[PATCH] f2fs: fix to avoid race during access gc_thread pointer

From: Chao Yu
Date: Mon May 07 2018 - 23:39:51 EST


Thread A Thread B
- f2fs_remount
- stop_gc_thread
- f2fs_sbi_store
sbi->gc_thread = NULL;
access sbi->gc_thread->gc_*

Previously, we allocate memory for sbi->gc_thread based on background
gc thread mount option, the memory can be released if we turn off
that mount option, but still there are several places access gc_thread
pointer without considering race condition, result in NULL point
dereference.

In order to fix this issue, use sb->s_umount to exclude those operations.

Signed-off-by: Chao Yu <yuchao0@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/f2fs/sysfs.c | 7 +++++++
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c b/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c
index f3c3fb4cbb0d..0aec4db7fa02 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ static ssize_t f2fs_sbi_store(struct f2fs_attr *a,
unsigned long t;
unsigned int *ui;
ssize_t ret;
+ bool gc_entry = (a->struct_type == GC_THREAD);

ptr = __struct_ptr(sbi, a->struct_type);
if (!ptr)
@@ -277,8 +278,14 @@ static ssize_t f2fs_sbi_store(struct f2fs_attr *a,
return count;
}

+ if (gc_entry)
+ down_read(&sbi->sb->s_umount);
+
*ui = t;

+ if (gc_entry)
+ up_read(&sbi->sb->s_umount);
+
if (!strcmp(a->attr.name, "iostat_enable") && *ui == 0)
f2fs_reset_iostat(sbi);
return count;
--
2.17.0.391.g1f1cddd558b5