linux-kernel - [PATCH] ipmi: fix potential deadlock on &kcs

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Message-Id: <20230627152449.36093-1-dg573847474@gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 27 Jun 2023 15:24:49 +0000
From:   Chengfeng Ye <dg573847474@...il.com>
To:     minyard@....org
Cc:     openipmi-developer@...ts.sourceforge.net,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Chengfeng Ye <dg573847474@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH] ipmi: fix potential deadlock on &kcs_bmc->lock

As kcs_bmc_handle_event() is executed inside both a timer and a hardirq,
it should disable irq before lock acquisition otherwise deadlock could
happen if the timmer is preemtped by the irq.

Possible deadlock scenario:
aspeed_kcs_check_obe() (timer)
    -> kcs_bmc_handle_event()
    -> spin_lock(&kcs_bmc->lock)
        <irq interruption>
        -> aspeed_kcs_irq()
        -> kcs_bmc_handle_event()
        -> spin_lock(&kcs_bmc->lock) (deadlock here)

This flaw was found using an experimental static analysis tool we are
developing for irq-related deadlock.

The tentative patch fix the potential deadlock by spin_lock_irqsave()

Signed-off-by: Chengfeng Ye <dg573847474@...il.com>
---
 drivers/char/ipmi/kcs_bmc.c | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/kcs_bmc.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/kcs_bmc.c
index 03d02a848f3a..8b1161d5194a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/kcs_bmc.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/kcs_bmc.c
@@ -56,12 +56,13 @@ irqreturn_t kcs_bmc_handle_event(struct kcs_bmc_device *kcs_bmc)
 {
 	struct kcs_bmc_client *client;
 	irqreturn_t rc = IRQ_NONE;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock(&kcs_bmc->lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&kcs_bmc->lock, flags);
 	client = kcs_bmc->client;
 	if (client)
 		rc = client->ops->event(client);
-	spin_unlock(&kcs_bmc->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&kcs_bmc->lock, flags);
 
 	return rc;
 }
-- 
2.17.1