[PATCH 4/4] blk-mq: fix mq_usage_counter race when switching to percpu mode

From: Akinobu Mita
Date: Sun Jun 21 2015 - 09:53:49 EST


percpu_ref_switch_to_percpu() and percpu_ref_kill() must not be
executed at the same time as the following scenario is possible:

1. q->mq_usage_counter is initialized in atomic mode.
(atomic counter: 1)

2. After the disk registration, a process like systemd-udev starts
accessing the disk, and successfully increases refcount successfully
by percpu_ref_tryget_live() in blk_mq_queue_enter().
(atomic counter: 2)

3. In the final stage of initialization, q->mq_usage_counter is being
switched to percpu mode by percpu_ref_switch_to_percpu() in
blk_mq_finish_init(). But if CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY is enabled,
the process is rescheduled in the middle of switching when calling
wait_event() in __percpu_ref_switch_to_percpu().
(atomic counter: 2)

4. CPU hotplug handling for blk-mq calls percpu_ref_kill() to freeze
request queue. q->mq_usage_counter is decreased and marked as
DEAD. Wait until all requests have finished.
(atomic counter: 1)

5. The process rescheduled in the step 3. is resumed and finishes
all remaining work in __percpu_ref_switch_to_percpu().
A bias value is added to atomic counter of q->mq_usage_counter.
(atomic counter: PERCPU_COUNT_BIAS + 1)

6. A request issed in the step 2. is finished and q->mq_usage_counter
is decreased by blk_mq_queue_exit(). q->mq_usage_counter is DEAD,
so atomic counter is decreased and no release handler is called.
(atomic counter: PERCPU_COUNT_BIAS)

7. CPU hotplug handling in the step 4. will wait forever as
q->mq_usage_counter will never be zero.

Also, percpu_ref_reinit() and percpu_ref_kill() must not be executed
at the same time. Because both functions could call
__percpu_ref_switch_to_percpu() which adds the bias value and
initialize percpu counter.

Fix those races by serializing with a mutex.

Signed-off-by: Akinobu Mita <akinobu.mita@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@xxxxxxxxx>
---
block/blk-mq-sysfs.c | 2 ++
block/blk-mq.c | 6 ++++++
include/linux/blkdev.h | 6 ++++++
3 files changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/block/blk-mq-sysfs.c b/block/blk-mq-sysfs.c
index d8ef3a3..af3e126 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq-sysfs.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq-sysfs.c
@@ -407,7 +407,9 @@ static void blk_mq_sysfs_init(struct request_queue *q)
/* see blk_register_queue() */
void blk_mq_finish_init(struct request_queue *q)
{
+ mutex_lock(&q->mq_usage_lock);
percpu_ref_switch_to_percpu(&q->mq_usage_counter);
+ mutex_unlock(&q->mq_usage_lock);
}

int blk_mq_register_disk(struct gendisk *disk)
diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index 64d93e4..62d0ef1 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -119,7 +119,9 @@ void blk_mq_freeze_queue_start(struct request_queue *q)
spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);

if (freeze) {
+ mutex_lock(&q->mq_usage_lock);
percpu_ref_kill(&q->mq_usage_counter);
+ mutex_unlock(&q->mq_usage_lock);
blk_mq_run_hw_queues(q, false);
}
}
@@ -150,7 +152,9 @@ void blk_mq_unfreeze_queue(struct request_queue *q)
WARN_ON_ONCE(q->mq_freeze_depth < 0);
spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);
if (wake) {
+ mutex_lock(&q->mq_usage_lock);
percpu_ref_reinit(&q->mq_usage_counter);
+ mutex_unlock(&q->mq_usage_lock);
wake_up_all(&q->mq_freeze_wq);
}
}
@@ -1961,6 +1965,8 @@ struct request_queue *blk_mq_init_allocated_queue(struct blk_mq_tag_set *set,
hctxs[i]->queue_num = i;
}

+ mutex_init(&q->mq_usage_lock);
+
/*
* Init percpu_ref in atomic mode so that it's faster to shutdown.
* See blk_register_queue() for details.
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 5d93a66..c5bf534 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -484,6 +484,12 @@ struct request_queue {
struct rcu_head rcu_head;
wait_queue_head_t mq_freeze_wq;
struct percpu_ref mq_usage_counter;
+ /*
+ * Protect concurrent access from percpu_ref_switch_to_percpu and
+ * percpu_ref_kill, and access from percpu_ref_switch_to_percpu and
+ * percpu_ref_reinit.
+ */
+ struct mutex mq_usage_lock;
struct list_head all_q_node;

struct blk_mq_tag_set *tag_set;
--
1.9.1

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