[PATCH v2] remoteproc: virtio: Synchronize virtqueue teardown with rproc_vq_interrupt()

From: Yuho Choi

Date: Sat Sep 26 2026 - 00:19:58 EST


rproc_vq_interrupt() looks up rvring->vq and passes it to
vring_interrupt() without synchronizing against __rproc_virtio_del_vqs(),
which clears rvring->vq and frees the virtqueue. rproc_stop() and
__rproc_detach() stop the subdevices, and so delete the virtqueues,
before the remote processor is stopped or detached, so the remote can
still signal a vring meanwhile. The interrupt path can then pass a NULL
or already freed virtqueue to vring_interrupt().

Protect rvring->vq with SRCU: rproc_vq_interrupt() uses the virtqueue
inside a read-side section, and __rproc_virtio_del_vqs() clears the
pointers and waits for readers before freeing the virtqueues. Plain RCU
is not usable because rproc_vq_interrupt() is also called from process
context, where vring callbacks may sleep.

Fixes: 7a186941626d ("remoteproc: remove the single rpmsg vdev limitation")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Yuho Choi <oss.patchbox@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v2:
- Rework the fix: v1 only loaded rvring->vq once, which closes the NULL
window but not the use-after-free once the virtqueue is freed after
the load (Mathieu Poirier). Use SRCU so __rproc_virtio_del_vqs()
waits for rproc_vq_interrupt() before freeing the virtqueues.
- Update the subject accordingly.

v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260922190159.509836-1-oss.patchbox@xxxxxxxxx/

Compile-tested only (arm64 and x86_64 defconfig + REMOTEPROC/RPMSG_VIRTIO,
W=1, sparse).

drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_virtio.c | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++-----
include/linux/remoteproc.h | 2 +-
2 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_virtio.c b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_virtio.c
index d5e9ff045a28a..cd8f3a8b4870a 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_virtio.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_virtio.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
#include <linux/of_reserved_mem.h>
#include <linux/platform_device.h>
#include <linux/remoteproc.h>
+#include <linux/srcu.h>
#include <linux/virtio.h>
#include <linux/virtio_config.h>
#include <linux/virtio_ids.h>
@@ -26,6 +27,14 @@

#include "remoteproc_internal.h"

+/*
+ * Protects rproc_vring->vq: rproc_vq_interrupt() uses the virtqueue inside a
+ * read-side section, and __rproc_virtio_del_vqs() waits for those sections to
+ * finish before freeing it. Sleepable RCU is used because vring callbacks may
+ * sleep when rproc_vq_interrupt() is called from process context.
+ */
+DEFINE_STATIC_SRCU(rproc_vq_srcu);
+
static int copy_dma_range_map(struct device *to, struct device *from)
{
const struct bus_dma_region *map = from->dma_range_map, *new_map, *r;
@@ -88,15 +97,24 @@ static bool rproc_virtio_notify(struct virtqueue *vq)
*/
irqreturn_t rproc_vq_interrupt(struct rproc *rproc, int notifyid)
{
+ irqreturn_t ret = IRQ_NONE;
struct rproc_vring *rvring;
+ struct virtqueue *vq;
+ int idx;

dev_dbg(&rproc->dev, "vq index %d is interrupted\n", notifyid);

rvring = idr_find(&rproc->notifyids, notifyid);
- if (!rvring || !rvring->vq)
+ if (!rvring)
return IRQ_NONE;

- return vring_interrupt(0, rvring->vq);
+ idx = srcu_read_lock(&rproc_vq_srcu);
+ vq = srcu_dereference(rvring->vq, &rproc_vq_srcu);
+ if (vq)
+ ret = vring_interrupt(0, vq);
+ srcu_read_unlock(&rproc_vq_srcu, idx);
+
+ return ret;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(rproc_vq_interrupt);

@@ -153,8 +171,8 @@ static struct virtqueue *rp_find_vq(struct virtio_device *vdev,

vq->num_max = num;

- rvring->vq = vq;
vq->priv = rvring;
+ rcu_assign_pointer(rvring->vq, vq);

/* Update vring in resource table */
rsc = (void *)rproc->table_ptr + rvdev->rsc_offset;
@@ -168,11 +186,16 @@ static void __rproc_virtio_del_vqs(struct virtio_device *vdev)
struct virtqueue *vq, *n;
struct rproc_vring *rvring;

- list_for_each_entry_safe(vq, n, &vdev->vqs, list) {
+ list_for_each_entry(vq, &vdev->vqs, list) {
rvring = vq->priv;
- rvring->vq = NULL;
- vring_del_virtqueue(vq);
+ RCU_INIT_POINTER(rvring->vq, NULL);
}
+
+ /* Wait for rproc_vq_interrupt() callers still using the virtqueues */
+ synchronize_srcu(&rproc_vq_srcu);
+
+ list_for_each_entry_safe(vq, n, &vdev->vqs, list)
+ vring_del_virtqueue(vq);
}

static void rproc_virtio_del_vqs(struct virtio_device *vdev)
diff --git a/include/linux/remoteproc.h b/include/linux/remoteproc.h
index a44368737b39a..919d19fe99198 100644
--- a/include/linux/remoteproc.h
+++ b/include/linux/remoteproc.h
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ struct rproc_vring {
u32 align;
int notifyid;
struct rproc_vdev *rvdev;
- struct virtqueue *vq;
+ struct virtqueue __rcu *vq;
};

/**

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2.43.0