netdev - [PATCH net 2/2] tipc: protect handler_enabled variable with qitem

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Date:	Mon,  9 Dec 2013 22:54:47 -0800
From:	Jon Maloy <jon.maloy@...csson.com>
To:	davem@...emloft.net
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>,
	erik.hugne@...csson.com, ying.xue@...driver.com, maloy@...jonn.com,
	tipc-discussion@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	Jon Maloy <jon.maloy@...csson.com>
Subject: [PATCH net 2/2] tipc: protect handler_enabled variable with qitem_lock spin lock

From: Ying Xue <ying.xue@...driver.com>

'handler_enabled' is a global flag indicating whether the TIPC
signal handling service is enabled or not. The lack of lock
protection for this flag incurs a risk for contention, so that
a tipc_k_signal() call might queue a signal handler to a destroyed
signal queue, with unpredictable results. To correct this, we let
the already existing 'qitem_lock' protect the flag, as it already
does with the queue itself. This way, we ensure that the flag
always is consistent across all cores.

Signed-off-by: Ying Xue <ying.xue@...driver.com>
Reviewed-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
Signed-off-by: Jon Maloy <jon.maloy@...csson.com>
---
 net/tipc/handler.c |   11 ++++++++---
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/tipc/handler.c b/net/tipc/handler.c
index b36f0fc..e4bc8a2 100644
--- a/net/tipc/handler.c
+++ b/net/tipc/handler.c
@@ -56,12 +56,13 @@ unsigned int tipc_k_signal(Handler routine, unsigned long argument)
 {
 	struct queue_item *item;
 
+	spin_lock_bh(&qitem_lock);
 	if (!handler_enabled) {
 		pr_err("Signal request ignored by handler\n");
+		spin_unlock_bh(&qitem_lock);
 		return -ENOPROTOOPT;
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&qitem_lock);
 	item = kmem_cache_alloc(tipc_queue_item_cache, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!item) {
 		pr_err("Signal queue out of memory\n");
@@ -112,10 +113,14 @@ void tipc_handler_stop(void)
 	struct list_head *l, *n;
 	struct queue_item *item;
 
-	if (!handler_enabled)
+	spin_lock_bh(&qitem_lock);
+	if (!handler_enabled) {
+		spin_unlock_bh(&qitem_lock);
 		return;
-
+	}
 	handler_enabled = 0;
+	spin_unlock_bh(&qitem_lock);
+
 	tasklet_kill(&tipc_tasklet);
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&qitem_lock);
-- 
1.7.9.5

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