[PATCH v3] vsock/virtio: initialize the_virtio_vsock before using VQs

From: Alexandru Matei
Date: Mon Oct 23 2023 - 15:23:28 EST


Once VQs are filled with empty buffers and we kick the host, it can send
connection requests. If the_virtio_vsock is not initialized before,
replies are silently dropped and do not reach the host.

virtio_transport_send_pkt() can queue packets once the_virtio_vsock is
set, but they won't be processed until vsock->tx_run is set to true. We
queue vsock->send_pkt_work when initialization finishes to send those
packets queued earlier.

Fixes: 0deab087b16a ("vsock/virtio: use RCU to avoid use-after-free on the_virtio_vsock")
Signed-off-by: Alexandru Matei <alexandru.matei@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
v3:
- renamed vqs_fill to vqs_start and moved tx_run initialization to it
- queued send_pkt_work at the end of initialization to send packets queued earlier
v2:
- split virtio_vsock_vqs_init in vqs_init and vqs_fill and moved
the_virtio_vsock initialization after vqs_init

net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c | 13 +++++++++++--
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
index e95df847176b..c0333f9a8002 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
@@ -555,6 +555,11 @@ static int virtio_vsock_vqs_init(struct virtio_vsock *vsock)

virtio_device_ready(vdev);

+ return 0;
+}
+
+static void virtio_vsock_vqs_start(struct virtio_vsock *vsock)
+{
mutex_lock(&vsock->tx_lock);
vsock->tx_run = true;
mutex_unlock(&vsock->tx_lock);
@@ -568,8 +573,6 @@ static int virtio_vsock_vqs_init(struct virtio_vsock *vsock)
virtio_vsock_event_fill(vsock);
vsock->event_run = true;
mutex_unlock(&vsock->event_lock);
-
- return 0;
}

static void virtio_vsock_vqs_del(struct virtio_vsock *vsock)
@@ -664,6 +667,9 @@ static int virtio_vsock_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
goto out;

rcu_assign_pointer(the_virtio_vsock, vsock);
+ virtio_vsock_vqs_start(vsock);
+
+ queue_work(virtio_vsock_workqueue, &vsock->send_pkt_work);

mutex_unlock(&the_virtio_vsock_mutex);

@@ -736,6 +742,9 @@ static int virtio_vsock_restore(struct virtio_device *vdev)
goto out;

rcu_assign_pointer(the_virtio_vsock, vsock);
+ virtio_vsock_vqs_start(vsock);
+
+ queue_work(virtio_vsock_workqueue, &vsock->send_pkt_work);

out:
mutex_unlock(&the_virtio_vsock_mutex);
--
2.25.1