From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Paul E. McKenney" Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix RCU warning in rt_cache_seq_show Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:32:37 -0700 Message-ID: <20110812023237.GA2372@linux.vnet.ibm.com> References: <1312909360-2675-1-git-send-email-mark.rutland@arm.com> <1312910336.2371.61.camel@edumazet-HP-Compaq-6005-Pro-SFF-PC> <4e424f6c.12cde30a.131e.ffffec9bSMTPIN_ADDED@mx.google.com> <1313081901.3261.25.camel@edumazet-HP-Compaq-6005-Pro-SFF-PC> Reply-To: paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Cc: Mark Rutland , netdev@vger.kernel.org, "David S. Miller" , Gergely Kalman To: Eric Dumazet Return-path: Received: from e9.ny.us.ibm.com ([32.97.182.139]:35897 "EHLO e9.ny.us.ibm.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750742Ab1HLFuK (ORCPT ); Fri, 12 Aug 2011 01:50:10 -0400 Received: from d01relay04.pok.ibm.com (d01relay04.pok.ibm.com [9.56.227.236]) by e9.ny.us.ibm.com (8.14.4/8.13.1) with ESMTP id p7C5GsNI012307 for ; Fri, 12 Aug 2011 01:16:54 -0400 Received: from d01av01.pok.ibm.com (d01av01.pok.ibm.com [9.56.224.215]) by d01relay04.pok.ibm.com (8.13.8/8.13.8/NCO v10.0) with ESMTP id p7C5o8Ev226308 for ; Fri, 12 Aug 2011 01:50:08 -0400 Received: from d01av01.pok.ibm.com (loopback [127.0.0.1]) by d01av01.pok.ibm.com (8.14.4/8.13.1/NCO v10.0 AVout) with ESMTP id p7C5jijx017583 for ; Fri, 12 Aug 2011 01:50:08 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1313081901.3261.25.camel@edumazet-HP-Compaq-6005-Pro-SFF-PC> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 06:58:21PM +0200, Eric Dumazet wrote: > Le mercredi 10 ao=FBt 2011 =E0 10:28 +0100, Mark Rutland a =E9crit : > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Eric Dumazet [mailto:eric.dumazet@gmail.com] > > > Sent: 09 August 2011 18:19 > > > To: Mark Rutland; Paul E. McKenney > > > Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org; David S. Miller; Gergely Kalman > > > Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix RCU warning in rt_cache_seq_show > > >=20 > > > Le mardi 09 ao=FBt 2011 =E0 18:02 +0100, Mark Rutland a =E9crit : > > > > Commit f2c31e32 ("net: fix NULL dereferences in check_peer_redi= r()") > > > > added rcu protection to dst neighbour, and updated callsites fo= r > > > > dst_{get,set}_neighbour. Unfortunately, it missed rt_cache_seq_= show. > > > > > > > > This produces a warning on v3.1-rc1 (on a preemptible kernel, o= n an > > > > ARM Vexpress A9x4): > > > > > > > > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > > > > [ INFO: suspicious rcu_dereference_check() usage. ] > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > > include/net/dst.h:91 invoked rcu_dereference_check() without > > > protection! > > > > > > > > other info that might help us debug this: > > > > > > > > rcu_scheduler_active =3D 1, debug_locks =3D 0 > > > > 2 locks held by proc01/32159: > > > > > > > > stack backtrace: > > > > [<80014880>] (unwind_backtrace+0x0/0xf8) from [<802e5c78>] > > > (rt_cache_seq_show+0x18c/0x1c4) > > > > [<802e5c78>] (rt_cache_seq_show+0x18c/0x1c4) from [<800e0c5c>] > > > (seq_read+0x324/0x4a4) > > > > [<800e0c5c>] (seq_read+0x324/0x4a4) from [<8010786c>] > > > (proc_reg_read+0x70/0x94) > > > > [<8010786c>] (proc_reg_read+0x70/0x94) from [<800c0ba8>] > > > (vfs_read+0xb0/0x144) > > > > [<800c0ba8>] (vfs_read+0xb0/0x144) from [<800c0ea8>] > > > (sys_read+0x40/0x70) > > > > [<800c0ea8>] (sys_read+0x40/0x70) from [<8000e0c0>] > > > (ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x3c) > > > > > > > > This patch adds calls to rcu_read_{lock,unlock} in rt_cache_seq= _show, > > > > protecting the dereferenced variable, and clearing the warning. > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Mark Rutland > > > > Cc: David S. Miller > > > > Cc: Eric Dumazet > > > > Cc: Gergely Kalman > > > > --- > > > > net/ipv4/route.c | 2 ++ > > > > 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > > > > > > > > diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c > > > > index e3dec1c..6699ef7 100644 > > > > --- a/net/ipv4/route.c > > > > +++ b/net/ipv4/route.c > > > > @@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ static int rt_cache_seq_show(struct seq_fil= e > > > *seq, void *v) > > > > struct neighbour *n; > > > > int len; > > > > > > > > + rcu_read_lock(); > > > > n =3D dst_get_neighbour(&r->dst); > > > > seq_printf(seq, "%s\t%08X\t%08X\t%8X\t%d\t%u\t%d\t" > > > > "%08X\t%d\t%u\t%u\t%02X\t%d\t%1d\t%08X%n", > > > > @@ -435,6 +436,7 @@ static int rt_cache_seq_show(struct seq_fil= e > > > *seq, void *v) > > > > -1, > > > > (n && (n->nud_state & NUD_CONNECTED)) ? 1 : 0, > > > > r->rt_spec_dst, &len); > > > > + rcu_read_unlock(); > > > > > > > > seq_printf(seq, "%*s\n", 127 - len, ""); > > > > } > > >=20 > > >=20 > > > Hmm, I though rcu_read_lock_bh() (done by caller of this function= ) was > > > protecting us here. > >=20 > > Aha. Being a bit trigger-happy, I'd had a quick look at the functio= ns > > mentioned in the backtrace, and not looked at any possible inlining= =2E > >=20 > > This being my first real exposure to RCU, I wasn't aware of the *_b= h > > variants. Looking at the documentation (Documentation/RCU/checklist= =2Etxt), > > I think the real problem is that we should be using rcu_dereference= _bh in > > this case: > >=20 > > > read-side critical sections are delimited by rcu_read_lock() > > > and rcu_read_unlock(), or by similar primitives such as > > > rcu_read_lock_bh() and rcu_read_unlock_bh(), in which case > > > the matching rcu_dereference() primitive must be used in order > > > to keep lockdep happy, in this case, rcu_dereference_bh(). >=20 > Hmm. >=20 > I do think dst_get_neighbour() should use rcu_dereference(), because > dst->_neighbour are freed by call_rcu(). >=20 > The question is : Is following construct [A] safe or not ? >=20 > { > rcu_read_lock_bh(); > /* BH are now disabled, and we are not allowed to sleep */ > ... >=20 > ptr =3D rcu_dereference(); This should be: ptr =3D rcu_dereference_bh(); As you say below. Never mind! ;-) > ... > rcu_read_unlock_bh(); > } >=20 >=20 > I dont really understand why lockdep wants [B] instead : >=20 > { > rcu_read_lock_bh(); > ... >=20 > { > rcu_read_lock(); > ptr =3D rcu_dereference(); Here you are protected by both RCU and RCU-bh, so you should be able to use either rcu_dereference() or rcu_dereference_bh(). A bit strange to use rcu_dereference_bh(), though. Except perhaps if a pointer to a function was passed in from the outer RCU-bh read-side critical section or something. > rcu_read_unlock(); > } > ... > rcu_read_unlock_bh(); > } >=20 >=20 >=20 > However, I can understand the other way [C], this is really needed : >=20 > { > rcu_read_lock(); > ... >=20 > { > rcu_read_lock_bh(); > ptr =3D rcu_dereference_bh(); > rcu_read_unlock_bh(); > } > ... > rcu_read_unlock(); > } >=20 > I believe [A] should be allowed by lockdep. OK, I'll bite. Why? Thanx, Paul