[PATCH] workqueue: validate cpumask_first() result in llc_populate_cpu_shard_id()
From: Breno Leitao
Date: Fri Apr 10 2026 - 04:50:10 EST
In llc_populate_cpu_shard_id(), cpumask_first(sibling_cpus) is used to
find the leader CPU, and the result is then used to index into
cpu_shard_id[]. Add a bounds check with WARN_ON_ONCE to guard against
unexpected values before using it as an array index.
Store the result in a local variable to make the code clearer, as also
to avoid calling cpumask_first() twice.
Fixes: 5920d046f7ae3 ("workqueue: add WQ_AFFN_CACHE_SHARD affinity scope")
Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202604022343.GQtkF2vO-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/
Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/workqueue.c | 7 ++++++-
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 083d8fe301f46..3cb4376a248b0 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -8300,6 +8300,7 @@ static void __init llc_populate_cpu_shard_id(const struct cpumask *pod_cpus,
int cores_in_shard = 0;
/* This is a cursor for the shards. Go from zero to nr_shards - 1*/
int shard_id = 0;
+ int leader;
int c;
/* Iterate at every CPU for a given LLC pod, and assign it a shard */
@@ -8318,7 +8319,11 @@ static void __init llc_populate_cpu_shard_id(const struct cpumask *pod_cpus,
* The siblings' shard MUST be the same as the leader.
* never split threads in the same core.
*/
- cpu_shard_id[c] = cpu_shard_id[cpumask_first(sibling_cpus)];
+ leader = cpumask_first(sibling_cpus);
+
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(leader >= nr_cpu_ids))
+ continue;
+ cpu_shard_id[c] = cpu_shard_id[leader];
}
}
---
base-commit: 3fa7d958829eb9bc3b469ed07f11de3d2804ef71
change-id: 20260410-workqueue_fix_nios-e6763904aee9
Best regards,
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Breno Leitao <leitao@xxxxxxxxxx>