linux-kernel - [PATCH] sample: vfio-mdev: avoid deadlock in mdev

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Date:   Fri,  6 Jul 2018 23:50:06 +0300
From:   Alexey Khoroshilov <khoroshilov@...ras.ru>
To:     Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@...hat.com>,
        Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...hat.com>,
        Kirti Wankhede <kwankhede@...dia.com>
Cc:     Alexey Khoroshilov <khoroshilov@...ras.ru>, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, ldv-project@...uxtesting.org
Subject: [PATCH] sample: vfio-mdev: avoid deadlock in mdev_access()

mdev_access() calls mbochs_get_page() with mdev_state->ops_lock held,
while mbochs_get_page() locks the mutex by itself.
It leads to unavoidable deadlock.

Found by Linux Driver Verification project (linuxtesting.org).

Signed-off-by: Alexey Khoroshilov <khoroshilov@...ras.ru>
---
 samples/vfio-mdev/mbochs.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/samples/vfio-mdev/mbochs.c b/samples/vfio-mdev/mbochs.c
index 2960e26c6ea4..6295a21381eb 100644
--- a/samples/vfio-mdev/mbochs.c
+++ b/samples/vfio-mdev/mbochs.c
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ static const char *vbe_name(u32 index)
 	return "(invalid)";
 }
 
+static struct page *__mbochs_get_page(struct mdev_state *mdev_state,
+				      pgoff_t pgoff);
 static struct page *mbochs_get_page(struct mdev_state *mdev_state,
 				    pgoff_t pgoff);
 
@@ -394,7 +396,7 @@ static ssize_t mdev_access(struct mdev_device *mdev, char *buf, size_t count,
 		   MBOCHS_MEMORY_BAR_OFFSET + mdev_state->memsize) {
 		pos -= MBOCHS_MMIO_BAR_OFFSET;
 		poff = pos & ~PAGE_MASK;
-		pg = mbochs_get_page(mdev_state, pos >> PAGE_SHIFT);
+		pg = __mbochs_get_page(mdev_state, pos >> PAGE_SHIFT);
 		map = kmap(pg);
 		if (is_write)
 			memcpy(map + poff, buf, count);
-- 
2.7.4