Re: [PATCH] scsi: target: Fix data corruption under concurrent target configuration

[Dmitry Bogdanov]

Hi Grzegorz,

On Sat, May 20, 2023 at 02:26:14AM +0200, Grzegorz Uriasz wrote:
> 
> This fixes data corruptions arising from concurrent enabling of a target
> devices. When multiple enable calls are made concurrently then it is
> possible for the target device to be set up twice which results in a
> kernel BUG.
> Introduces a per target device mutex for serializing enable requests.

Device enable call is already secured by configfs per-file mutex. That
is actually per device. So Enable procedures are already not executed
simulteniously.

Look like you wrongly identified the root cause of double list_add.


If you have an evidence that dev->dev_flags could have no DF_CONFIGURED
bit, then it meeans that it (dev_flags) is raced in other
configuration actions (udev_path, vpd_unit_serial, alias).
Bits in dev->dev_flags are written not atomically and if you writes to
enable, alias, udev_path,unit_serial files simulteniously, then some
bits could be lost.

IHMO the best solution is to make dev_flags changes be atomical.

BR,
 Dmitry