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Message-Id: <20251122-tonyk-robust_futex-v6-1-05fea005a0fd@igalia.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2025 02:50:43 -0300
From: André Almeida <andrealmeid@...lia.com>
To: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, 
 Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>, 
 Davidlohr Bueso <dave@...olabs.net>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, 
 Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>, 
 Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>, Ryan Houdek <Sonicadvance1@...il.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org, 
 linux-api@...r.kernel.org, kernel-dev@...lia.com, 
 André Almeida <andrealmeid@...lia.com>
Subject: [PATCH v6 1/9] futex: Use explicit sizes for compat_robust_list
 structs

There are two functions for handling robust lists during a task exit:
exit_robust_list() and compat_exit_robust_list(). The first one handles
either 64-bit or 32-bit lists, depending on the kernel bitness.
compat_exit_robust_list() exists only in 64-bit kernels that supports
32-bit syscalls entry points (also known as compat entry points).

The new syscall set_robust_list2() needs to handle both 64-bit and
32-bit robust lists, regardless of compat entry being enabled, so it
needs to have both functions always available.

In preparation for this, use explicit size for struct members of
compat_robust_list and compat_robust_list_head. Rename the structs and
compat_exit_robust_list() to make clear which bitness it handles.

Keep exit_robust_list() as it is: used to handle the native bit size of
the kernel.

Signed-off-by: André Almeida <andrealmeid@...lia.com>
---
 include/linux/compat.h     | 13 +++----------
 include/linux/futex.h      |  2 +-
 include/linux/sched.h      |  2 +-
 include/uapi/linux/futex.h | 10 ++++++++++
 kernel/futex/core.c        | 20 ++++++++++----------
 kernel/futex/syscalls.c    |  8 ++++----
 6 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/compat.h b/include/linux/compat.h
index 56cebaff0c91..2c5a7f980182 100644
--- a/include/linux/compat.h
+++ b/include/linux/compat.h
@@ -385,15 +385,8 @@ struct compat_ifconf {
 	compat_caddr_t  ifcbuf;
 };
 
-struct compat_robust_list {
-	compat_uptr_t			next;
-};
-
-struct compat_robust_list_head {
-	struct compat_robust_list	list;
-	compat_long_t			futex_offset;
-	compat_uptr_t			list_op_pending;
-};
+struct robust_list32;
+struct robust_list_head32;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT_OLD_SIGACTION
 struct compat_old_sigaction {
@@ -672,7 +665,7 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_waitid(int, compat_pid_t,
 		struct compat_siginfo __user *, int,
 		struct compat_rusage __user *);
 asmlinkage long
-compat_sys_set_robust_list(struct compat_robust_list_head __user *head,
+compat_sys_set_robust_list(struct robust_list_head32 __user *head,
 			   compat_size_t len);
 asmlinkage long
 compat_sys_get_robust_list(int pid, compat_uptr_t __user *head_ptr,
diff --git a/include/linux/futex.h b/include/linux/futex.h
index 9e9750f04980..322851e4a703 100644
--- a/include/linux/futex.h
+++ b/include/linux/futex.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static inline void futex_init_task(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
 	tsk->robust_list = NULL;
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
-	tsk->compat_robust_list = NULL;
+	tsk->robust_list32 = NULL;
 #endif
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tsk->pi_state_list);
 	tsk->pi_state_cache = NULL;
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index cbb7340c5866..76cabfab5b73 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1332,7 +1332,7 @@ struct task_struct {
 #ifdef CONFIG_FUTEX
 	struct robust_list_head __user	*robust_list;
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
-	struct compat_robust_list_head __user *compat_robust_list;
+	struct robust_list_head32 __user *robust_list32;
 #endif
 	struct list_head		pi_state_list;
 	struct futex_pi_state		*pi_state_cache;
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/futex.h b/include/uapi/linux/futex.h
index 7e2744ec8933..86efb089893d 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/futex.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/futex.h
@@ -153,6 +153,16 @@ struct robust_list_head {
 	struct robust_list __user *list_op_pending;
 };
 
+struct robust_list32 {
+	__u32 next;
+};
+
+struct robust_list_head32 {
+	struct robust_list32	list;
+	__s32			futex_offset;
+	__u32			list_op_pending;
+};
+
 /*
  * Are there any waiters for this robust futex:
  */
diff --git a/kernel/futex/core.c b/kernel/futex/core.c
index 125804fbb5cb..c99d7baab24e 100644
--- a/kernel/futex/core.c
+++ b/kernel/futex/core.c
@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ static void __user *futex_uaddr(struct robust_list __user *entry,
  * Fetch a robust-list pointer. Bit 0 signals PI futexes:
  */
 static inline int
-compat_fetch_robust_entry(compat_uptr_t *uentry, struct robust_list __user **entry,
+fetch_robust_entry32(compat_uptr_t *uentry, struct robust_list __user **entry,
 		   compat_uptr_t __user *head, unsigned int *pi)
 {
 	if (get_user(*uentry, head))
@@ -1245,9 +1245,9 @@ compat_fetch_robust_entry(compat_uptr_t *uentry, struct robust_list __user **ent
  *
  * We silently return on any sign of list-walking problem.
  */
-static void compat_exit_robust_list(struct task_struct *curr)
+static void exit_robust_list32(struct task_struct *curr)
 {
-	struct compat_robust_list_head __user *head = curr->compat_robust_list;
+	struct robust_list_head32 __user *head = curr->robust_list32;
 	struct robust_list __user *entry, *next_entry, *pending;
 	unsigned int limit = ROBUST_LIST_LIMIT, pi, pip;
 	unsigned int next_pi;
@@ -1259,7 +1259,7 @@ static void compat_exit_robust_list(struct task_struct *curr)
 	 * Fetch the list head (which was registered earlier, via
 	 * sys_set_robust_list()):
 	 */
-	if (compat_fetch_robust_entry(&uentry, &entry, &head->list.next, &pi))
+	if (fetch_robust_entry32(&uentry, &entry, &head->list.next, &pi))
 		return;
 	/*
 	 * Fetch the relative futex offset:
@@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ static void compat_exit_robust_list(struct task_struct *curr)
 	 * Fetch any possibly pending lock-add first, and handle it
 	 * if it exists:
 	 */
-	if (compat_fetch_robust_entry(&upending, &pending,
+	if (fetch_robust_entry32(&upending, &pending,
 			       &head->list_op_pending, &pip))
 		return;
 
@@ -1280,8 +1280,8 @@ static void compat_exit_robust_list(struct task_struct *curr)
 		 * Fetch the next entry in the list before calling
 		 * handle_futex_death:
 		 */
-		rc = compat_fetch_robust_entry(&next_uentry, &next_entry,
-			(compat_uptr_t __user *)&entry->next, &next_pi);
+		rc = fetch_robust_entry32(&next_uentry, &next_entry,
+			(u32 __user *)&entry->next, &next_pi);
 		/*
 		 * A pending lock might already be on the list, so
 		 * dont process it twice:
@@ -1413,9 +1413,9 @@ static void futex_cleanup(struct task_struct *tsk)
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
-	if (unlikely(tsk->compat_robust_list)) {
-		compat_exit_robust_list(tsk);
-		tsk->compat_robust_list = NULL;
+	if (unlikely(tsk->robust_list32)) {
+		exit_robust_list32(tsk);
+		tsk->robust_list32 = NULL;
 	}
 #endif
 
diff --git a/kernel/futex/syscalls.c b/kernel/futex/syscalls.c
index 880c9bf2f315..1de8ff230d54 100644
--- a/kernel/futex/syscalls.c
+++ b/kernel/futex/syscalls.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static inline void __user *futex_task_robust_list(struct task_struct *p, bool co
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 	if (compat)
-		return p->compat_robust_list;
+		return p->robust_list32;
 #endif
 	return p->robust_list;
 }
@@ -468,13 +468,13 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(futex_requeue,
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE2(set_robust_list,
-		struct compat_robust_list_head __user *, head,
+		struct robust_list_head32 __user *, head,
 		compat_size_t, len)
 {
 	if (unlikely(len != sizeof(*head)))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	current->compat_robust_list = head;
+	current->robust_list32 = head;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE3(get_robust_list, int, pid,
 			compat_uptr_t __user *, head_ptr,
 			compat_size_t __user *, len_ptr)
 {
-	struct compat_robust_list_head __user *head = futex_get_robust_list_common(pid, true);
+	struct robust_list_head32 __user *head = futex_get_robust_list_common(pid, true);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(head))
 		return PTR_ERR(head);

-- 
2.52.0


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