[PATCH 5.18 029/158] perf/core: Fix data race between perf_event_set_output() and perf_mmap_close()

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman
Date: Wed Jul 27 2022 - 13:36:21 EST


From: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

[ Upstream commit 68e3c69803dada336893640110cb87221bb01dcf ]

Yang Jihing reported a race between perf_event_set_output() and
perf_mmap_close():

CPU1 CPU2

perf_mmap_close(e2)
if (atomic_dec_and_test(&e2->rb->mmap_count)) // 1 - > 0
detach_rest = true

ioctl(e1, IOC_SET_OUTPUT, e2)
perf_event_set_output(e1, e2)

...
list_for_each_entry_rcu(e, &e2->rb->event_list, rb_entry)
ring_buffer_attach(e, NULL);
// e1 isn't yet added and
// therefore not detached

ring_buffer_attach(e1, e2->rb)
list_add_rcu(&e1->rb_entry,
&e2->rb->event_list)

After this; e1 is attached to an unmapped rb and a subsequent
perf_mmap() will loop forever more:

again:
mutex_lock(&e->mmap_mutex);
if (event->rb) {
...
if (!atomic_inc_not_zero(&e->rb->mmap_count)) {
...
mutex_unlock(&e->mmap_mutex);
goto again;
}
}

The loop in perf_mmap_close() holds e2->mmap_mutex, while the attach
in perf_event_set_output() holds e1->mmap_mutex. As such there is no
serialization to avoid this race.

Change perf_event_set_output() to take both e1->mmap_mutex and
e2->mmap_mutex to alleviate that problem. Additionally, have the loop
in perf_mmap() detach the rb directly, this avoids having to wait for
the concurrent perf_mmap_close() to get around to doing it to make
progress.

Fixes: 9bb5d40cd93c ("perf: Fix mmap() accounting hole")
Reported-by: Yang Jihong <yangjihong1@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Tested-by: Yang Jihong <yangjihong1@xxxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/YsQ3jm2GR38SW7uD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/events/core.c | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 950b25c3f210..82238406f5f5 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -6254,10 +6254,10 @@ static int perf_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)

if (!atomic_inc_not_zero(&event->rb->mmap_count)) {
/*
- * Raced against perf_mmap_close() through
- * perf_event_set_output(). Try again, hope for better
- * luck.
+ * Raced against perf_mmap_close(); remove the
+ * event and try again.
*/
+ ring_buffer_attach(event, NULL);
mutex_unlock(&event->mmap_mutex);
goto again;
}
@@ -11826,14 +11826,25 @@ static int perf_copy_attr(struct perf_event_attr __user *uattr,
goto out;
}

+static void mutex_lock_double(struct mutex *a, struct mutex *b)
+{
+ if (b < a)
+ swap(a, b);
+
+ mutex_lock(a);
+ mutex_lock_nested(b, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
+}
+
static int
perf_event_set_output(struct perf_event *event, struct perf_event *output_event)
{
struct perf_buffer *rb = NULL;
int ret = -EINVAL;

- if (!output_event)
+ if (!output_event) {
+ mutex_lock(&event->mmap_mutex);
goto set;
+ }

/* don't allow circular references */
if (event == output_event)
@@ -11871,8 +11882,15 @@ perf_event_set_output(struct perf_event *event, struct perf_event *output_event)
event->pmu != output_event->pmu)
goto out;

+ /*
+ * Hold both mmap_mutex to serialize against perf_mmap_close(). Since
+ * output_event is already on rb->event_list, and the list iteration
+ * restarts after every removal, it is guaranteed this new event is
+ * observed *OR* if output_event is already removed, it's guaranteed we
+ * observe !rb->mmap_count.
+ */
+ mutex_lock_double(&event->mmap_mutex, &output_event->mmap_mutex);
set:
- mutex_lock(&event->mmap_mutex);
/* Can't redirect output if we've got an active mmap() */
if (atomic_read(&event->mmap_count))
goto unlock;
@@ -11882,6 +11900,12 @@ perf_event_set_output(struct perf_event *event, struct perf_event *output_event)
rb = ring_buffer_get(output_event);
if (!rb)
goto unlock;
+
+ /* did we race against perf_mmap_close() */
+ if (!atomic_read(&rb->mmap_count)) {
+ ring_buffer_put(rb);
+ goto unlock;
+ }
}

ring_buffer_attach(event, rb);
@@ -11889,20 +11913,13 @@ perf_event_set_output(struct perf_event *event, struct perf_event *output_event)
ret = 0;
unlock:
mutex_unlock(&event->mmap_mutex);
+ if (output_event)
+ mutex_unlock(&output_event->mmap_mutex);

out:
return ret;
}

-static void mutex_lock_double(struct mutex *a, struct mutex *b)
-{
- if (b < a)
- swap(a, b);
-
- mutex_lock(a);
- mutex_lock_nested(b, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
-}
-
static int perf_event_set_clock(struct perf_event *event, clockid_t clk_id)
{
bool nmi_safe = false;
--
2.35.1