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From: Julien Grall <julien.grall@arm.com>
To: linux-rt-users@vger.kernel.org
Cc: tglx@linutronix.de, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, maz@kernel.org,
	bigeasy@linutronix.de, rostedt@goodmis.org,
	Julien Grall <julien.grall@arm.com>
Subject: [RT PATCH 3/3] hrtimer: Prevent using uninitialized spin_lock in hrtimer_grab_expiry_lock()
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 10:24:09 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20190821092409.13225-4-julien.grall@arm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20190821092409.13225-1-julien.grall@arm.com>

migration_base is used as a placeholder when an hrtimer is switching
between base (see switch_hrtimer_timer_base). It is possible
theoritically possible to have timer->base equal to migration_base.

Even if it is a placeholder, it would pass all the current check in
hrtimer_grab_expiry_lock() leading to use softirq_expiry_lock
uninitialized.

This is can be prevented by checking whether the base is equal to
the placeholder (i.e. migration_base).

Furthermore, all the path leading to hrtimer_grab_expiry_lock() assumes
timer->base and timer->base->cpu_base are always non-NULL. So it is safe
to remove the NULL checks here.

Signed-off-by: Julien Grall <julien.grall@arm.com>

---

I don't have a reproducer so far, but I can't see why it would not be
possible to happen.
---
 kernel/time/hrtimer.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/time/hrtimer.c b/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
index 119414a2f59c..5eb45a868de9 100644
--- a/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ void hrtimer_grab_expiry_lock(const struct hrtimer *timer)
 {
 	struct hrtimer_clock_base *base = READ_ONCE(timer->base);
 
-	if (timer->is_soft && base && base->cpu_base) {
+	if (timer->is_soft && base != &migration_base) {
 		spin_lock(&base->cpu_base->softirq_expiry_lock);
 		spin_unlock(&base->cpu_base->softirq_expiry_lock);
 	}
-- 
2.11.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2019-08-21  9:24 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-08-21  9:24 [RT PATCH 0/3] hrtimer: RT fixes for hrtimer_grab_expiry_lock() Julien Grall
2019-08-21  9:24 ` [RT PATCH 1/3] hrtimer: Use READ_ONCE to access timer->base in hrimer_grab_expiry_lock() Julien Grall
2019-08-21 13:44   ` Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2019-08-21 13:50     ` Thomas Gleixner
2019-08-21 13:59       ` Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2019-09-26 21:47       ` Eric Dumazet
2019-08-23  2:12   ` [tip: timers/core] hrtimer: Protect lockless access to timer->base tip-bot2 for Julien Grall
2019-08-21  9:24 ` [RT PATCH 2/3] hrtimer: Don't grab the expiry lock for non-soft hrtimer Julien Grall
2019-08-21 13:49   ` Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2019-08-21  9:24 ` Julien Grall [this message]
2019-08-21 14:02   ` [RT PATCH 3/3] hrtimer: Prevent using uninitialized spin_lock in hrtimer_grab_expiry_lock() Thomas Gleixner
2019-08-22 10:59     ` Julien Grall
2019-08-23  2:12   ` [tip: timers/core] hrtimer: Don't take expiry_lock when timer is currently migrated tip-bot2 for Julien Grall
2019-09-04 14:15     ` [PATCH] hrtimer: Add a missing bracket and hide `migration_base' on !SMP Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2019-09-04 14:39       ` Thomas Gleixner
2019-09-04 14:55         ` [PATCH v2] " Sebastian Andrzej Siewior

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