linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] kernel: bpf: stackmap: fix a possible sleep-in-atomic bug in bpf_mmap_unlock_get_irq

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Date:   Fri, 17 Mar 2023 10:16:36 -0700
From:   Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@...il.com>
To:     starmiku1207184332@...il.com
Cc:     ast@...nel.org, daniel@...earbox.net, andrii@...nel.org,
        martin.lau@...ux.dev, song@...nel.org, yhs@...com,
        john.fastabend@...il.com, kpsingh@...nel.org, sdf@...gle.com,
        haoluo@...gle.com, jolsa@...nel.org, bpf@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, baijiaju1990@...look.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] kernel: bpf: stackmap: fix a possible sleep-in-atomic
 bug in bpf_mmap_unlock_get_irq_work()

On Fri, Mar 17, 2023 at 03:52:27AM +0000, starmiku1207184332@...il.com wrote:
> context because of its possible sleep operation. However, mmap_read_unlock()
> is unsafely called in a preempt disabled context when spin_lock() or
> rcu_read_lock() has been called.

Why is that unsafe?
See __up_read(). It's doing preempt_disable().


> -	if (irqs_disabled()) {
> +	if (in_atomic() || irqs_disabled()) {

We cannot do this. It will significantly hurt stack traces with build_id.