linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net/p9/trans_fd.c: fix double list

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Date:   Tue, 24 Jul 2018 09:40:04 +0800
From:   jiangyiwen <jiangyiwen@...wei.com>
To:     Tomas Bortoli <tomasbortoli@...il.com>, <ericvh@...il.com>,
        <rminnich@...dia.gov>, <lucho@...kov.net>
CC:     <asmadeus@...ewreck.org>, <davem@...emloft.net>,
        <v9fs-developer@...ts.sourceforge.net>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <syzkaller@...glegroups.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net/p9/trans_fd.c: fix double list_del()

On 2018/7/23 20:19, Tomas Bortoli wrote:
> A double list_del(&req->req_list) is possible in p9_fd_cancel() as
> shown by Syzbot. To prevent it we have to ensure that we have the
> client->lock when deleting the list. Furthermore, we have to update
> the status of the request before releasing the lock, to prevent the
> race.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tomas Bortoli <tomasbortoli@...il.com>
> Reported-by: syzbot+735d926e9d1317c3310c@...kaller.appspotmail.com
> ---
>  net/9p/trans_fd.c | 9 ++++-----
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/net/9p/trans_fd.c b/net/9p/trans_fd.c
> index a64b01c56e30..370c6c69a05c 100644
> --- a/net/9p/trans_fd.c
> +++ b/net/9p/trans_fd.c
> @@ -199,15 +199,14 @@ static void p9_mux_poll_stop(struct p9_conn *m)
>  static void p9_conn_cancel(struct p9_conn *m, int err)
>  {
>  	struct p9_req_t *req, *rtmp;
> -	unsigned long flags;
>  	LIST_HEAD(cancel_list);
>  
>  	p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_ERROR, "mux %p err %d\n", m, err);
>  
> -	spin_lock_irqsave(&m->client->lock, flags);
> +	spin_lock(&m->client->lock);
>  
>  	if (m->err) {
> -		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&m->client->lock, flags);
> +		spin_unlock(&m->client->lock);
>  		return;
>  	}
>  
> @@ -219,7 +218,6 @@ static void p9_conn_cancel(struct p9_conn *m, int err)
>  	list_for_each_entry_safe(req, rtmp, &m->unsent_req_list, req_list) {
>  		list_move(&req->req_list, &cancel_list);
>  	}
> -	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&m->client->lock, flags);
>  
>  	list_for_each_entry_safe(req, rtmp, &cancel_list, req_list) {
>  		p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_ERROR, "call back req %p\n", req);
> @@ -228,6 +226,7 @@ static void p9_conn_cancel(struct p9_conn *m, int err)
>  			req->t_err = err;
>  		p9_client_cb(m->client, req, REQ_STATUS_ERROR);
>  	}
> +	spin_unlock(&m->client->lock);

If you want to expand the ranges of client->lock, the cancel_list will not
be necessary, you can optimize this code.

Thanks,
Yiwen.

>  }
>  
>  static __poll_t
> @@ -370,12 +369,12 @@ static void p9_read_work(struct work_struct *work)
>  		if (m->req->status != REQ_STATUS_ERROR)
>  			status = REQ_STATUS_RCVD;
>  		list_del(&m->req->req_list);
> -		spin_unlock(&m->client->lock);
>  		p9_client_cb(m->client, m->req, status);
>  		m->rc.sdata = NULL;
>  		m->rc.offset = 0;
>  		m->rc.capacity = 0;
>  		m->req = NULL;
> +		spin_unlock(&m->client->lock);
>  	}
>  
>  end_clear:
>