[PATCH v2 1/2] ALSA: seq: oss: Serialize readq reset state with q->lock

From: Cen Zhang

Date: Sat Jun 13 2026 - 20:48:16 EST


snd_seq_oss_readq_clear() resets qlen, head, and tail without
q->lock even though the normal reader and producer paths serialize the
same ring state under that spinlock. A reset can therefore race
snd_seq_oss_readq_free() or snd_seq_oss_readq_put_event() and leave
stale records in the queue, drop freshly queued ones, or report the
wrong readiness after wakeup. KCSAN reports a data race between
snd_seq_oss_readq_clear() and snd_seq_oss_readq_free().

Take q->lock while clearing the ring and resetting input_time. Factor
the enqueue logic into a caller-locked helper so
snd_seq_oss_readq_put_timestamp() updates its suppression state under
the same lock instead of racing the reset path.

The buggy scenario involves two paths, with each column showing the
order within that path:

reset path: locked readq updater:
1. snd_seq_oss_reset() or 1. A reader or callback producer
release reaches takes q->lock on the same queue.
snd_seq_oss_readq_clear().
2. snd_seq_oss_readq_clear() 2. The updater tests or modifies
resets qlen, head, tail, qlen, head, and tail.
and input_time.
3. snd_seq_oss_readq_clear() 3. The updater completes its
wakes sleepers on read-modify-write sequence.
q->midi_sleep.
4. Without q->lock, the reset 4. The resulting ring state drives
can overlap the locked later reads and readiness.
update.

KCSAN reports:

BUG: KCSAN: data-race in snd_seq_oss_readq_clear /
snd_seq_oss_readq_free

write to 0xffff8881069fe608 of 4 bytes by task 120516 on cpu 0:
snd_seq_oss_readq_free+0x6c/0x80
snd_seq_oss_read+0xcb/0x250
odev_read+0x38/0x60
vfs_read+0xff/0x600
ksys_read+0xb4/0x140
__x64_sys_read+0x46/0x60
do_syscall_64+0xbb/0x2f0
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

read to 0xffff8881069fe608 of 4 bytes by task 120517 on cpu 1:
snd_seq_oss_readq_clear+0x1f/0x90
snd_seq_oss_reset+0xa7/0xf0
snd_seq_oss_ioctl+0x6f6/0x7e0
odev_ioctl+0x56/0xc0
__x64_sys_ioctl+0xd1/0x120
do_syscall_64+0xbb/0x2f0
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

value changed: 0x00000001 -> 0x00000000

Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2")

Signed-off-by: Cen Zhang <zzzccc427@xxxxxxxxx>
---
sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_readq.c | 77 ++++++++++++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 52 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_readq.c b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_readq.c
index c880d4771169..06e12707db21 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_readq.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_readq.c
@@ -73,13 +73,17 @@ snd_seq_oss_readq_delete(struct seq_oss_readq *q)
void
snd_seq_oss_readq_clear(struct seq_oss_readq *q)
{
- if (q->qlen) {
- q->qlen = 0;
- q->head = q->tail = 0;
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &q->lock) {
+ if (q->qlen) {
+ q->qlen = 0;
+ q->head = 0;
+ q->tail = 0;
+ }
+ q->input_time = (unsigned long)-1;
}
+
/* if someone sleeping, wake'em up */
wake_up(&q->midi_sleep);
- q->input_time = (unsigned long)-1;
}

/*
@@ -136,11 +140,11 @@ int snd_seq_oss_readq_sysex(struct seq_oss_readq *q, int dev,
/*
* copy an event to input queue:
* return zero if enqueued
+ * caller must hold lock
*/
-int
-snd_seq_oss_readq_put_event(struct seq_oss_readq *q, union evrec *ev)
+static int snd_seq_oss_readq_put_event_locked(struct seq_oss_readq *q,
+ union evrec *ev)
{
- guard(spinlock_irqsave)(&q->lock);
if (q->qlen >= q->maxlen - 1)
return -ENOMEM;

@@ -148,12 +152,27 @@ snd_seq_oss_readq_put_event(struct seq_oss_readq *q, union evrec *ev)
q->tail = (q->tail + 1) % q->maxlen;
q->qlen++;

- /* wake up sleeper */
- wake_up(&q->midi_sleep);
-
return 0;
}

+/*
+ * copy an event to input queue:
+ * return zero if enqueued
+ */
+int
+snd_seq_oss_readq_put_event(struct seq_oss_readq *q, union evrec *ev)
+{
+ int rc;
+
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &q->lock) {
+ rc = snd_seq_oss_readq_put_event_locked(q, ev);
+ if (!rc)
+ wake_up(&q->midi_sleep);
+ }
+
+ return rc;
+}
+

/*
* pop queue
@@ -209,23 +228,31 @@ snd_seq_oss_readq_poll(struct seq_oss_readq *q, struct file *file, poll_table *w
int
snd_seq_oss_readq_put_timestamp(struct seq_oss_readq *q, unsigned long curt, int seq_mode)
{
- if (curt != q->input_time) {
- union evrec rec;
- memset(&rec, 0, sizeof(rec));
- switch (seq_mode) {
- case SNDRV_SEQ_OSS_MODE_SYNTH:
- rec.echo = (curt << 8) | SEQ_WAIT;
- snd_seq_oss_readq_put_event(q, &rec);
- break;
- case SNDRV_SEQ_OSS_MODE_MUSIC:
- rec.t.code = EV_TIMING;
- rec.t.cmd = TMR_WAIT_ABS;
- rec.t.time = curt;
- snd_seq_oss_readq_put_event(q, &rec);
- break;
+ int queued = 0;
+
+ scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &q->lock) {
+ if (curt != q->input_time) {
+ union evrec rec;
+
+ memset(&rec, 0, sizeof(rec));
+ switch (seq_mode) {
+ case SNDRV_SEQ_OSS_MODE_SYNTH:
+ rec.echo = (curt << 8) | SEQ_WAIT;
+ queued = !snd_seq_oss_readq_put_event_locked(q, &rec);
+ break;
+ case SNDRV_SEQ_OSS_MODE_MUSIC:
+ rec.t.code = EV_TIMING;
+ rec.t.cmd = TMR_WAIT_ABS;
+ rec.t.time = curt;
+ queued = !snd_seq_oss_readq_put_event_locked(q, &rec);
+ break;
+ }
+ q->input_time = curt;
}
- q->input_time = curt;
}
+ if (queued)
+ wake_up(&q->midi_sleep);
+
return 0;
}

--
2.43.0