linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 2/8] powernv/memtrace: fix crashing the kernel when enabling concurrently

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Date:   Wed, 11 Nov 2020 15:53:16 +0100
From:   David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-mm@...ck.org, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
        David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>, stable@...r.kernel.org,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
        Rashmica Gupta <rashmica.g@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 2/8] powernv/memtrace: fix crashing the kernel when enabling concurrently

It's very easy to crash the kernel right now by simply trying to enable
memtrace concurrently, hammering on the "enable" interface

loop.sh:
  #!/bin/bash

  dmesg --console-off

  while true; do
          echo 0x40000000 > /sys/kernel/debug/powerpc/memtrace/enable
  done

[root@...alhost ~]# loop.sh &
[root@...alhost ~]# loop.sh &

Resulting quickly in a kernel crash. Let's properly protect using a
mutex.

Fixes: 9d5171a8f248 ("powerpc/powernv: Enable removal of memory for in memory tracing")
Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org# v4.14+
Cc: Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
Cc: Rashmica Gupta <rashmica.g@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
---
 arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/memtrace.c | 22 +++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/memtrace.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/memtrace.c
index eea1f94482ff..0e42fe2d7b6a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/memtrace.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/memtrace.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ struct memtrace_entry {
 	char name[16];
 };
 
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(memtrace_mutex);
 static u64 memtrace_size;
 
 static struct memtrace_entry *memtrace_array;
@@ -279,6 +280,7 @@ static int memtrace_online(void)
 
 static int memtrace_enable_set(void *data, u64 val)
 {
+	int rc = -EAGAIN;
 	u64 bytes;
 
 	/*
@@ -291,25 +293,31 @@ static int memtrace_enable_set(void *data, u64 val)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	mutex_lock(&memtrace_mutex);
+
 	/* Re-add/online previously removed/offlined memory */
 	if (memtrace_size) {
 		if (memtrace_online())
-			return -EAGAIN;
+			goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	if (!val)
-		return 0;
+	if (!val) {
+		rc = 0;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
 
 	/* Offline and remove memory */
 	if (memtrace_init_regions_runtime(val))
-		return -EINVAL;
+		goto out_unlock;
 
 	if (memtrace_init_debugfs())
-		return -EINVAL;
+		goto out_unlock;
 
 	memtrace_size = val;
-
-	return 0;
+	rc = 0;
+out_unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&memtrace_mutex);
+	return rc;
 }
 
 static int memtrace_enable_get(void *data, u64 *val)
-- 
2.26.2