linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/2] xen: xenbus: WARN_ON XS_TRANSACTION

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Date:   Wed,  7 Feb 2018 23:22:36 +0100
From:   Simon Gaiser <simon@...isiblethingslab.com>
To:     xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org
Cc:     Simon Gaiser <simon@...isiblethingslab.com>,
        Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>,
        Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] xen: xenbus: WARN_ON XS_TRANSACTION_{START,END} misuse

As the previous commit shows it's quite easy to confuse the transaction
reference counting by ending a transaction twice. So at least try to
detect and report it.

Signed-off-by: Simon Gaiser <simon@...isiblethingslab.com>
---
 drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_xs.c | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_xs.c b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_xs.c
index 3e59590c7254..aed954b09b9b 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_xs.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_xs.c
@@ -137,11 +137,20 @@ static uint32_t xs_request_enter(struct xb_req_data *req)
 
 void xs_request_exit(struct xb_req_data *req)
 {
+	unsigned int users_old;
+
 	spin_lock(&xs_state_lock);
+	users_old = xs_state_users;
 	xs_state_users--;
 	if ((req->type == XS_TRANSACTION_START && req->msg.type == XS_ERROR) ||
 	    req->type == XS_TRANSACTION_END)
 		xs_state_users--;
+	if (WARN_ON(xs_state_users > users_old))
+		/*
+		 * Someone misused XS_TRANSACTION_{START,END}. Reset the
+		 * reference counter so we might survive.
+		 */
+		xs_state_users = 0;
 	spin_unlock(&xs_state_lock);
 
 	if (xs_suspend_active && !xs_state_users)
-- 
2.15.1