[PATCH] crypto: caam/qi - Fix drv_ctx refcount bug

From: Herbert Xu
Date: Tue Apr 08 2025 - 01:17:39 EST


On Mon, Apr 07, 2025 at 07:16:38PM -0400, Sean Anderson wrote:
>
> [ 2.731344] refcount_t: decrement hit 0; leaking memory.

...

> [ 2.731496] caam_rsp_fq_dqrr_cb (include/linux/refcount.h:336 include/linux/refcount.h:351 drivers/crypto/caam/qi.c:593)
> [ 2.731502] qman_p_poll_dqrr (drivers/soc/fsl/qbman/qman.c:1652 drivers/soc/fsl/qbman/qman.c:1759)
> [ 2.731510] caam_qi_poll (drivers/crypto/caam/qi.c:491)
> [ 2.731514] __napi_poll (net/core/dev.c:7328)
> [ 2.731520] net_rx_action (net/core/dev.c:7394 net/core/dev.c:7514)
> [ 2.731524] handle_softirqs (arch/arm64/include/asm/jump_label.h:36 include/trace/events/irq.h:142 kernel/softirq.c:562)
> [ 2.731530] __do_softirq (kernel/softirq.c:596)
> [ 2.731533] ____do_softirq (arch/arm64/kernel/irq.c:82)
> [ 2.731538] call_on_irq_stack (arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:897)
> [ 2.731542] do_softirq_own_stack (arch/arm64/kernel/irq.c:87)
> [ 2.731547] __irq_exit_rcu (kernel/softirq.c:442 kernel/softirq.c:662)
> [ 2.731550] irq_exit_rcu (kernel/softirq.c:681)
> [ 2.731554] el1_interrupt (arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:565 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:575)
> [ 2.731561] el1h_64_irq_handler (arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:581)
> [ 2.731567] el1h_64_irq (arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:596)
> [ 2.731570] qman_enqueue (drivers/soc/fsl/qbman/qman.c:2354) (P)
> [ 2.731576] caam_qi_enqueue (drivers/crypto/caam/qi.c:125)

So caam_qi_enqueue hasn't had a chance to increment the refcount
and the IRQ already came in to decrement it. Lesson is that you
should always increment your refcount before you give it away.

---8<---
Ensure refcount is raised before request is enqueued since it could
be dequeued before the call returns.

Reported-by: Sean Anderson <sean.anderson@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Fixes: 11144416a755 ("crypto: caam/qi - optimize frame queue cleanup")
Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

diff --git a/drivers/crypto/caam/qi.c b/drivers/crypto/caam/qi.c
index 7701d00bcb3a..b6e7c0b29d4e 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/caam/qi.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/caam/qi.c
@@ -122,12 +122,12 @@ int caam_qi_enqueue(struct device *qidev, struct caam_drv_req *req)
qm_fd_addr_set64(&fd, addr);

do {
+ refcount_inc(&req->drv_ctx->refcnt);
ret = qman_enqueue(req->drv_ctx->req_fq, &fd);
- if (likely(!ret)) {
- refcount_inc(&req->drv_ctx->refcnt);
+ if (likely(!ret))
return 0;
- }

+ refcount_dec(&req->drv_ctx->refcnt);
if (ret != -EBUSY)
break;
num_retries++;
--
Email: Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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