linux-kernel - [PATCH 4.16 240/279] x86/pkeys/selftests: Avoid printf-in-signal deadlocks

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Date:   Mon, 18 Jun 2018 10:13:45 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        stable@...r.kernel.org, Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Michael Ellermen <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Ram Pai <linuxram@...ibm.com>, Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Sasha Levin <alexander.levin@...rosoft.com>
Subject: [PATCH 4.16 240/279] x86/pkeys/selftests: Avoid printf-in-signal deadlocks

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

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

From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>

[ Upstream commit caf9eb6b4c82fc6cbd03697052ff22d97b0c377b ]

printf() and friends are unusable in signal handlers.  They deadlock.
The pkey selftest does not do any normal printing in signal handlers,
only extra debugging.  So, just print the format string so we get
*some* output when debugging.

Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Michael Ellermen <mpe@...erman.id.au>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc: Ram Pai <linuxram@...ibm.com>
Cc: Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc: linux-mm@...ck.org
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180509171344.C53FD2F3@viggo.jf.intel.com
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <alexander.levin@...rosoft.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
---
 tools/testing/selftests/x86/pkey-helpers.h |   20 ++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

--- a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/pkey-helpers.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/pkey-helpers.h
@@ -26,30 +26,26 @@ static inline void sigsafe_printf(const
 {
 	va_list ap;
 
-	va_start(ap, format);
 	if (!dprint_in_signal) {
+		va_start(ap, format);
 		vprintf(format, ap);
+		va_end(ap);
 	} else {
 		int ret;
-		int len = vsnprintf(dprint_in_signal_buffer,
-				    DPRINT_IN_SIGNAL_BUF_SIZE,
-				    format, ap);
 		/*
-		 * len is amount that would have been printed,
-		 * but actual write is truncated at BUF_SIZE.
+		 * No printf() functions are signal-safe.
+		 * They deadlock easily. Write the format
+		 * string to get some output, even if
+		 * incomplete.
 		 */
-		if (len > DPRINT_IN_SIGNAL_BUF_SIZE)
-			len = DPRINT_IN_SIGNAL_BUF_SIZE;
-		ret = write(1, dprint_in_signal_buffer, len);
+		ret = write(1, format, strlen(format));
 		if (ret < 0)
-			abort();
+			exit(1);
 	}
-	va_end(ap);
 }
 #define dprintf_level(level, args...) do {	\
 	if (level <= DEBUG_LEVEL)		\
 		sigsafe_printf(args);		\
-	fflush(NULL);				\
 } while (0)
 #define dprintf0(args...) dprintf_level(0, args)
 #define dprintf1(args...) dprintf_level(1, args)