[PATCH BUGFIX] block, bfq: use pointer entity->sched_data only if set

From: Paolo Valente
Date: Tue May 09 2017 - 05:38:12 EST


In the function __bfq_deactivate_entity, the pointer
entity->sched_data could happen to be used before being properly
initialized. This led to a NULL pointer dereference. This commit fixes
this bug by just using this pointer only where it is safe to do so.

Reported-by: Tom Harrison <l12436.tw@xxxxxxxxx>
Tested-by: Tom Harrison <l12436.tw@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Valente <paolo.valente@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
block/bfq-wf2q.c | 13 +++++++++++--
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/block/bfq-wf2q.c b/block/bfq-wf2q.c
index b4fc3e4..8726ede 100644
--- a/block/bfq-wf2q.c
+++ b/block/bfq-wf2q.c
@@ -1114,12 +1114,21 @@ static void bfq_activate_requeue_entity(struct bfq_entity *entity,
bool __bfq_deactivate_entity(struct bfq_entity *entity, bool ins_into_idle_tree)
{
struct bfq_sched_data *sd = entity->sched_data;
- struct bfq_service_tree *st = bfq_entity_service_tree(entity);
- int is_in_service = entity == sd->in_service_entity;
+ struct bfq_service_tree *st;
+ bool is_in_service;

if (!entity->on_st) /* entity never activated, or already inactive */
return false;

+ /*
+ * If we get here, then entity is active, which implies that
+ * bfq_group_set_parent has already been invoked for the group
+ * represented by entity. Therefore, the field
+ * entity->sched_data has been set, and we can safely use it.
+ */
+ st = bfq_entity_service_tree(entity);
+ is_in_service = entity == sd->in_service_entity;
+
if (is_in_service)
bfq_calc_finish(entity, entity->service);

--
2.10.0