netdev - [PATCH RFC 13/30] NFSD: WARN when freeing an item still linked via nf

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Message-ID: <165590725183.75778.17085853710070897709.stgit@manet.1015granger.net>
Date:   Wed, 22 Jun 2022 10:14:11 -0400
From:   Chuck Lever <chuck.lever@...cle.com>
To:     linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     david@...morbit.com, tgraf@...g.ch, jlayton@...hat.com
Subject: [PATCH RFC 13/30] NFSD: WARN when freeing an item still linked via
 nf_lru

Add a guardrail to prevent freeing memory that is still on a list.
This includes either a dispose list or the LRU list.

This is the sign of a bug, but this class of bugs can be detected
so that they don't endanger system stability, especially while
debugging.

Signed-off-by: Chuck Lever <chuck.lever@...cle.com>
---
 fs/nfsd/filecache.c |   12 ++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
index 0cf2e44e874f..6bb37d3abbaa 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
@@ -221,6 +221,14 @@ nfsd_file_free(struct nfsd_file *nf)
 		fput(nf->nf_file);
 		flush = true;
 	}
+
+	/*
+	 * If this item is still linked via nf_lru, that's a bug.
+	 * WARN and leak it to preserve system stability.
+	 */
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!list_empty(&nf->nf_lru)))
+		return flush;
+
 	call_rcu(&nf->nf_rcu, nfsd_file_slab_free);
 	return flush;
 }
@@ -350,7 +358,7 @@ nfsd_file_dispose_list(struct list_head *dispose)
 
 	while(!list_empty(dispose)) {
 		nf = list_first_entry(dispose, struct nfsd_file, nf_lru);
-		list_del(&nf->nf_lru);
+		list_del_init(&nf->nf_lru);
 		nfsd_file_flush(nf);
 		nfsd_file_put_noref(nf);
 	}
@@ -364,7 +372,7 @@ nfsd_file_dispose_list_sync(struct list_head *dispose)
 
 	while(!list_empty(dispose)) {
 		nf = list_first_entry(dispose, struct nfsd_file, nf_lru);
-		list_del(&nf->nf_lru);
+		list_del_init(&nf->nf_lru);
 		nfsd_file_flush(nf);
 		if (!refcount_dec_and_test(&nf->nf_ref))
 			continue;