linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] xen: make xen_qlock

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Date:   Mon, 1 Oct 2018 09:38:11 +0200
From:   Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org,
        x86@...nel.org
Cc:     boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com, hpa@...or.com, tglx@...utronix.de,
        mingo@...hat.com, bp@...en8.de, stable@...r.kernel.org,
        Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>, peterz@...radead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] xen: make xen_qlock_wait() nestable

Correcting Waiman's mail address

On 01/10/2018 09:16, Juergen Gross wrote:
> xen_qlock_wait() isn't safe for nested calls due to interrupts. A call
> of xen_qlock_kick() might be ignored in case a deeper nesting level
> was active right before the call of xen_poll_irq():
> 
> CPU 1:                                   CPU 2:
> spin_lock(lock1)
>                                          spin_lock(lock1)
>                                          -> xen_qlock_wait()
>                                             -> xen_clear_irq_pending()
>                                             Interrupt happens
> spin_unlock(lock1)
> -> xen_qlock_kick(CPU 2)
> spin_lock_irqsave(lock2)
>                                          spin_lock_irqsave(lock2)
>                                          -> xen_qlock_wait()
>                                             -> xen_clear_irq_pending()
>                                                clears kick for lock1
>                                             -> xen_poll_irq()
> spin_unlock_irq_restore(lock2)
> -> xen_qlock_kick(CPU 2)
>                                             wakes up
>                                          spin_unlock_irq_restore(lock2)
>                                          IRET
>                                            resumes in xen_qlock_wait()
>                                            -> xen_poll_irq()
>                                            never wakes up
> 
> The solution is to disable interrupts in xen_qlock_wait() and not to
> poll for the irq in case xen_qlock_wait() is called in nmi context.
> 
> Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: longman@...hat.com
> Cc: peterz@...radead.org
> Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/xen/spinlock.c | 24 ++++++++++--------------
>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/spinlock.c b/arch/x86/xen/spinlock.c
> index cd210a4ba7b1..e8d880e98057 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/xen/spinlock.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/xen/spinlock.c
> @@ -39,29 +39,25 @@ static void xen_qlock_kick(int cpu)
>   */
>  static void xen_qlock_wait(u8 *byte, u8 val)
>  {
> +	unsigned long flags;
>  	int irq = __this_cpu_read(lock_kicker_irq);
>  
>  	/* If kicker interrupts not initialized yet, just spin */
> -	if (irq == -1)
> +	if (irq == -1 || in_nmi())
>  		return;
>  
> -	/* If irq pending already clear it and return. */
> +	/* Guard against reentry. */
> +	local_irq_save(flags);
> +
> +	/* If irq pending already clear it. */
>  	if (xen_test_irq_pending(irq)) {
>  		xen_clear_irq_pending(irq);
> -		return;
> +	} else if (READ_ONCE(*byte) == val) {
> +		/* Block until irq becomes pending (or a spurious wakeup) */
> +		xen_poll_irq(irq);
>  	}
>  
> -	if (READ_ONCE(*byte) != val)
> -		return;
> -
> -	/*
> -	 * If an interrupt happens here, it will leave the wakeup irq
> -	 * pending, which will cause xen_poll_irq() to return
> -	 * immediately.
> -	 */
> -
> -	/* Block until irq becomes pending (or perhaps a spurious wakeup) */
> -	xen_poll_irq(irq);
> +	local_irq_restore(flags);
>  }
>  
>  static irqreturn_t dummy_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
>