linux-kernel - [PATCH v2] watchdog: s3c2410: Fix potential deadlock on &wdt->lock

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Date:   Wed,  5 Jul 2023 07:23:04 +0000
From:   Chengfeng Ye <dg573847474@...il.com>
To:     krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org, alim.akhtar@...sung.com,
        wim@...ux-watchdog.org, linux@...ck-us.net
Cc:     linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org, linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Chengfeng Ye <dg573847474@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2] watchdog: s3c2410: Fix potential deadlock on &wdt->lock

As &wdt->lock is acquired by hard irq s3c2410wdt_irq(), other
acquisition of the same lock under process context should
disable irq, otherwise deadlock could happen if the irq preempt
the execution while the lock is held in process context on the
same CPU.

[Deadlock Scenario]
s3c2410wdt_suspend()
    -> s3c2410wdt_stop()
    -> spin_lock(&wdt->lock)
        <irq iterrupt>
        -> s3c2410wdt_irq()
        -> s3c2410wdt_keepalive()
        -> spin_lock(&wdt->lock) (deadlock here)

[Deadlock Scenario]
s3c2410wdt_probe()
    -> s3c2410wdt_start()
    -> spin_lock(&wdt->lock)
        <irq iterrupt>
        -> s3c2410wdt_irq()
        -> s3c2410wdt_keepalive()
        -> spin_lock(&wdt->lock) (deadlock here)

This flaw was found by an experimental static analysis tool I am
developing for irq-related deadlock, which reported the above
warning when analyzing the linux kernel 6.4-rc7 release.

The tentative patch fix the potential deadlock by spin_lock_irqsave()
under process context.

Signed-off-by: Chengfeng Ye <dg573847474@...il.com>
---
 drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c | 10 ++++++----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c
index 95416a9bdd4b..2dfc0d6a3004 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c
@@ -399,10 +399,11 @@ static void __s3c2410wdt_stop(struct s3c2410_wdt *wdt)
 static int s3c2410wdt_stop(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
 {
 	struct s3c2410_wdt *wdt = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdd);
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock(&wdt->lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&wdt->lock, flags);
 	__s3c2410wdt_stop(wdt);
-	spin_unlock(&wdt->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wdt->lock, flags);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -411,8 +412,9 @@ static int s3c2410wdt_start(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
 {
 	unsigned long wtcon;
 	struct s3c2410_wdt *wdt = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdd);
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock(&wdt->lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&wdt->lock, flags);
 
 	__s3c2410wdt_stop(wdt);
 
@@ -433,7 +435,7 @@ static int s3c2410wdt_start(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
 	writel(wdt->count, wdt->reg_base + S3C2410_WTDAT);
 	writel(wdt->count, wdt->reg_base + S3C2410_WTCNT);
 	writel(wtcon, wdt->reg_base + S3C2410_WTCON);
-	spin_unlock(&wdt->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wdt->lock, flags);
 
 	return 0;
 }
-- 
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