[PATCH] ipmi: fix potential deadlock on &kcs_bmc->lock

From: Chengfeng Ye
Date: Tue Jun 27 2023 - 11:25:07 EST


As kcs_bmc_handle_event() is executed inside both a timer and a hardirq,
it should disable irq before lock acquisition otherwise deadlock could
happen if the timmer is preemtped by the irq.

Possible deadlock scenario:
aspeed_kcs_check_obe() (timer)
-> kcs_bmc_handle_event()
-> spin_lock(&kcs_bmc->lock)
<irq interruption>
-> aspeed_kcs_irq()
-> kcs_bmc_handle_event()
-> spin_lock(&kcs_bmc->lock) (deadlock here)

This flaw was found using an experimental static analysis tool we are
developing for irq-related deadlock.

The tentative patch fix the potential deadlock by spin_lock_irqsave()

Signed-off-by: Chengfeng Ye <dg573847474@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/char/ipmi/kcs_bmc.c | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/kcs_bmc.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/kcs_bmc.c
index 03d02a848f3a..8b1161d5194a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/kcs_bmc.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/kcs_bmc.c
@@ -56,12 +56,13 @@ irqreturn_t kcs_bmc_handle_event(struct kcs_bmc_device *kcs_bmc)
{
struct kcs_bmc_client *client;
irqreturn_t rc = IRQ_NONE;
+ unsigned long flags;

- spin_lock(&kcs_bmc->lock);
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&kcs_bmc->lock, flags);
client = kcs_bmc->client;
if (client)
rc = client->ops->event(client);
- spin_unlock(&kcs_bmc->lock);
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&kcs_bmc->lock, flags);

return rc;
}
--
2.17.1