Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] livepatch,sched: Add livepatch task switching to cond_resched()

[Josh Poimboeuf]

On Wed, Feb 22, 2023 at 03:00:33PM +0100, Petr Mladek wrote:
> > +	/* All patching has stopped, now start the reverse transition. */
> > +	klp_transition_patch->enabled = !klp_transition_patch->enabled;
> > +	klp_target_state = !klp_target_state;
> 
> I have double checked the synchronization and we need here:
> 
> 	/*
> 	 * Make sure klp_update_patch_state() and __klp_sched_try_switch()
> 	 * see the updated klp_target_state before TIF_PATCH_PENDING
> 	 * is set again in klp_start_transition().
> 	 */
> 	smp_wmb();
> 
> The same is achieved by smp_wmb() in klp_init_transition().
> 
> Note that the extra barrier was missing here because klp_target_state
> was set before klp_synchronize_transition(). It was fine because
> klp_update_patch_state() was called on locations where a transition
> in any direction was always safe.
> 
> Just for record. We need to modify @klp_target_state after
> klp_synchronize_transition() now. The value is used by
> __klp_sched_try_switch() to decide when the transition
> is safe. It defines what functions must not be on the stack.

Yes, makes sense.  And we need a corresponding smp_rmb() in
__klp_sched_try_switch() before the call to klp_try_switch_task(),
right?

Something like this on top?  Also updated a few more comments.

diff --git a/kernel/livepatch/core.c b/kernel/livepatch/core.c
index 201f0c0482fb..3f79265dd6e5 100644
--- a/kernel/livepatch/core.c
+++ b/kernel/livepatch/core.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
  *
  * - klp_ftrace_handler()
  * - klp_update_patch_state()
+ * - __klp_sched_try_switch()
  */
 DEFINE_MUTEX(klp_mutex);
 
diff --git a/kernel/livepatch/transition.c b/kernel/livepatch/transition.c
index b9e006632124..218ef4a5d575 100644
--- a/kernel/livepatch/transition.c
+++ b/kernel/livepatch/transition.c
@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ void klp_update_patch_state(struct task_struct *task)
 	 * barrier (smp_rmb) for two cases:
 	 *
 	 * 1) Enforce the order of the TIF_PATCH_PENDING read and the
-	 *    klp_target_state read.  The corresponding write barrier is in
-	 *    klp_init_transition().
+	 *    klp_target_state read.  The corresponding write barriers are in
+	 *    klp_init_transition() and klp_reverse_transition().
 	 *
 	 * 2) Enforce the order of the TIF_PATCH_PENDING read and a future read
 	 *    of func->transition, if klp_ftrace_handler() is called later on
@@ -381,6 +381,14 @@ void __klp_sched_try_switch(void)
 	if (unlikely(!klp_patch_pending(current)))
 		goto out;
 
+	/*
+	 * Enforce the order of the TIF_PATCH_PENDING read above and the
+	 * klp_target_state read in klp_try_switch_task().  The corresponding
+	 * write barriers are in klp_init_transition() and
+	 * klp_reverse_transition().
+	 */
+	smp_rmb();
+
 	klp_try_switch_task(current);
 
 out:
@@ -604,8 +612,9 @@ void klp_init_transition(struct klp_patch *patch, int state)
 	 * see a func in transition with a task->patch_state of KLP_UNDEFINED.
 	 *
 	 * Also enforce the order of the klp_target_state write and future
-	 * TIF_PATCH_PENDING writes to ensure klp_update_patch_state() doesn't
-	 * set a task->patch_state to KLP_UNDEFINED.
+	 * TIF_PATCH_PENDING writes to ensure klp_update_patch_state() and
+	 * __klp_sched_try_switch() don't set a task->patch_state to
+	 * KLP_UNDEFINED.
 	 */
 	smp_wmb();
 
@@ -661,9 +670,19 @@ void klp_reverse_transition(void)
 	 */
 	klp_synchronize_transition();
 
-	/* All patching has stopped, now start the reverse transition. */
+	/* All patching has stopped, now start the reverse transition: */
+
 	klp_transition_patch->enabled = !klp_transition_patch->enabled;
 	klp_target_state = !klp_target_state;
+
+	/*
+	 * Enforce the order of the klp_target_state write and the
+	 * TIF_PATCH_PENDING writes in klp_start_transition() to ensure
+	 * klp_update_patch_state() and __klp_sched_try_switch() don't set
+	 * task->patch_state to the wrong value.
+	 */
+	smp_wmb();
+
 	klp_start_transition();
 }