Re: [PATCH] drm/virtio: add timeout to virtqueue wait to avoid hung task
From: Dmitry Osipenko
Date: Wed May 13 2026 - 17:41:11 EST
Hi,
On 5/12/26 11:59, Ryosuke Yasuoka wrote:
> virtio_gpu_queue_ctrl_sgs() and virtio_gpu_queue_cursor() use
> wait_event() without timeout when waiting for virtqueue space. If the
> host device stops processing commands, these waits block indefinitely.
> Since callers may hold DRM locks, this can make the entire system
> unresponsive.
>
> Replace wait_event() with wait_event_timeout() using a 5-second timeout,
> consistent with the existing timeout pattern in the driver. On timeout,
> clean up and return -ENODEV, following the same error path as
> drm_dev_enter() failure.
>
> Reported-by: syzbot+d6dd6f86d3aaf7eebe7406e45c1c6e549453f224@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=d6dd6f86d3aaf7eebe7406e45c1c6e549453f224
> Reported-by: syzbot+908bd910da5dd79b88de4cf7baf376cc873a922e@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=908bd910da5dd79b88de4cf7baf376cc873a922e
> Signed-off-by: Ryosuke Yasuoka <ryasuoka@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_vq.c | 20 ++++++++++++++++++--
> 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
If host stops processing commands, this is a problem on host side. Isn't it?
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Best regards,
Dmitry