linux-kernel - Re: [syzbot] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context in _copy_to

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Date:   Tue, 10 Aug 2021 11:19:26 +0200
From:   Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:     Shoaib Rao <rao.shoaib@...cle.com>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
Cc:     Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@...gle.com>,
        syzbot <syzbot+8760ca6c1ee783ac4abd@...kaller.appspotmail.com>,
        Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@...nel.org>,
        Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>, bpf <bpf@...r.kernel.org>,
        Christian Brauner <christian.brauner@...ntu.com>,
        Cong Wang <cong.wang@...edance.com>,
        Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        jamorris@...ux.microsoft.com,
        John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>,
        Martin KaFai Lau <kafai@...com>, kpsingh@...nel.org,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "open list:KERNEL SELFTEST FRAMEWORK" 
        <linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org>, netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>,
        Song Liu <songliubraving@...com>,
        syzkaller-bugs <syzkaller-bugs@...glegroups.com>,
        Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>, Yonghong Song <yhs@...com>
Subject: Re: [syzbot] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context in
 _copy_to_iter



On 8/9/21 10:31 PM, Shoaib Rao wrote:
> 
> On 8/9/21 1:09 PM, Eric Dumazet wrote:

>> I am guessing that even your test would trigger the warning,
>> if you make sure to include CONFIG_DEBUG_ATOMIC_SLEEP=y in your kernel build.
> 
> Eric,
> 
> Thanks for the pointer, have you ever over looked at something when coding?
> 

I _think_ I was trying to help, not shaming you in any way.

My question about spinlock/mutex was not sarcastic, you authored
6 official linux patches, there is no evidence for linux kernel expertise.