Re: [PATCH v5 5/6] nbd: convert to use blk_mq_find_and_get_req()

From: yukuai (C)
Date: Tue Sep 14 2021 - 03:13:47 EST


On 2021/09/14 14:44, Ming Lei wrote:
On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 11:11:06AM +0800, yukuai (C) wrote:
On 2021/09/14 9:11, Ming Lei wrote:
On Thu, Sep 09, 2021 at 10:12:55PM +0800, Yu Kuai wrote:
blk_mq_tag_to_rq() can only ensure to return valid request in
following situation:

1) client send request message to server first
submit_bio
...
blk_mq_get_tag
...
blk_mq_get_driver_tag
...
nbd_queue_rq
nbd_handle_cmd
nbd_send_cmd

2) client receive respond message from server
recv_work
nbd_read_stat
blk_mq_tag_to_rq

If step 1) is missing, blk_mq_tag_to_rq() will return a stale
request, which might be freed. Thus convert to use
blk_mq_find_and_get_req() to make sure the returned request is not
freed.

But NBD_CMD_INFLIGHT has been added for checking if the reply is
expected, do we still need blk_mq_find_and_get_req() for covering
this issue? BTW, request and its payload is pre-allocated, so there
isn't real use-after-free.

Hi, Ming

Checking NBD_CMD_INFLIGHT relied on the request founded by tag is valid,
not the other way round.

nbd_read_stat
req = blk_mq_tag_to_rq()
cmd = blk_mq_rq_to_pdu(req)
mutex_lock(cmd->lock)
checking NBD_CMD_INFLIGHT

Request and its payload is pre-allocated, and either req->ref or cmd->lock can
serve the same purpose here. Once cmd->lock is held, you can check if the cmd is
inflight or not. If it isn't inflight, just return -ENOENT. Is there any
problem to handle in this way?

Hi, Ming

in nbd_read_stat:

1) get a request by tag first
2) get nbd_cmd by the request
3) hold cmd->lock and check if cmd is inflight

If we want to check if the cmd is inflight in step 3), we have to do
setp 1) and 2) first. As I explained in patch 0, blk_mq_tag_to_rq()
can't make sure the returned request is not freed:

nbd_read_stat
blk_mq_sched_free_requests
blk_mq_free_rqs
blk_mq_tag_to_rq
-> get rq before clear mapping
blk_mq_clear_rq_mapping
__free_pages -> rq is freed
blk_mq_request_started -> UAF


Thanks,
Kuai