[PATCH v6 2/4] x86/mce/threshold: Fix concurrency races in storm tracking
From: Aaron Tomlin
Date: Fri Sep 11 2026 - 16:38:26 EST
Functions cmci_storm_begin(), cmci_storm_end(), and __mce_disable_bank()
modify the per-CPU bitmap mce_poll_banks using non-atomic __set_bit()
and __clear_bit(). In addition, mce_track_storm(), cmci_storm_begin(),
and cmci_storm_end() manipulate per-CPU storm descriptors and invoke
mce_timer_kick() without synchronisation against local interrupts.
While mce_poll_banks and storm_desc are per-CPU, mce_track_storm() and
cmci_storm_end() execute in timer softirq context (via mce_timer_fn())
with local hardirqs enabled, whereas cmci_storm_begin() can be invoked
from CMCI hardirq context (via intel_threshold_interrupt()).
This introduces multiple concurrency races between softirq and hardirq
contexts on the same CPU:
1. A hardirq interrupting a softirq's non-atomic read-modify-write
on mce_poll_banks will have its bit update clobbered when the
softirq resumes, dropping a stormy bank from polling.
2. An incoming CMCI hardirq during mce_track_storm() re-entrantly
executes mce_track_storm() on the same CPU, racing on
in_storm_mode, history, and timestamps, which can corrupt the
bank's storm state machine.
3. If a hardirq fires after cmci_storm_end() decrements
stormy_bank_count to zero, but before mce_timer_kick(false) is
called, the hardirq's cmci_storm_begin() will increment
stormy_bank_count to 1 and call mce_timer_kick(true). When the
softirq resumes, its delayed mce_timer_kick(false) will
erroneously override storm mode, leaving the CPU with
stormy_bank_count == 1 whilst the timer reverts to the default
polling interval.
Resolve these issues by switching to atomic set_bit() and clear_bit()
operations on mce_poll_banks and __mce_disable_bank(). Finally, enclose
mce_track_storm(), cmci_storm_begin(), and cmci_storm_end() with
local_irq_save() and local_irq_restore().
Fixes: 7eae17c4add5 ("x86/mce: Add per-bank CMCI storm mitigation")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Aaron Tomlin <atomlin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/core.c | 2 +-
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/threshold.c | 23 +++++++++++++++++------
2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/core.c
index 765e8103b0d2..aa604d981358 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/core.c
@@ -2294,7 +2294,7 @@ void mcheck_cpu_clear(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
static void __mce_disable_bank(void *arg)
{
int bank = *((int *)arg);
- __clear_bit(bank, this_cpu_ptr(mce_poll_banks));
+ clear_bit(bank, this_cpu_ptr(mce_poll_banks));
cmci_disable_bank(bank);
}
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/threshold.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/threshold.c
index 6c370d5af5bd..83f3e2250ae2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/threshold.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/threshold.c
@@ -85,8 +85,10 @@ static void mce_handle_storm(unsigned int bank, bool on)
void cmci_storm_begin(unsigned int bank)
{
struct mca_storm_desc *storm = this_cpu_ptr(&storm_desc);
+ unsigned long flags;
- __set_bit(bank, this_cpu_ptr(mce_poll_banks));
+ local_irq_save(flags);
+ set_bit(bank, this_cpu_ptr(mce_poll_banks));
storm->banks[bank].in_storm_mode = true;
/*
@@ -95,32 +97,38 @@ void cmci_storm_begin(unsigned int bank)
*/
if (++storm->stormy_bank_count == 1)
mce_timer_kick(true);
+ local_irq_restore(flags);
}
void cmci_storm_end(unsigned int bank)
{
struct mca_storm_desc *storm = this_cpu_ptr(&storm_desc);
+ unsigned long flags;
+ local_irq_save(flags);
if (!mce_flags.amd_threshold)
- __clear_bit(bank, this_cpu_ptr(mce_poll_banks));
+ clear_bit(bank, this_cpu_ptr(mce_poll_banks));
storm->banks[bank].history = 0;
storm->banks[bank].in_storm_mode = false;
/* If no banks left in storm mode, stop polling. */
if (!--storm->stormy_bank_count)
mce_timer_kick(false);
+ local_irq_restore(flags);
}
void mce_track_storm(struct mce *mce)
{
struct mca_storm_desc *storm = this_cpu_ptr(&storm_desc);
- unsigned long now = jiffies, delta;
+ unsigned long flags, now = jiffies, delta;
unsigned int shift = 1;
u64 history = 0;
+ local_irq_save(flags);
+
/* No tracking needed for banks that do not support CMCI */
if (storm->banks[mce->bank].poll_only)
- return;
+ goto out;
/*
* When a bank is in storm mode it is polled once per second and
@@ -149,15 +157,18 @@ void mce_track_storm(struct mce *mce)
if (storm->banks[mce->bank].in_storm_mode) {
if (history & GENMASK_ULL(STORM_END_POLL_THRESHOLD, 0))
- return;
+ goto out;
printk_deferred(KERN_NOTICE "CPU%d BANK%d CMCI storm subsided\n", smp_processor_id(), mce->bank);
mce_handle_storm(mce->bank, false);
cmci_storm_end(mce->bank);
} else {
if (hweight64(history) < STORM_BEGIN_THRESHOLD)
- return;
+ goto out;
printk_deferred(KERN_NOTICE "CPU%d BANK%d CMCI storm detected\n", smp_processor_id(), mce->bank);
mce_handle_storm(mce->bank, true);
cmci_storm_begin(mce->bank);
}
+
+out:
+ local_irq_restore(flags);
}
--
2.55.0