From 5fbf1a65dd53ef313783c34a0e93a6e29def6136 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Hurley Date: Fri, 2 May 2014 10:56:11 -0400 Subject: Revert "tty: Fix race condition between __tty_buffer_request_room and flush_to_ldisc" This reverts commit 6a20dbd6caa2358716136144bf524331d70b1e03. Although the commit correctly identifies an unsafe race condition between __tty_buffer_request_room() and flush_to_ldisc(), the commit fixes the race with an unnecessary spinlock in a lockless algorithm. The follow-on commit, "tty: Fix lockless tty buffer race" fixes the race locklessly. Signed-off-by: Peter Hurley Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman --- drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c | 16 ++-------------- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) (limited to 'drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c') diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c b/drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c index f1d30f6945a..8ebd9f88a6f 100644 --- a/drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c +++ b/drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c @@ -255,16 +255,11 @@ static int __tty_buffer_request_room(struct tty_port *port, size_t size, if (change || left < size) { /* This is the slow path - looking for new buffers to use */ if ((n = tty_buffer_alloc(port, size)) != NULL) { - unsigned long iflags; - n->flags = flags; buf->tail = n; - - spin_lock_irqsave(&buf->flush_lock, iflags); b->commit = b->used; + smp_mb(); b->next = n; - spin_unlock_irqrestore(&buf->flush_lock, iflags); - } else if (change) size = 0; else @@ -448,7 +443,6 @@ static void flush_to_ldisc(struct work_struct *work) mutex_lock(&buf->lock); while (1) { - unsigned long flags; struct tty_buffer *head = buf->head; int count; @@ -456,19 +450,14 @@ static void flush_to_ldisc(struct work_struct *work) if (atomic_read(&buf->priority)) break; - spin_lock_irqsave(&buf->flush_lock, flags); count = head->commit - head->read; if (!count) { - if (head->next == NULL) { - spin_unlock_irqrestore(&buf->flush_lock, flags); + if (head->next == NULL) break; - } buf->head = head->next; - spin_unlock_irqrestore(&buf->flush_lock, flags); tty_buffer_free(port, head); continue; } - spin_unlock_irqrestore(&buf->flush_lock, flags); count = receive_buf(tty, head, count); if (!count) @@ -523,7 +512,6 @@ void tty_buffer_init(struct tty_port *port) struct tty_bufhead *buf = &port->buf; mutex_init(&buf->lock); - spin_lock_init(&buf->flush_lock); tty_buffer_reset(&buf->sentinel, 0); buf->head = &buf->sentinel; buf->tail = &buf->sentinel; -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2 From 62a0d8d7c2b29f92850e4ee3c38e5dfd936e92b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Hurley Date: Fri, 2 May 2014 10:56:12 -0400 Subject: tty: Fix lockless tty buffer race Commit 6a20dbd6caa2358716136144bf524331d70b1e03, "tty: Fix race condition between __tty_buffer_request_room and flush_to_ldisc" correctly identifies an unsafe race condition between __tty_buffer_request_room() and flush_to_ldisc(), where the consumer flush_to_ldisc() prematurely advances the head before consuming the last of the data committed. For example: CPU 0 | CPU 1 __tty_buffer_request_room | flush_to_ldisc ... | ... | count = head->commit - head->read n = tty_buffer_alloc() | b->commit = b->used | b->next = n | | if (!count) /* T */ | if (head->next == NULL) /* F */ | buf->head = head->next In this case, buf->head has been advanced but head->commit may have been updated with a new value. Instead of reintroducing an unnecessary lock, fix the race locklessly. Read the commit-next pair in the reverse order of writing, which guarantees the commit value read is the latest value written if the head is advancing. Reported-by: Manfred Schlaegl Cc: # 3.12.x+ Signed-off-by: Peter Hurley Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman --- drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c | 17 ++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c') diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c b/drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c index 8ebd9f88a6f..cf78d1985cd 100644 --- a/drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c +++ b/drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c @@ -258,7 +258,11 @@ static int __tty_buffer_request_room(struct tty_port *port, size_t size, n->flags = flags; buf->tail = n; b->commit = b->used; - smp_mb(); + /* paired w/ barrier in flush_to_ldisc(); ensures the + * latest commit value can be read before the head is + * advanced to the next buffer + */ + smp_wmb(); b->next = n; } else if (change) size = 0; @@ -444,17 +448,24 @@ static void flush_to_ldisc(struct work_struct *work) while (1) { struct tty_buffer *head = buf->head; + struct tty_buffer *next; int count; /* Ldisc or user is trying to gain exclusive access */ if (atomic_read(&buf->priority)) break; + next = head->next; + /* paired w/ barrier in __tty_buffer_request_room(); + * ensures commit value read is not stale if the head + * is advancing to the next buffer + */ + smp_rmb(); count = head->commit - head->read; if (!count) { - if (head->next == NULL) + if (next == NULL) break; - buf->head = head->next; + buf->head = next; tty_buffer_free(port, head); continue; } -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2