[PATCH RESEND] Bluetooth: hci_core: add lockdep check to hci_conn lookups

From: Pauli Virtanen

Date: Sun Aug 16 2026 - 06:26:51 EST


Add lockdep check for RCU || hdev->lock in hci_conn_hash lookups that
return hci_conn pointer, as dereferencing that without locks can be
TOCTOU issue. It used to be several callsites did not hold appropriate
locks.

The check is equivalent to removing rcu_read_lock() and doing instead
list_for_each_entry_rcu(c, &h->list, list, lockdep_is_held(&hdev->lock))
Although there should not be any remaining callsites without locks,
don't remove the rcu_read_lock() for now, and just add the warning here.

Signed-off-by: Pauli Virtanen <pav@xxxxxx>
---

Notes:
resend:
- no changes

include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 44 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
index 4105c446ca98..c12cd6873f65 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
@@ -1030,6 +1030,9 @@ static inline bool hci_conn_sc_enabled(struct hci_conn *conn)
static inline void hci_conn_hash_add(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct hci_conn *c)
{
struct hci_conn_hash *h = &hdev->conn_hash;
+
+ lockdep_assert_held(&hdev->lock);
+
list_add_tail_rcu(&c->list, &h->list);
switch (c->type) {
case ACL_LINK:
@@ -1060,6 +1063,8 @@ static inline void hci_conn_hash_del(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct hci_conn *c)
{
struct hci_conn_hash *h = &hdev->conn_hash;

+ lockdep_assert_held(&hdev->lock);
+
list_del_rcu(&c->list);
synchronize_rcu();

@@ -1088,6 +1093,15 @@ static inline void hci_conn_hash_del(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct hci_conn *c)
}
}

+#ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_RCU
+#define HCI_CONN_HASH_LOCKDEP_CHECK(hdev) \
+ RCU_LOCKDEP_WARN(!lockdep_is_held(&(hdev)->lock) && \
+ !rcu_read_lock_held(), \
+ "suspicious hci_conn locking")
+#else
+#define HCI_CONN_HASH_LOCKDEP_CHECK(hdev) do { } while (0 && (hdev))
+#endif
+
static inline unsigned int hci_conn_num(struct hci_dev *hdev, __u8 type)
{
struct hci_conn_hash *h = &hdev->conn_hash;
@@ -1169,6 +1183,8 @@ static inline struct hci_conn *hci_conn_hash_lookup_bis(struct hci_dev *hdev,
struct hci_conn_hash *h = &hdev->conn_hash;
struct hci_conn *c;

+ HCI_CONN_HASH_LOCKDEP_CHECK(hdev);
+
rcu_read_lock();

list_for_each_entry_rcu(c, &h->list, list) {
@@ -1191,6 +1207,8 @@ hci_conn_hash_lookup_create_pa_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev)
struct hci_conn_hash *h = &hdev->conn_hash;
struct hci_conn *c;

+ HCI_CONN_HASH_LOCKDEP_CHECK(hdev);
+
rcu_read_lock();

list_for_each_entry_rcu(c, &h->list, list) {
@@ -1217,6 +1235,8 @@ hci_conn_hash_lookup_per_adv_bis(struct hci_dev *hdev,
struct hci_conn_hash *h = &hdev->conn_hash;
struct hci_conn *c;

+ HCI_CONN_HASH_LOCKDEP_CHECK(hdev);
+
rcu_read_lock();

list_for_each_entry_rcu(c, &h->list, list) {
@@ -1241,6 +1261,8 @@ static inline struct hci_conn *hci_conn_hash_lookup_handle(struct hci_dev *hdev,
struct hci_conn_hash *h = &hdev->conn_hash;
struct hci_conn *c;

+ HCI_CONN_HASH_LOCKDEP_CHECK(hdev);
+
rcu_read_lock();

list_for_each_entry_rcu(c, &h->list, list) {
@@ -1260,6 +1282,8 @@ static inline struct hci_conn *hci_conn_hash_lookup_ba(struct hci_dev *hdev,
struct hci_conn_hash *h = &hdev->conn_hash;
struct hci_conn *c;

+ HCI_CONN_HASH_LOCKDEP_CHECK(hdev);
+
rcu_read_lock();

list_for_each_entry_rcu(c, &h->list, list) {
@@ -1281,6 +1305,8 @@ static inline struct hci_conn *hci_conn_hash_lookup_role(struct hci_dev *hdev,
struct hci_conn_hash *h = &hdev->conn_hash;
struct hci_conn *c;

+ HCI_CONN_HASH_LOCKDEP_CHECK(hdev);
+
rcu_read_lock();

list_for_each_entry_rcu(c, &h->list, list) {
@@ -1302,6 +1328,8 @@ static inline struct hci_conn *hci_conn_hash_lookup_le(struct hci_dev *hdev,
struct hci_conn_hash *h = &hdev->conn_hash;
struct hci_conn *c;

+ HCI_CONN_HASH_LOCKDEP_CHECK(hdev);
+
rcu_read_lock();

list_for_each_entry_rcu(c, &h->list, list) {
@@ -1328,6 +1356,8 @@ static inline struct hci_conn *hci_conn_hash_lookup_cis(struct hci_dev *hdev,
struct hci_conn_hash *h = &hdev->conn_hash;
struct hci_conn *c;

+ HCI_CONN_HASH_LOCKDEP_CHECK(hdev);
+
rcu_read_lock();

list_for_each_entry_rcu(c, &h->list, list) {
@@ -1360,6 +1390,8 @@ static inline struct hci_conn *hci_conn_hash_lookup_cig(struct hci_dev *hdev,
struct hci_conn_hash *h = &hdev->conn_hash;
struct hci_conn *c;

+ HCI_CONN_HASH_LOCKDEP_CHECK(hdev);
+
rcu_read_lock();

list_for_each_entry_rcu(c, &h->list, list) {
@@ -1383,6 +1415,8 @@ static inline struct hci_conn *hci_conn_hash_lookup_big(struct hci_dev *hdev,
struct hci_conn_hash *h = &hdev->conn_hash;
struct hci_conn *c;

+ HCI_CONN_HASH_LOCKDEP_CHECK(hdev);
+
rcu_read_lock();

list_for_each_entry_rcu(c, &h->list, list) {
@@ -1407,6 +1441,8 @@ hci_conn_hash_lookup_big_sync_pend(struct hci_dev *hdev,
struct hci_conn_hash *h = &hdev->conn_hash;
struct hci_conn *c;

+ HCI_CONN_HASH_LOCKDEP_CHECK(hdev);
+
rcu_read_lock();

list_for_each_entry_rcu(c, &h->list, list) {
@@ -1431,6 +1467,8 @@ hci_conn_hash_lookup_big_state(struct hci_dev *hdev, __u8 handle, __u16 state,
struct hci_conn_hash *h = &hdev->conn_hash;
struct hci_conn *c;

+ HCI_CONN_HASH_LOCKDEP_CHECK(hdev);
+
rcu_read_lock();

list_for_each_entry_rcu(c, &h->list, list) {
@@ -1454,6 +1492,8 @@ hci_conn_hash_lookup_pa_sync_big_handle(struct hci_dev *hdev, __u8 big)
struct hci_conn_hash *h = &hdev->conn_hash;
struct hci_conn *c;

+ HCI_CONN_HASH_LOCKDEP_CHECK(hdev);
+
rcu_read_lock();

list_for_each_entry_rcu(c, &h->list, list) {
@@ -1477,6 +1517,8 @@ hci_conn_hash_lookup_pa_sync_handle(struct hci_dev *hdev, __u16 sync_handle)
struct hci_conn_hash *h = &hdev->conn_hash;
struct hci_conn *c;

+ HCI_CONN_HASH_LOCKDEP_CHECK(hdev);
+
rcu_read_lock();

list_for_each_entry_rcu(c, &h->list, list) {
@@ -1546,6 +1588,8 @@ static inline struct hci_conn *hci_lookup_le_connect(struct hci_dev *hdev)
struct hci_conn_hash *h = &hdev->conn_hash;
struct hci_conn *c;

+ HCI_CONN_HASH_LOCKDEP_CHECK(hdev);
+
rcu_read_lock();

list_for_each_entry_rcu(c, &h->list, list) {
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