[PATCH v2 2/7] bfq: protect q->blkg_list iteration in bfq_end_wr_async() with blkcg_mutex

From: Yu Kuai

Date: Tue Feb 03 2026 - 03:07:41 EST


bfq_end_wr_async() iterates q->blkg_list while only holding bfqd->lock,
but not blkcg_mutex. This can race with blkg_free_workfn() that removes
blkgs from the list while holding blkcg_mutex.

Add blkcg_mutex protection in bfq_end_wr() before taking bfqd->lock to
ensure proper synchronization when iterating q->blkg_list.

Signed-off-by: Yu Kuai <yukuai@xxxxxxxxx>
---
block/bfq-cgroup.c | 3 ++-
block/bfq-iosched.c | 2 ++
2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/block/bfq-cgroup.c b/block/bfq-cgroup.c
index 6a75fe1c7a5c..839d266a6aa6 100644
--- a/block/bfq-cgroup.c
+++ b/block/bfq-cgroup.c
@@ -940,7 +940,8 @@ void bfq_end_wr_async(struct bfq_data *bfqd)
list_for_each_entry(blkg, &bfqd->queue->blkg_list, q_node) {
struct bfq_group *bfqg = blkg_to_bfqg(blkg);

- bfq_end_wr_async_queues(bfqd, bfqg);
+ if (bfqg)
+ bfq_end_wr_async_queues(bfqd, bfqg);
}
bfq_end_wr_async_queues(bfqd, bfqd->root_group);
}
diff --git a/block/bfq-iosched.c b/block/bfq-iosched.c
index 3ebdec40e758..617633be8abc 100644
--- a/block/bfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/bfq-iosched.c
@@ -2645,6 +2645,7 @@ static void bfq_end_wr(struct bfq_data *bfqd)
struct bfq_queue *bfqq;
int i;

+ mutex_lock(&bfqd->queue->blkcg_mutex);
spin_lock_irq(&bfqd->lock);

for (i = 0; i < bfqd->num_actuators; i++) {
@@ -2656,6 +2657,7 @@ static void bfq_end_wr(struct bfq_data *bfqd)
bfq_end_wr_async(bfqd);

spin_unlock_irq(&bfqd->lock);
+ mutex_unlock(&bfqd->queue->blkcg_mutex);
}

static sector_t bfq_io_struct_pos(void *io_struct, bool request)
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