linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 14/21] kprobes: Remove NMI context check

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Date:   Fri, 30 Oct 2020 21:38:31 -0400
From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:     Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, Eddy_Wu@...ndmicro.com,
        x86@...nel.org, davem@...emloft.net, naveen.n.rao@...ux.ibm.com,
        anil.s.keshavamurthy@...el.com, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
        cameron@...dycamel.com, oleg@...hat.com, will@...nel.org,
        paulmck@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 14/21] kprobes: Remove NMI context check

On Sat, 29 Aug 2020 22:02:36 +0900
Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org> wrote:

> Since the commit 9b38cc704e84 ("kretprobe: Prevent triggering
> kretprobe from within kprobe_flush_task") sets a dummy current
> kprobe in the trampoline handler by kprobe_busy_begin/end(),
> it is not possible to run a kretprobe pre handler in kretprobe
> trampoline handler context even with the NMI. If the NMI interrupts
> a kretprobe_trampoline_handler() and it hits a kretprobe, the
> 2nd kretprobe will detect recursion correctly and it will be
> skipped.
> This means we have almost no double-lock issue on kretprobes by NMI.
> 
> The last one point is in cleanup_rp_inst() which also takes
> kretprobe_table_lock without setting up current kprobes.
> So adding kprobe_busy_begin/end() there allows us to remove
> in_nmi() check.
> 
> The above commit applies kprobe_busy_begin/end() on x86, but
> now all arch implementation are unified to generic one, we can
> safely remove the in_nmi() check from arch independent code.
>

So are you saying that lockdep is lying?

Kprobe smoke test: started

================================
WARNING: inconsistent lock state
5.10.0-rc1-test+ #29 Not tainted
--------------------------------
inconsistent {INITIAL USE} -> {IN-NMI} usage.
swapper/0/1 [HC1[1]:SC0[0]:HE0:SE1] takes:
ffffffff82b07118 (&rp->lock){....}-{2:2}, at: pre_handler_kretprobe+0x4b/0x193
{INITIAL USE} state was registered at:
  lock_acquire+0x280/0x325
  _raw_spin_lock+0x30/0x3f
  recycle_rp_inst+0x3f/0x86
  __kretprobe_trampoline_handler+0x13a/0x177
  trampoline_handler+0x48/0x57
  kretprobe_trampoline+0x2a/0x4f
  kretprobe_trampoline+0x0/0x4f
  init_kprobes+0x193/0x19d
  do_one_initcall+0xf9/0x27e
  kernel_init_freeable+0x16e/0x2b6
  kernel_init+0xe/0x109
  ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
irq event stamp: 1670
hardirqs last  enabled at (1669): [<ffffffff811cc344>] slab_free_freelist_hook+0xb4/0xfd
hardirqs last disabled at (1670): [<ffffffff81da0887>] exc_int3+0xae/0x10a
softirqs last  enabled at (1484): [<ffffffff82000352>] __do_softirq+0x352/0x38d
softirqs last disabled at (1471): [<ffffffff81e00f82>] asm_call_irq_on_stack+0x12/0x20

other info that might help us debug this:
 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0
       ----
  lock(&rp->lock);
  <Interrupt>
    lock(&rp->lock);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

no locks held by swapper/0/1.

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 5.10.0-rc1-test+ #29
Hardware name: MSI MS-7823/CSM-H87M-G43 (MS-7823), BIOS V1.6 02/22/2014
Call Trace:
 dump_stack+0x7d/0x9f
 print_usage_bug+0x1c0/0x1d3
 lock_acquire+0x302/0x325
 ? pre_handler_kretprobe+0x4b/0x193
 ? stop_machine_from_inactive_cpu+0x120/0x120
 _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x43/0x58
 ? pre_handler_kretprobe+0x4b/0x193
 pre_handler_kretprobe+0x4b/0x193
 ? stop_machine_from_inactive_cpu+0x120/0x120
 ? kprobe_target+0x1/0x16
 kprobe_int3_handler+0xd0/0x109
 exc_int3+0xb8/0x10a
 asm_exc_int3+0x31/0x40
RIP: 0010:kprobe_target+0x1/0x16
 5d c3 cc
RSP: 0000:ffffc90000033e00 EFLAGS: 00000246
RAX: ffffffff8110ea77 RBX: 0000000000000001 RCX: ffffc90000033cb4
RDX: 0000000000000231 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 000000003ca57c35
RBP: ffffc90000033e20 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffffffff8111d207
R10: ffff8881002ab480 R11: ffff8881002ab480 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: ffffffff82a52af0 R14: 0000000000000200 R15: ffff888100331130
 ? register_kprobe+0x43c/0x492
 ? stop_machine_from_inactive_cpu+0x120/0x120
 ? kprobe_target+0x1/0x16
 ? init_test_probes+0x2c6/0x38a
 init_kprobes+0x193/0x19d
 ? debugfs_kprobe_init+0xb8/0xb8
 do_one_initcall+0xf9/0x27e
 ? rcu_read_lock_sched_held+0x3e/0x75
 ? init_mm_internals+0x27b/0x284
 kernel_init_freeable+0x16e/0x2b6
 ? rest_init+0x152/0x152
 kernel_init+0xe/0x109
 ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
Kprobe smoke test: passed successfully

Config attached.

-- Steve

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