linux-kernel - [PATCH v2] ashmem: Fix lockdep issue during llseek

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Message-Id: <20180216190201.59572-1-joelaf@google.com>
Date:   Fri, 16 Feb 2018 11:02:01 -0800
From:   Joel Fernandes <joelaf@...gle.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Joel Fernandes <joelaf@...gle.com>, Todd Kjos <tkjos@...gle.com>,
        Arve Hjonnevag <arve@...roid.com>,
        Greg Hackmann <ghackmann@...gle.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v2] ashmem: Fix lockdep issue during llseek

ashmem_mutex create a chain of dependencies like so:

(1)
mmap syscall ->
  mmap_sem ->  (acquired)
  ashmem_mmap
  ashmem_mutex (try to acquire)
  (block)

(2)
llseek syscall ->
  ashmem_llseek ->
  ashmem_mutex ->  (acquired)
  inode_lock ->
  inode->i_rwsem (try to acquire)
  (block)

(3)
getdents ->
  iterate_dir ->
  inode_lock ->
  inode->i_rwsem   (acquired)
  copy_to_user ->
  mmap_sem         (try to acquire)

There is a lock ordering created between mmap_sem and inode->i_rwsem
causing a lockdep splat [2] during a syzcaller test, this patch fixes
the issue by unlocking the mutex earlier. Functionally that's Ok since
we don't need to protect vfs_llseek.

[1] https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10185031/
[2] https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/1/10/48

Cc: Todd Kjos <tkjos@...gle.com>
Cc: Arve Hjonnevag <arve@...roid.com>
Cc: Greg Hackmann <ghackmann@...gle.com>
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
Reported-by: syzbot+8ec30bb7bf1a981a2012@...kaller.appspotmail.com
Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes <joelaf@...gle.com>
---
Changes since first version:
Don't relock after vfs call since its not needed. Only reason we lock is
to protect races with asma->file.
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10185031/

 drivers/staging/android/ashmem.c | 15 +++++++--------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/ashmem.c b/drivers/staging/android/ashmem.c
index bbdc53b686dd..b330e86b3a49 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/android/ashmem.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/android/ashmem.c
@@ -326,24 +326,23 @@ static loff_t ashmem_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin)
 	mutex_lock(&ashmem_mutex);
 
 	if (asma->size == 0) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto out;
+		mutex_unlock(&ashmem_mutex);
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if (!asma->file) {
-		ret = -EBADF;
-		goto out;
+		mutex_unlock(&ashmem_mutex);
+		return -EBADF;
 	}
 
+	mutex_unlock(&ashmem_mutex);
+
 	ret = vfs_llseek(asma->file, offset, origin);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out;
+		return ret;
 
 	/** Copy f_pos from backing file, since f_ops->llseek() sets it */
 	file->f_pos = asma->file->f_pos;
-
-out:
-	mutex_unlock(&ashmem_mutex);
 	return ret;
 }
 
-- 
2.16.1.291.g4437f3f132-goog