Re: [PATCH] scsi: core: Fix missing lock when read async_scan in Scsi_Host
From: Damien Le Moal
Date: Tue Mar 03 2026 - 03:45:54 EST
On 3/2/26 21:13, Chaohai Chen wrote:
> When setting the async_scan flag in host, the host lock was locked,
> but it is not locked during reading. Encapsulate the corresponding
> API to fix this issue.
>
> Signed-off-by: Chaohai Chen <wdhh6@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c | 60 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
> 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
> index 60c06fa4ec32..8b63130ef2e5 100644
> --- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
> @@ -122,6 +122,42 @@ struct async_scan_data {
> struct completion prev_finished;
> };
>
> +static bool scsi_test_async_scan(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
> +{
> + bool async;
> + unsigned long flags;
> +
> + lockdep_assert_not_held(shost->host_lock);
> +
> + spin_lock_irqsave(shost->host_lock, flags);
> + async = shost->async_scan;
> + spin_unlock_irqrestore(shost->host_lock, flags);
> +
> + return async;
> +}
Use an atomic ?
> +
> +static void scsi_set_async_scan(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
> +{
> + unsigned long flags;
> +
> + lockdep_assert_not_held(shost->host_lock);
> +
> + spin_lock_irqsave(shost->host_lock, flags);
> + shost->async_scan = 1;
> + spin_unlock_irqrestore(shost->host_lock, flags);
> +}
> +
> +static void scsi_clear_async_scan(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
> +{
> + unsigned long flags;
> +
> + lockdep_assert_not_held(shost->host_lock);
> +
> + spin_lock_irqsave(shost->host_lock, flags);
> + shost->async_scan = 0;
> + spin_unlock_irqrestore(shost->host_lock, flags);
> +}
> +
> /*
> * scsi_enable_async_suspend - Enable async suspend and resume
> */
> @@ -1298,7 +1334,7 @@ static int scsi_probe_and_add_lun(struct scsi_target *starget,
> goto out_free_result;
> }
>
> - res = scsi_add_lun(sdev, result, &bflags, shost->async_scan);
> + res = scsi_add_lun(sdev, result, &bflags, scsi_test_async_scan(shost));
> if (res == SCSI_SCAN_LUN_PRESENT) {
> if (bflags & BLIST_KEY) {
> sdev->lockable = 0;
> @@ -1629,7 +1665,7 @@ struct scsi_device *__scsi_add_device(struct Scsi_Host *shost, uint channel,
> scsi_autopm_get_target(starget);
>
> mutex_lock(&shost->scan_mutex);
> - if (!shost->async_scan)
> + if (!scsi_test_async_scan(shost))
> scsi_complete_async_scans();
>
> if (scsi_host_scan_allowed(shost) && scsi_autopm_get_host(shost) == 0) {
> @@ -1839,7 +1875,7 @@ void scsi_scan_target(struct device *parent, unsigned int channel,
> return;
>
> mutex_lock(&shost->scan_mutex);
> - if (!shost->async_scan)
> + if (!scsi_test_async_scan(shost))
> scsi_complete_async_scans();
>
> if (scsi_host_scan_allowed(shost) && scsi_autopm_get_host(shost) == 0) {
> @@ -1896,7 +1932,7 @@ int scsi_scan_host_selected(struct Scsi_Host *shost, unsigned int channel,
> return -EINVAL;
>
> mutex_lock(&shost->scan_mutex);
> - if (!shost->async_scan)
> + if (!scsi_test_async_scan(shost))
> scsi_complete_async_scans();
>
> if (scsi_host_scan_allowed(shost) && scsi_autopm_get_host(shost) == 0) {
> @@ -1943,13 +1979,12 @@ static void scsi_sysfs_add_devices(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
> static struct async_scan_data *scsi_prep_async_scan(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
> {
> struct async_scan_data *data = NULL;
> - unsigned long flags;
>
> if (strncmp(scsi_scan_type, "sync", 4) == 0)
> return NULL;
>
> mutex_lock(&shost->scan_mutex);
> - if (shost->async_scan) {
> + if (scsi_test_async_scan(shost)) {
> shost_printk(KERN_DEBUG, shost, "%s called twice\n", __func__);
> goto err;
> }
> @@ -1961,10 +1996,7 @@ static struct async_scan_data *scsi_prep_async_scan(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
> if (!data->shost)
> goto err;
> init_completion(&data->prev_finished);
> -
> - spin_lock_irqsave(shost->host_lock, flags);
> - shost->async_scan = 1;
> - spin_unlock_irqrestore(shost->host_lock, flags);
> + scsi_set_async_scan(shost);
> mutex_unlock(&shost->scan_mutex);
>
> spin_lock(&async_scan_lock);
> @@ -1992,7 +2024,6 @@ static struct async_scan_data *scsi_prep_async_scan(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
> static void scsi_finish_async_scan(struct async_scan_data *data)
> {
> struct Scsi_Host *shost;
> - unsigned long flags;
>
> if (!data)
> return;
> @@ -2001,7 +2032,7 @@ static void scsi_finish_async_scan(struct async_scan_data *data)
>
> mutex_lock(&shost->scan_mutex);
>
> - if (!shost->async_scan) {
> + if (!scsi_test_async_scan(shost)) {
> shost_printk(KERN_INFO, shost, "%s called twice\n", __func__);
> dump_stack();
> mutex_unlock(&shost->scan_mutex);
> @@ -2011,10 +2042,7 @@ static void scsi_finish_async_scan(struct async_scan_data *data)
> wait_for_completion(&data->prev_finished);
>
> scsi_sysfs_add_devices(shost);
> -
> - spin_lock_irqsave(shost->host_lock, flags);
> - shost->async_scan = 0;
> - spin_unlock_irqrestore(shost->host_lock, flags);
> + scsi_clear_async_scan(shost);
>
> mutex_unlock(&shost->scan_mutex);
>
--
Damien Le Moal
Western Digital Research