linux-kernel - [PATCH v4 9/9] tty: n_gsm: fix race condition in gsmld

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Message-Id: <20220701061652.39604-9-daniel.starke@siemens.com>
Date:   Fri,  1 Jul 2022 08:16:52 +0200
From:   "D. Starke" <daniel.starke@...mens.com>
To:     linux-serial@...r.kernel.org, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        jirislaby@...nel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Daniel Starke <daniel.starke@...mens.com>
Subject: [PATCH v4 9/9] tty: n_gsm: fix race condition in gsmld_write()

From: Daniel Starke <daniel.starke@...mens.com>

The function may be used by the user directly and also by the n_gsm
internal functions. They can lead into a race condition which results in
interleaved frames if both are writing at the same time. The receiving side
is not able to decode those interleaved frames correctly.

Add a lock around the low side tty write to avoid race conditions and frame
interleaving between user originated writes and n_gsm writes.

Fixes: e1eaea46bb40 ("tty: n_gsm line discipline")
Signed-off-by: Daniel Starke <daniel.starke@...mens.com>
---
 drivers/tty/n_gsm.c | 21 +++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

Stable backport remark has been removed compared to v3. No other changes applied.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220530144512.2731-9-daniel.starke@siemens.com/

diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
index b0b093e8e9d9..afd179a8481d 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
@@ -2999,11 +2999,24 @@ static ssize_t gsmld_read(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
 static ssize_t gsmld_write(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
 			   const unsigned char *buf, size_t nr)
 {
-	int space = tty_write_room(tty);
+	struct gsm_mux *gsm = tty->disc_data;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int space;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!gsm)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	ret = -ENOBUFS;
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&gsm->tx_lock, flags);
+	space = tty_write_room(tty);
 	if (space >= nr)
-		return tty->ops->write(tty, buf, nr);
-	set_bit(TTY_DO_WRITE_WAKEUP, &tty->flags);
-	return -ENOBUFS;
+		ret = tty->ops->write(tty, buf, nr);
+	else
+		set_bit(TTY_DO_WRITE_WAKEUP, &tty->flags);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gsm->tx_lock, flags);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /**
-- 
2.34.1