[PATCH] hazptr: Fix two-phase hazptr_synchronize race with detach
From: Mathieu Desnoyers
Date: Fri Sep 25 2026 - 15:56:28 EST
Boqun Feng pointed out that a detach happening concurrently with
hazptr_synchronize can miss a slot. Indeed, scanning the per-CPU
slots needs to be done *before* scanning the overflow lists. Fix the
implementation accordingly.
Signed-off-by: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reported-by: Boqun Feng <boqun@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Boqun Feng <boqun@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Bradley Morgan <brads@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Gary Guo <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <rcu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <lkmm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/hazptr.c | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/hazptr.c b/kernel/hazptr.c
index d3d1050d92cf..ccc19843edbd 100644
--- a/kernel/hazptr.c
+++ b/kernel/hazptr.c
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(hazptr_wildcard_lock); /* Protect the wildcard flip. */
void *hazptr_wildcard = (void *) 1UL;
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hazptr_wildcard);
+/* The current overflow list phase. */
+static unsigned int hazptr_overflow_list_phase;
+
struct hazptr_overflow_list {
raw_spinlock_t lock; /* Lock protecting overflow list and list generation. */
struct hlist_head head; /* Overflow list head. */
@@ -53,6 +56,12 @@ void *flip_wildcard(void *wildcard)
return ((unsigned long) wildcard == 1UL) ? (void *) 2UL : (void *) 1UL;
}
+static
+unsigned int flip_list_phase(unsigned int phase)
+{
+ return 1 - phase;
+}
+
static
bool is_wildcard(void *addr)
{
@@ -178,15 +187,12 @@ void hazptr_synchronize_cpu_slots(int cpu, void *addr, void *scan_wildcard)
}
static
-void hazptr_scan_period(void *addr, void *scan_wildcard)
+void hazptr_scan_cpu_slots_period(void *addr, void *scan_wildcard)
{
- unsigned int scan_idx = (unsigned long) scan_wildcard - 1;
int cpu;
/* Scan all CPUs slots. */
for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
- struct hazptr_overflow_list_flip *overflow_list_flip = per_cpu_ptr(&percpu_overflow_list_flip, cpu);
-
/*
* Scan CPU slots.
* Forward progress against recurring wildcards is guaranteed
@@ -199,6 +205,17 @@ void hazptr_scan_period(void *addr, void *scan_wildcard)
* to acquire that same hazard pointer value.
*/
hazptr_synchronize_cpu_slots(cpu, addr, scan_wildcard);
+ }
+}
+
+static
+void hazptr_scan_overflow_list_period(void *addr, unsigned int scan_idx)
+{
+ int cpu;
+
+ /* Scan all CPUs overflow lists. */
+ for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
+ struct hazptr_overflow_list_flip *overflow_list_flip = per_cpu_ptr(&percpu_overflow_list_flip, cpu);
/*
* Scan backup slots in percpu overflow lists.
@@ -218,6 +235,7 @@ void hazptr_scan_period(void *addr, void *scan_wildcard)
*/
void hazptr_synchronize(void *addr)
{
+ unsigned int scan_list_phase;
void *scan_wildcard;
/*
@@ -236,10 +254,21 @@ void hazptr_synchronize(void *addr)
smp_mb();
guard(mutex)(&hazptr_wildcard_lock);
+
+ /* Scan per-CPU slots. */
scan_wildcard = flip_wildcard(hazptr_wildcard);
- hazptr_scan_period(addr, scan_wildcard);
- WRITE_ONCE(hazptr_wildcard, scan_wildcard); /* Flip the current wildcard. */
- hazptr_scan_period(addr, flip_wildcard(scan_wildcard));
+ hazptr_scan_cpu_slots_period(addr, scan_wildcard);
+ WRITE_ONCE(hazptr_wildcard, scan_wildcard); /* Flip the current wildcard. */
+ hazptr_scan_cpu_slots_period(addr, flip_wildcard(scan_wildcard));
+
+ /*
+ * Scan overflow lists *after* scanning per-CPU slots. See
+ * hazptr_promote_to_backup_slot() for scan ordering requirement.
+ */
+ scan_list_phase = flip_list_phase(hazptr_overflow_list_phase);
+ hazptr_scan_overflow_list_period(addr, scan_list_phase);
+ WRITE_ONCE(hazptr_overflow_list_phase, scan_list_phase); /* Flip the current list phase. */
+ hazptr_scan_overflow_list_period(addr, flip_list_phase(scan_list_phase));
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hazptr_synchronize);
--
2.43.0