Re: [PATCH] fs: fix data races on inode->i_flctx

[Dmitry Vyukov]

Yes. That processor is Alpha and that's documented in DATA DEPENDENCY
BARRIERS section of Documentation/memory-barriers.txt.



On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 1:17 PM, Jeff Layton <jlayton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Sep 2015 13:00:04 +0200
> Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 12:56 PM, Jeff Layton <jlayton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > On Mon, 21 Sep 2015 12:53:40 +0200
>> > Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 12:50 PM, Jeff Layton <jlayton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >> > On Mon, 21 Sep 2015 09:43:06 +0200
>> >> > Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> locks_get_lock_context() uses cmpxchg() to install i_flctx.
>> >> >> cmpxchg() is a release operation which is correct. But it uses
>> >> >> a plain load to load i_flctx. This is incorrect. Subsequent loads
>> >> >> from i_flctx can hoist above the load of i_flctx pointer itself
>> >> >> and observe uninitialized garbage there. This in turn can lead
>> >> >> to corruption of ctx->flc_lock and other members.
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > I don't get this bit. The i_flctx field is initialized to zero when the
>> >> > inode is allocated, and we only assign it with cmpxchg(). How would you
>> >> > ever see uninitialized garbage in there? It should either be NULL or a
>> >> > valid pointer, no?
>> >>
>> >> This is not about i_flctx pointer, this is about i_flctx object
>> >> contents (pointee).
>> >> Readers can see a non-NULL pointer, but read garbage from *i_flctx.
>> >>
>> >
>> > Again, I don't get it though. The cmpxchg happens after we've
>> > initialized the structure. Given that there are implicit full memory
>> > barriers before and after the cmpxchg(), how do you end up with another
>> > task seeing the pointer before it was ever initialized?
>> >
>> > The store should only happen after the initialization has occurred, and
>> > the loads in the other tasks shouldn't be able to see the results of
>> > that store until then. No?
>>
>> If a reader looks at things in the opposite order, then it does not
>> matter how you store them. Reader still can observe them in the wrong
>> order.
>> Memory barriers is always a game of two. Writer needs to do stores in
>> the correct order and reader must do reads in the correct order. A
>> single memory barrier cannot possible make any sense.
>>
>
> I get that, but...isn't there a data dependency there? In order for the
> reader to see bogus fields inside of i_flctx, it needs to be able to
> see a valid pointer in i_flctx...and in order for that to occur the
> store has to have occurred.
>
> I guess the concern is that the reader CPU could stumble across some
> memory that is eventually going to part of i_flctx prior to loading
> that pointer, and assume that its contents are still valid after the
> pointer store has occurred? Is that the basic scenario?
>
>>
>> >> > If that'st the case, then most of the places where you're adding
>> >> > smp_load_acquire are places that can tolerate seeing NULL there. e.g.
>> >> > you have racing LOCK_EX/LOCK_UN flock() calls in different tasks or
>> >> > something.
>> >> >
>> >> >> Documentation/memory-barriers.txt explicitly requires to use
>> >> >> a barrier in such context:
>> >> >> "A load-load control dependency requires a full read memory barrier".
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > The same file also says:
>> >> >
>> >> > "Any atomic operation that modifies some state in memory and returns information
>> >> > about the state (old or new) implies an SMP-conditional general memory barrier
>> >> > (smp_mb()) on each side of the actual operation (with the exception of
>> >> > explicit lock operations, described later).  These include:
>> >> >
>> >> > ...
>> >> > /* when succeeds */
>> >> > cmpxchg();
>> >> > "
>> >> >
>> >> > If there is an implied smp_mb() before and after the cmpxchg(), how
>> >> > could the CPU hoist anything before that point?
>> >> >
>> >> > Note that I'm not saying that you're wrong, I just want to make sure I
>> >> > fully understand the problem before we go trying to fix it.
>> >> >
>> >> >> Use smp_load_acquire() in locks_get_lock_context() and in bunch
>> >> >> of other functions that can proceed concurrently with
>> >> >> locks_get_lock_context().
>> >> >>
>> >> >> The data race was found with KernelThreadSanitizer (KTSAN).
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> >> ---
>> >> >> For the record, here is the KTSAN report:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> ThreadSanitizer: data-race in _raw_spin_lock
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Read at 0xffff8800bae50da0 of size 1 by thread 3060 on CPU 2:
>> >> >>  [<     inline     >] __raw_spin_lock include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:158
>> >> >>  [<ffffffff81ee37d0>] _raw_spin_lock+0x50/0x70 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:151
>> >> >>  [<     inline     >] spin_lock include/linux/spinlock.h:312
>> >> >>  [<ffffffff812e1187>] flock_lock_inode+0xb7/0x440 fs/locks.c:895
>> >> >>  [<ffffffff812e16e6>] flock_lock_inode_wait+0x46/0x110 fs/locks.c:1871
>> >> >>  [<ffffffff812e2814>] SyS_flock+0x224/0x23
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Previous write at 0xffff8800bae50da0 of size 8 by thread 3063 on CPU 8:
>> >> >>  [<ffffffff81248628>] kmem_cache_alloc+0xd8/0x2f0 mm/slab.c:3420
>> >> >>  [<ffffffff812ddba0>] locks_get_lock_context+0x60/0x140 fs/locks.c:213
>> >> >>  [<ffffffff812e112a>] flock_lock_inode+0x5a/0x440 fs/locks.c:882
>> >> >>  [<ffffffff812e16e6>] flock_lock_inode_wait+0x46/0x110 fs/locks.c:1871
>> >> >>  [<     inline     >] flock_lock_file_wait include/linux/fs.h:1219
>> >> >>  [<     inline     >] SYSC_flock fs/locks.c:1941
>> >> >>  [<ffffffff812e2814>] SyS_flock+0x224/0x230 fs/locks.c:1904
>> >> >>  [<ffffffff81ee3e11>] entry_SYSCALL_64_fastpath+0x31/0x95 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:188
>> >> >> ---
>> >> >>  fs/locks.c | 63 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------
>> >> >>  1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)
>> >> >>
>> >> >> diff --git a/fs/locks.c b/fs/locks.c
>> >> >> index 2a54c80..316e474 100644
>> >> >> --- a/fs/locks.c
>> >> >> +++ b/fs/locks.c
>> >> >> @@ -205,28 +205,32 @@ static struct kmem_cache *filelock_cache __read_mostly;
>> >> >>  static struct file_lock_context *
>> >> >>  locks_get_lock_context(struct inode *inode, int type)
>> >> >>  {
>> >> >> -     struct file_lock_context *new;
>> >> >> +     struct file_lock_context *ctx;
>> >> >>
>> >> >> -     if (likely(inode->i_flctx) || type == F_UNLCK)
>> >> >> +     /* paired with cmpxchg() below */
>> >> >> +     ctx = smp_load_acquire(&inode->i_flctx);
>> >> >> +     if (likely(ctx) || type == F_UNLCK)
>> >> >>               goto out;
>> >> >>
>> >> >> -     new = kmem_cache_alloc(flctx_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
>> >> >> -     if (!new)
>> >> >> +     ctx = kmem_cache_alloc(flctx_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
>> >> >> +     if (!ctx)
>> >> >>               goto out;
>> >> >>
>> >> >> -     spin_lock_init(&new->flc_lock);
>> >> >> -     INIT_LIST_HEAD(&new->flc_flock);
>> >> >> -     INIT_LIST_HEAD(&new->flc_posix);
>> >> >> -     INIT_LIST_HEAD(&new->flc_lease);
>> >> >> +     spin_lock_init(&ctx->flc_lock);
>> >> >> +     INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ctx->flc_flock);
>> >> >> +     INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ctx->flc_posix);
>> >> >> +     INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ctx->flc_lease);
>> >> >>
>> >> >>       /*
>> >> >>        * Assign the pointer if it's not already assigned. If it is, then
>> >> >>        * free the context we just allocated.
>> >> >>        */
>> >> >> -     if (cmpxchg(&inode->i_flctx, NULL, new))
>> >> >> -             kmem_cache_free(flctx_cache, new);
>> >> >> +     if (cmpxchg(&inode->i_flctx, NULL, ctx)) {
>> >> >> +             kmem_cache_free(flctx_cache, ctx);
>> >> >> +             ctx = smp_load_acquire(&inode->i_flctx);
>> >> >> +     }
>> >> >>  out:
>> >> >> -     return inode->i_flctx;
>> >> >> +     return ctx;
>> >> >>  }
>> >> >>
>> >> >>  void
>> >> >> @@ -762,7 +766,7 @@ posix_test_lock(struct file *filp, struct file_lock *fl)
>> >> >>       struct file_lock_context *ctx;
>> >> >>       struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
>> >> >>
>> >> >> -     ctx = inode->i_flctx;
>> >> >> +     ctx = smp_load_acquire(&inode->i_flctx);
>> >> >>       if (!ctx || list_empty_careful(&ctx->flc_posix)) {
>> >> >>               fl->fl_type = F_UNLCK;
>> >> >>               return;
>> >> >> @@ -1203,7 +1207,7 @@ int locks_mandatory_locked(struct file *file)
>> >> >>       struct file_lock_context *ctx;
>> >> >>       struct file_lock *fl;
>> >> >>
>> >> >> -     ctx = inode->i_flctx;
>> >> >> +     ctx = smp_load_acquire(&inode->i_flctx);
>> >> >>       if (!ctx || list_empty_careful(&ctx->flc_posix))
>> >> >>               return 0;
>> >> >>
>> >> >> @@ -1388,7 +1392,7 @@ any_leases_conflict(struct inode *inode, struct file_lock *breaker)
>> >> >>  int __break_lease(struct inode *inode, unsigned int mode, unsigned int type)
>> >> >>  {
>> >> >>       int error = 0;
>> >> >> -     struct file_lock_context *ctx = inode->i_flctx;
>> >> >> +     struct file_lock_context *ctx;
>> >> >>       struct file_lock *new_fl, *fl, *tmp;
>> >> >>       unsigned long break_time;
>> >> >>       int want_write = (mode & O_ACCMODE) != O_RDONLY;
>> >> >> @@ -1400,6 +1404,7 @@ int __break_lease(struct inode *inode, unsigned int mode, unsigned int type)
>> >> >>       new_fl->fl_flags = type;
>> >> >>
>> >> >>       /* typically we will check that ctx is non-NULL before calling */
>> >> >> +     ctx = smp_load_acquire(&inode->i_flctx);
>> >> >>       if (!ctx) {
>> >> >>               WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
>> >> >>               return error;
>> >> >> @@ -1494,9 +1499,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__break_lease);
>> >> >>  void lease_get_mtime(struct inode *inode, struct timespec *time)
>> >> >>  {
>> >> >>       bool has_lease = false;
>> >> >> -     struct file_lock_context *ctx = inode->i_flctx;
>> >> >> +     struct file_lock_context *ctx;
>> >> >>       struct file_lock *fl;
>> >> >>
>> >> >> +     ctx = smp_load_acquire(&inode->i_flctx);
>> >> >>       if (ctx && !list_empty_careful(&ctx->flc_lease)) {
>> >> >>               spin_lock(&ctx->flc_lock);
>> >> >>               if (!list_empty(&ctx->flc_lease)) {
>> >> >> @@ -1543,10 +1549,11 @@ int fcntl_getlease(struct file *filp)
>> >> >>  {
>> >> >>       struct file_lock *fl;
>> >> >>       struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
>> >> >> -     struct file_lock_context *ctx = inode->i_flctx;
>> >> >> +     struct file_lock_context *ctx;
>> >> >>       int type = F_UNLCK;
>> >> >>       LIST_HEAD(dispose);
>> >> >>
>> >> >> +     ctx = smp_load_acquire(&inode->i_flctx);
>> >> >>       if (ctx && !list_empty_careful(&ctx->flc_lease)) {
>> >> >>               spin_lock(&ctx->flc_lock);
>> >> >>               time_out_leases(file_inode(filp), &dispose);
>> >> >> @@ -1713,9 +1720,10 @@ static int generic_delete_lease(struct file *filp, void *owner)
>> >> >>       struct file_lock *fl, *victim = NULL;
>> >> >>       struct dentry *dentry = filp->f_path.dentry;
>> >> >>       struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
>> >> >> -     struct file_lock_context *ctx = inode->i_flctx;
>> >> >> +     struct file_lock_context *ctx;
>> >> >>       LIST_HEAD(dispose);
>> >> >>
>> >> >> +     ctx = smp_load_acquire(&inode->i_flctx);
>> >> >>       if (!ctx) {
>> >> >>               trace_generic_delete_lease(inode, NULL);
>> >> >>               return error;
>> >> >> @@ -2359,13 +2367,14 @@ out:
>> >> >>  void locks_remove_posix(struct file *filp, fl_owner_t owner)
>> >> >>  {
>> >> >>       struct file_lock lock;
>> >> >> -     struct file_lock_context *ctx = file_inode(filp)->i_flctx;
>> >> >> +     struct file_lock_context *ctx;
>> >> >>
>> >> >>       /*
>> >> >>        * If there are no locks held on this file, we don't need to call
>> >> >>        * posix_lock_file().  Another process could be setting a lock on this
>> >> >>        * file at the same time, but we wouldn't remove that lock anyway.
>> >> >>        */
>> >> >> +     ctx =  smp_load_acquire(&file_inode(filp)->i_flctx);
>> >> >>       if (!ctx || list_empty(&ctx->flc_posix))
>> >> >>               return;
>> >> >>
>> >> >> @@ -2389,7 +2398,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(locks_remove_posix);
>> >> >>
>> >> >>  /* The i_flctx must be valid when calling into here */
>> >> >>  static void
>> >> >> -locks_remove_flock(struct file *filp)
>> >> >> +locks_remove_flock(struct file *filp, struct file_lock_context *flctx)
>> >> >>  {
>> >> >>       struct file_lock fl = {
>> >> >>               .fl_owner = filp,
>> >> >> @@ -2400,7 +2409,6 @@ locks_remove_flock(struct file *filp)
>> >> >>               .fl_end = OFFSET_MAX,
>> >> >>       };
>> >> >>       struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
>> >> >> -     struct file_lock_context *flctx = inode->i_flctx;
>> >> >>
>> >> >>       if (list_empty(&flctx->flc_flock))
>> >> >>               return;
>> >> >> @@ -2416,10 +2424,8 @@ locks_remove_flock(struct file *filp)
>> >> >>
>> >> >>  /* The i_flctx must be valid when calling into here */
>> >> >>  static void
>> >> >> -locks_remove_lease(struct file *filp)
>> >> >> +locks_remove_lease(struct file *filp, struct file_lock_context *ctx)
>> >> >>  {
>> >> >> -     struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
>> >> >> -     struct file_lock_context *ctx = inode->i_flctx;
>> >> >>       struct file_lock *fl, *tmp;
>> >> >>       LIST_HEAD(dispose);
>> >> >>
>> >> >> @@ -2439,17 +2445,20 @@ locks_remove_lease(struct file *filp)
>> >> >>   */
>> >> >>  void locks_remove_file(struct file *filp)
>> >> >>  {
>> >> >> -     if (!file_inode(filp)->i_flctx)
>> >> >> +     struct file_lock_context *ctx;
>> >> >> +
>> >> >> +     ctx = smp_load_acquire(&file_inode(filp)->i_flctx);
>> >> >> +     if (!ctx)
>> >> >>               return;
>> >> >>
>> >> >>       /* remove any OFD locks */
>> >> >>       locks_remove_posix(filp, filp);
>> >> >>
>> >> >>       /* remove flock locks */
>> >> >> -     locks_remove_flock(filp);
>> >> >> +     locks_remove_flock(filp, ctx);
>> >> >>
>> >> >>       /* remove any leases */
>> >> >> -     locks_remove_lease(filp);
>> >> >> +     locks_remove_lease(filp, ctx);
>> >> >>  }
>> >> >>
>> >> >>  /**
>> >> >> @@ -2616,7 +2625,7 @@ void show_fd_locks(struct seq_file *f,
>> >> >>       struct file_lock_context *ctx;
>> >> >>       int id = 0;
>> >> >>
>> >> >> -     ctx = inode->i_flctx;
>> >> >> +     ctx = smp_load_acquire(&inode->i_flctx);
>> >> >>       if (!ctx)
>> >> >>               return;
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > Jeff Layton <jlayton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Jeff Layton <jlayton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Jeff Layton <jlayton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>



-- 
Dmitry Vyukov, Software Engineer, dvyukov@xxxxxxxxxx
Google Germany GmbH, DienerstraÃe 12, 80331, MÃnchen
GeschÃftsfÃhrer: Graham Law, Christine Elizabeth Flores
Registergericht und -nummer: Hamburg, HRB 86891
Sitz der Gesellschaft: Hamburg
Diese E-Mail ist vertraulich. Wenn Sie nicht der richtige Adressat
sind, leiten Sie diese bitte nicht weiter, informieren Sie den
Absender und lÃschen Sie die E-Mail und alle AnhÃnge. Vielen Dank.
This e-mail is confidential. If you are not the right addressee please
do not forward it, please inform the sender, and please erase this
e-mail including any attachments. Thanks.
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/