement
> kernfs_ops->atomic_write_len") moved data copy from userland inside
> kernfs_get_active() and kernfs_open_file->mutex so that
> kernfs_ops->atomic_write_len can be accessed before copying buffer
> from userland; unfortunately, this could lead to locking order
> inversion involving mmap_sem if copy_from_user() takes a page fault.
> 
>   ======================================================
>   [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ]
>   3.14.0-rc4-next-20140228-sasha-00011-g4077c67-dirty #26 Tainted: G        W
>   -------------------------------------------------------
>   trinity-c236/10658 is trying to acquire lock:
>    (&of->mutex#2){+.+.+.}, at: [<fs/kernfs/file.c:487>] kernfs_fop_mmap+0x54/0x120
> 
>   but task is already holding lock:
>    (&mm->mmap_sem){++++++}, at: [<mm/util.c:397>] vm_mmap_pgoff+0x6e/0xe0
> 
>   which lock already depends on the new lock.
> 
> 
>   the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
> 
>  -> #1 (&mm->mmap_sem){++++++}:
> 	 [<kernel/locking/lockdep.c:1945 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2131>] validate_chain+0x6c5/0x7b0
> 	 [<kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3182>] __lock_acquire+0x4cd/0x5a0
> 	 [<arch/x86/include/asm/current.h:14 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3602>] lock_acquire+0x182/0x1d0
> 	 [<mm/memory.c:4188>] might_fault+0x7e/0xb0
> 	 [<arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess.h:713 fs/kernfs/file.c:291>] kernfs_fop_write+0xd8/0x190
> 	 [<fs/read_write.c:473>] vfs_write+0xe3/0x1d0
> 	 [<fs/read_write.c:523 fs/read_write.c:515>] SyS_write+0x5d/0xa0
> 	 [<arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S:749>] tracesys+0xdd/0xe2
> 
>  -> #0 (&of->mutex#2){+.+.+.}:
> 	 [<kernel/locking/lockdep.c:1840>] check_prev_add+0x13f/0x560
> 	 [<kernel/locking/lockdep.c:1945 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2131>] validate_chain+0x6c5/0x7b0
> 	 [<kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3182>] __lock_acquire+0x4cd/0x5a0
> 	 [<arch/x86/include/asm/current.h:14 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3602>] lock_acquire+0x182/0x1d0
> 	 [<kernel/locking/mutex.c:470 kernel/locking/mutex.c:571>] mutex_lock_nested+0x6a/0x510
> 	 [<fs/kernfs/file.c:487>] kernfs_fop_mmap+0x54/0x120
> 	 [<mm/mmap.c:1573>] mmap_region+0x310/0x5c0
> 	 [<mm/mmap.c:1365>] do_mmap_pgoff+0x385/0x430
> 	 [<mm/util.c:399>] vm_mmap_pgoff+0x8f/0xe0
> 	 [<mm/mmap.c:1416 mm/mmap.c:1374>] SyS_mmap_pgoff+0x1b0/0x210
> 	 [<arch/x86/kernel/sys_x86_64.c:72>] SyS_mmap+0x1d/0x20
> 	 [<arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S:749>] tracesys+0xdd/0xe2
> 
>   other info that might help us debug this:
> 
>    Possible unsafe locking scenario:
> 
> 	 CPU0                    CPU1
> 	 ----                    ----
>     lock(&mm->mmap_sem);
> 				 lock(&of->mutex#2);
> 				 lock(&mm->mmap_sem);
>     lock(&of->mutex#2);
> 
>    *** DEADLOCK ***
> 
>   1 lock held by trinity-c236/10658:
>    #0:  (&mm->mmap_sem){++++++}, at: [<mm/util.c:397>] vm_mmap_pgoff+0x6e/0xe0
> 
>   stack backtrace:
>   CPU: 2 PID: 10658 Comm: trinity-c236 Tainted: G        W 3.14.0-rc4-next-20140228-sasha-00011-g4077c67-dirty #26
>    0000000000000000 ffff88011911fa48 ffffffff8438e945 0000000000000000
>    0000000000000000 ffff88011911fa98 ffffffff811a0109 ffff88011911fab8
>    ffff88011911fab8 ffff88011911fa98 ffff880119128cc0 ffff880119128cf8
>   Call Trace:
>    [<lib/dump_stack.c:52>] dump_stack+0x52/0x7f
>    [<kernel/locking/lockdep.c:1213>] print_circular_bug+0x129/0x160
>    [<kernel/locking/lockdep.c:1840>] check_prev_add+0x13f/0x560
>    [<include/linux/spinlock.h:343 mm/slub.c:1933>] ? deactivate_slab+0x511/0x550
>    [<kernel/locking/lockdep.c:1945 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2131>] validate_chain+0x6c5/0x7b0
>    [<kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3182>] __lock_acquire+0x4cd/0x5a0
>    [<mm/mmap.c:1552>] ? mmap_region+0x24a/0x5c0
>    [<arch/x86/include/asm/current.h:14 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3602>] lock_acquire+0x182/0x1d0
>    [<fs/kernfs/file.c:487>] ? kernfs_fop_mmap+0x54/0x120
>    [<kernel/locking/mutex.c:470 kernel/locking/mutex.c:571>] mutex_lock_nested+0x6a/0x510
>    [<fs/kernfs/file.c:487>] ? kernfs_fop_mmap+0x54/0x120
>    [<kernel/sched/core.c:2477>] ? get_parent_ip+0x11/0x50
>    [<fs/kernfs/file.c:487>] ? kernfs_fop_mmap+0x54/0x120
>    [<fs/kernfs/file.c:487>] kernfs_fop_mmap+0x54/0x120
>    [<mm/mmap.c:1573>] mmap_region+0x310/0x5c0
>    [<mm/mmap.c:1365>] do_mmap_pgoff+0x385/0x430
>    [<mm/util.c:397>] ? vm_mmap_pgoff+0x6e/0xe0
>    [<mm/util.c:399>] vm_mmap_pgoff+0x8f/0xe0
>    [<kernel/rcu/update.c:97>] ? __rcu_read_unlock+0x44/0xb0
>    [<fs/file.c:641>] ? dup_fd+0x3c0/0x3c0
>    [<mm/mmap.c:1416 mm/mmap.c:1374>] SyS_mmap_pgoff+0x1b0/0x210
>    [<arch/x86/kernel/sys_x86_64.c:72>] SyS_mmap+0x1d/0x20
>    [<arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S:749>] tracesys+0xdd/0xe2
> 
> Fix it by caching atomic_write_len in kernfs_open_file during open so
> that it can be determined without accessing kernfs_ops in
> kernfs_fop_write().  This restores the structure of kernfs_fop_write()
> before 4d3773c4bb41 with updated @len determination logic.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
> Reported-by: Sasha Levin <sasha.levin@...cle.com>
> References: http://lkml.kernel.org/g/53113485.2090407@oracle.com
> ---
>  fs/kernfs/file.c       |   63 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------
>  include/linux/kernfs.h |    1 
>  2 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)

This is for 3.15, right?

thanks,

greg k-h
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