[PATCH net 3/3] netconsole: take target_cleanup_list_lock in drop_netconsole_target()
From: Breno Leitao
Date: Fri May 29 2026 - 03:51:22 EST
drop_netconsole_target() unlinks the target while only holding
target_list_lock. However, when the underlying interface has been
unregistered, netconsole_netdev_event() moves the target from
target_list to target_cleanup_list, and netconsole_process_cleanups_core()
walks that list under target_cleanup_list_lock only.
If a user removes the configfs target at the same time the cleanup
worker is iterating target_cleanup_list, list_del() can corrupt the list
because the two paths take disjoint locks while operating on the same
list node.
Acquire target_cleanup_list_lock around the list_del() so the unlink is
serialised against netconsole_process_cleanups_core() regardless of
which list the target currently belongs to. The state transition that
downgrades STATE_DEACTIVATED to STATE_DISABLED is left intact and is
performed under the same combined locking, preserving the existing
ordering with resume_target().
Fixes: 97714695ef90 ("net: netconsole: Defer netpoll cleanup to avoid lock release during list traversal")
Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/netconsole.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/netconsole.c b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
index a3dcbe713a0b..9e15d4186436 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netconsole.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
@@ -1452,6 +1452,7 @@ static void drop_netconsole_target(struct config_group *group,
dynamic_netconsole_mutex_lock();
+ mutex_lock(&target_cleanup_list_lock);
spin_lock_irqsave(&target_list_lock, flags);
/* Disable deactivated target to prevent races between resume attempt
* and target removal.
@@ -1460,6 +1461,7 @@ static void drop_netconsole_target(struct config_group *group,
nt->state = STATE_DISABLED;
list_del(&nt->list);
spin_unlock_irqrestore(&target_list_lock, flags);
+ mutex_unlock(&target_cleanup_list_lock);
dynamic_netconsole_mutex_unlock();
--
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