linux-kernel - [PATCH tip/core/rcu 8/8] rcu-tasks: Enclose task-list scan in rcu_read

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Date:   Thu, 17 Sep 2020 14:07:44 -0700
From:   paulmck@...nel.org
To:     rcu@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-team@...com, mingo@...nel.org,
        jiangshanlai@...il.com, dipankar@...ibm.com,
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        fweisbec@...il.com, oleg@...hat.com, joel@...lfernandes.org,
        sfr@...b.auug.org.au, "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>,
        Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@...il.com>,
        Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
        Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>, bpf@...r.kernel.org,
        "# 5 . 7 . x" <stable@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 8/8] rcu-tasks: Enclose task-list scan in rcu_read_lock()

From: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>

The rcu_tasks_trace_postgp() function uses for_each_process_thread()
to scan the task list without the benefit of RCU read-side protection,
which can result in use-after-free errors on task_struct structures.
This error was missed because the TRACE01 rcutorture scenario enables
lockdep, but also builds with CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=y.  In this situation,
preemption is disabled everywhere, so lockdep thinks everywhere can
be a legitimate RCU reader.  This commit therefore adds the needed
rcu_read_lock() and rcu_read_unlock().

Note that this bug can occur only after an RCU Tasks Trace CPU stall
warning, which by default only happens after a grace period has extended
for ten minutes (yes, not a typo, minutes).

Fixes: 4593e772b502 ("rcu-tasks: Add stall warnings for RCU Tasks Trace")
Cc: Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@...il.com>
Cc: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
Cc: <bpf@...r.kernel.org>
Cc: <stable@...r.kernel.org> # 5.7.x
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...nel.org>
---
 kernel/rcu/tasks.h | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
index fcd9c25..d5d9f2d 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
@@ -1088,9 +1088,11 @@ static void rcu_tasks_trace_postgp(struct rcu_tasks *rtp)
 		if (ret)
 			break;  // Count reached zero.
 		// Stall warning time, so make a list of the offenders.
+		rcu_read_lock();
 		for_each_process_thread(g, t)
 			if (READ_ONCE(t->trc_reader_special.b.need_qs))
 				trc_add_holdout(t, &holdouts);
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 		firstreport = true;
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(t, g, &holdouts, trc_holdout_list) {
 			if (READ_ONCE(t->trc_reader_special.b.need_qs))
-- 
2.9.5